Neurologic complications of cardiac surgery and interventional cardiac procedures.
Neurologic complications of cardiac surgery and interventional cardiac procedures may affect the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system. The most common central nervous system complications are strokes and seizures. This article provides a succinct neuroanatomic and pathophysiologic approach to a wide array of neurologic complications associated with cardiac procedures.
Department of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. jbiller@lumc.edu
José
J
Biller
Sara
S
Hocker
Sarkis
S
Morales-Vidal
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*