[Late neurological complications of heart transplantation].
To assess anomalies in these subjects, an ambulatory neurological examination was performed in 12 heart transplant patients and in 1 heart-lung transplant patient. The patients were examined between the 3rd and 51st month following the transplantation. Two had symptoms due to a previous neurological disease. Early postoperative complications were found in 6 patients (seizures in 3 cases, cerebral infarcts in 1 case, anoxia in 1 case and right ulnar nerve damage at the elbow in 1 case). Late postoperative complications included postural tremor (9 cases) or mild polyneuropathy (2 cases). Neurological examination was completely normal in 2 patients. The findings show that the most common late neurological abnormality found in heart transplant patients is postural tremor.
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Département de médecine interne, CHUV, Lausanne.
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Goy
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Gillard
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Sadeghi
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D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
Complications neurologiques tardives des transplantations cardiaques.