The Adolescent Transplant Recipient: An Overview of Neurocognitive Functioning and Implications for Long-Term Outcomes.

Transplantation may reduce the risk for poor long-term neurocognitive effects, yet adolescent transplant recipients remain at increased risk, particularly in executive functioning, which has implications for adherence and transition to adulthood. Baseline and follow-up assessments for youth with end-stage organ disease and transplant are important for the monitoring of neurocognitive development and may be used to mitigate risk for low adherence to post-transplantation treatment regimens and reduce barriers to transitioning to adult transplant care.