Neurological Complications Following Liver Transplant: A Pictorial Review of Radiological and Clinical Findings.
- Author:
Young Kyung LEE
1
;
Ji Hoon SHIN
;
Sang Joon KIM
;
Deok Hee LEE
;
Ho Kyu LEE
;
Choong Gon CHOI
;
Dae Chul SUH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Central nervous system; Liver transplant; Neurological complication
- MeSH: Central Nervous System; Humans; Hypertensive Encephalopathy; Liver*; Mortality; Neurologic Manifestations; Seizures
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 2005;53(1):1-7
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Neurological complications are a rare but important and significant source of information about morbidity and mortality in liver transplant patients. Based on the clinical and radiological findings of 21 patients, neurological complications were categorized into five main groups; focal hemorrhagic or occlusive complications (n=11); diffuse hypoxic-ischemic injury (n=3); hypertensive encephalopathy (n=1); central pontine or extra-pontine myelinolysis (n=4); and infection (n=2). Neurological manifestations varied according to the location of the lesion, although seizures were the most common manifestation. In this pictorial review, we illustrate the radiological findings, focusing on MR and CT images, of a spectrum of neurological complications following liver transplants, as well as their clinical correlations.
