Acute axonal polyneuropathy with predominant proximal involvement: an uncommon neurological complication of bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery is frequently indicated in the treatment of morbid obesity. Previously unreported complications have been associated to this surgery; among them, neurological complications have gained attention. We report the case of a 25-year-old man submitted to gastric surgery for treatment of morbid obesity who developed, two months after surgery, acute proximal weakness in lower limbs. The electroneuromyography revealed axonal peripheral polyneuropathy with predominant proximal involvement. After treatment with immunoglobulin and vitamin supplementation, rapid clinical and neurophysiologic recovery was observed. We describe the clinical and electroneuromyographic features of this case, stressing the difficulty of initial diagnosis, particularly in the differential diagnosis with Guillain-Barré syndrome. We discuss the importance of nutritional follow-up and the eventual indication of routine vitamin supplementation in these patients.
Main Authors: | Machado,Flavia Costa Nunes, Valério,Berenice Cataldo Oliveira, Morgulis,Roberto Naun Franco, Nunes,Karlo Faria, Mazzali-Verst,Sílvia |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
2006
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000400017 |
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