TY - JOUR T1 - Neuropsychological change in encoding and long-term retrieval memory function after lung transplantation JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 44 IS - Suppl 58 SP - P265 AU - Michael Neurath AU - Celina Schlaack AU - Urte Sommerwerck AU - Daniel Jokisch AU - Gerhard Weinreich AU - Martina Föhring AU - Markus Kamler AU - Helmut Teschler AU - Martha Dlugaj Y1 - 2014/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P265.abstract N2 - Background: There are only few studies available that examined memory function after lung transplantation. Especially, little is known about function in relation to duration since transplantation. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate neuropsychological function after lung transplantation.Methods and Patients: In an ongoing prospective study 50 lung transplanted patients (29 male, mean age 54.9 ± 9 years) on Calcineurininhibitor (Ciclosporin or Tacrolimus) were examined regarding their memory function after lung transplantation. Verbal learning, free recall and recognition were assessed by means of a standardized German verbal memory test (VLMT). We compared the cross-sectional results of patients who were transplanted <1 year (n=12) with those who underwent transplantation >5 years ago (n=38, max. 15 years ago).Results: We did not find significant differences in the immediate free recall memory performance between groups. However, participants who were transplanted <1 year ago showed significantly higher forgetting in the delayed free recall after 30 minutes in comparison to the long-term transplanted patients.Conclusion: Results provide evidence that there is a slightly higher rate of forgetting concerning retrieval of recently learned verbal information in patients transplanted <1 year ago compared to patients transplanted >5 years ago. The longitudinal follow-up of our participants will allow us to further elucidate the development of memory changes after lung transplantation. ER -