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...

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Main Authors: Flavia Costa Nunes Machado, Berenice Cataldo Oliveira Valério, Roberto Naun Franco Morgulis, Karlo Faria Nunes, Sílvia Mazzali-Verst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000400017&tlng=en