Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Neurological complications following bariatric surgery
2012; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 70; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0004-282x2012000900010
ISSN1678-4227
AutoresYára Dadalti Fragoso, Soniza Vieira Alves‐Leon, Andréa de Carvalho Anacleto, Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks, Paulo Diniz da Gama, Sidney Gomes, Marcus Vinícius Magno Gonçalves, Kátia Lin, Josiane Lopes, Damacio Ramón Kaimen-Maciel, Fabiola Haschid Malfetano, Gladys Lentz Martins, Francisco Tomaz Menezes de Oliveira, Leonardo Dornas de Oliveira, Rachel Schlindwein‐Zanini,
Tópico(s)Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
ResumoOBJECTIVE: It was to report on Brazilian cases of neurological complications from bariatric surgery. The literature on the subject is scarce. METHOD: Cases attended by neurologists in eight different Brazilian cities were collected and described in the present study. RESULTS: Twenty-six cases were collected in this study. Axonal polyneuropathy was the most frequent neurological complication, but cases of central demyelination, Wernicke syndrome, optical neuritis, radiculits, meralgia paresthetica and compressive neuropathies were also identified. Twenty-one patients (80%) had partial or no recovery from the neurological signs and symptoms. CONCLUSION: Bariatric surgery, a procedure that is continuously increasing in popularity, is not free of potential neurological complications that should be clearly presented to the individual undergoing this type of surgery. Although a clear cause-effect relation cannot be established for the present cases, the cumulative literature on the subject makes it important to warn the patient of the potential risks of this procedure.
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