ABSTRACT
Introduction: Kidney transplant recipients, like patients on dialysis, have several risk factors for developing cognitive impairmentsuch as comorbid illness, depression, and lower level of physical activity.Materials and Methods: A total of 25 patients were included to analyze the cognitive status in chronic kidney disease patientbefore and after renal transplant (RT) (6–9 months after renal transplant). Demographic and clinical variables associated withcognitive impairment were also examined.Results: The mean hemoglobin (Hb) before RT was 8.44 g, significant increase after RT 11.56 mgs. The mean blood ureadecreased from 115.60 mgs to 31.60 mgs after RT. Serum creatinine significantly decreased after RT from 8.10 mgs to 1.30 mgs.Blood pressure (BP) after RT decreased to 123.6/80.40 mmHg. Statistically significant changes in attention, anterogradememory, verbal fluency, and word recognition after renal transplant, but there is no statistically significant in language domain.Conclusion: There is a statistically significant increase in Hb level, decrease in serum creatinine and blood urea, and BPcontrol after the renal transplant. Statistically significant changes in attention, anterograde memory, verbal fluency, and wordrecognition after renal transplant, but there is no statistically significant in language domain