ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2016
Neurological complications of bariatric surgery.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Neurological Impact of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review of Post-Operative Neuropathic and Non-Neuropathic Complications.Clinical obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Related Neuropathies Post-Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review of Clinical Cases and Outcomes.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
- Common Peroneal Nerve Paralysis Following Rapid Weight Loss-A Case Report and Literature Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Syncope due to vitamin-B12 deficiency - case report.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
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- Impact of bariatric surgery on cytochrome P 450 enzyme activity.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Effects of bariatric surgery on drug pharmacokinetics-Preclinical studies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Cervical Myelopathy and Peripheral Polyneuropathy in a 26-Year-Old Female Following Bariatric Surgery.Cureus · 2021Article
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- Impact of age on postoperative complications following bariatric surgery.Qatar medical journal · 2019Article
- Delayed Guillain-Barré Syndrome after Bariatric Surgery: A Report of Three Cases.Case reports in surgery · 2018Article
- An overview of complications affecting the Central Nervous System following bariatric surgery.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2018Review
- The first attack of multiple sclerosis presented immediately after voluntary and intensive weight loss: A case series.Iranian journal of neurology · 2017Article
- Summarizing Consensus Guidelines on Obesity Management: A Joint, Multidisciplinary Venture of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO).Journal of clinical gastroenterologyArticle
- A Narrative Review Study on the Effects of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Multiple Sclerosis.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
- Post bariatric Surgery Acute Axonal Polyneuropathy: Doing Your Best is Not Always Enough.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo review and analyze the neurological complications from bariatric surgery in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis cross sectional study was carried out in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from January 2009 to December 2015. Important personal and clinical data were collected from the charts of the patients who underwent bariatric surgery. Data on follow up visit and remote complication if present, was also collected. All patients with neurological complications were reviewed in detail. The significant difference was calculated by using T-test and p-value<0.05 was considered significant.
resultsA total of 451 patients underwent bariatric surgery, 15 cases had neurological complications (3%). Axonal polyneuropathy was the most frequent neurological complication, but cases of Wernicke syndrome, vitamin B12 deficiency, Guillain-Barre syndrome and copper deficiency were also identified. Fourteen patients (93.3%) had full recovery from the neurological signs and symptoms; one patient died.
conclusionBariatric surgery is not free of potential neurological complications. Complications may affect both central and peripheral nervous system and death is a possibility. Multidisciplinary care including consultation of different teams is highly recommended.
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