Neurological disorders in renal transplant recipients
The charts of 175 renal transplant recipients were retrospectively reviewed. The mean duration of follow up since the transplantation was 4.17 ± 1.66 years. Apart from cyclosporin induced tremor, which occurred almost in all patients, 22 patients (12.5 %) had neurological disorders during their foll...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 1999, Vol.9 (4), p.435-439 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The charts of 175 renal transplant recipients were retrospectively reviewed.
The mean duration of follow up since the transplantation was 4.17 ± 1.66 years. Apart
from cyclosporin induced tremor, which occurred almost in all patients, 22 patients (12.5 %)
had neurological disorders during their follow up (mean annual incidence of 3 %). Eight
patients had epileptic seizures, seven had strokes, four had neurological infections, two
developed a pseudotumor cerebri syndrome, two neuropathies, one myopathy and one conus
medullaris infarction. This study demonstrates that neurological disorders are not
uncommon in renal transplant recipients and that their mechanisms are variable and may
be related to the underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes; to the operation
itself; to the side effects of immunosuppression agents or rarely, they can accompany graft
rejection. |
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ISSN: | 1319-2442 2320-3838 |