Brain function and metabolism in patients with long-term tacrolimus therapy after kidney transplantation in comparison to patients after liver transplantation.

Brain function and metabolism in patients with long-term tacrolimus therapy after kidney transplantation in comparison to patients after liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND:About 50% of the patients 5-7 years after kidney transplantation show impairment of memory, attention and executive function. Tacrolimus frequently induces neurological complications in the first few weeks after transplantation. Furthermore, tacrolimus treatment is associated with impaire...

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Main Authors: Henning Pflugrad, Patrick Nösel, Xiaoqi Ding, Birte Schmitz, Heinrich Lanfermann, Hannelore Barg-Hock, Jürgen Klempnauer, Mario Schiffer, Karin Weissenborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229759

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