Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: causes. Stroke, Encephalitis, Basal ganglia calcification, Dopaminergic drugs. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Major neurological causes
- Stroke
- Encephalitis
- Basal ganglia calcification
- Dopaminergic drugs
- Pure autonomic failure
Mitochondrial causes
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Enteric neuropathic causes
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Enteric myopathic causes
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Non-neurological causes
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Drug-induced
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Terminology
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References
- Antonucci A, Fronzoni L, Cogliandro L, et al. Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. World J Gastroenterol 2008: 14:2953-2961.
- Yamanaka Y, Sakakibara R, Asahina M, et al. Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction as the initial feature of pure autonomic failure. JNNP 2006; 77:800.
- Sekino Y, Inamori M, Yamada E, et al. Characteristics of intestinal pseudo-obstruction in patients with mitochondrial diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:4557-4562.
- Oztas E, Ozin Y, Onder F, Onal IK, Oguz D, Kocaefe C. Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and neurological manifestations in early adulthood: considering MNGIE syndrome in differential diagnosis. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2010; 19:195-197.
- Brunner HG, Hamel BCJ, Rieu P, Howeler CJ, Peters FT. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in myotonic dystrophy. J Med Genet 1992; 29:791–793.
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