Background: Neurological impairment is a major source of morbidity and mortality following
orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We reviewed our experience with neurologic …

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies of the epidemiology of stroke in patients undergoing cardiac
surgery have been based primarily on patients having coronary bypass surgery and therefore …

BACKGROUND: Limited data exist regarding the epidemiology and prognosis of seizures in
adults after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to define preoperative predictors of …

Neurologic complications following cardiac surgery result in increased morbidity and mortality.
The incidence of stroke is 2% to 4%, but is substantially higher in patients with a prior …

Primary intraosseous hemangiomas are benign, vascular malformations that account for
approximately 1% of all primary bone neoplasms. These tumors are mostly found in vertebral …

Immunosuppressants such as FK506 and cyclosporine have been at the cornerstone of the
dramatic success of whole organ transplants. Their use, however, is not without side effects …

Six weeks after liver transplantation, a 51-year-old man developed a slowly progressive
hemiparesis with deteriorating mental status and seizures. Successive computed tomography (…

Background. Mutism/speech apraxia has been well documented as a toxic effect of
cyclosporine after liver transplantation but has been reported only rarely with tacrolimus. Brain …

Alteration of speech is a rare but distressing complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).
We describe a characteristic speech disorder identified in a large series of consecutive …

Purpose This prospective study was designed to evaluate the role of continuous
electroencephalography (EEG) in the management of adult patients with neurological dysfunction …