Neurological complications of stem cell transplantation

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Neurological complications of stem cell transplantation. Neurological complications develop in 13-15% of transplant recipients.

Epidemiology

  • Neurological complications develop in 13-15% of transplant recipients

Causes

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Risk factors

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Vascular complications

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Encephalopathic features

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Myopathic complications

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Neuropathic complications

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Other complications

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References

  1. Koh KN, Park M, Kim BE, Im HJ, Seo JJ. Early central nervous system complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children. Korean J Hematol 2010; 45:164-170.
  2. Iguchi A, Kobayashi R, Yoshida M, et al. Neurological complications after stem cell transplantation in childhood. Bone Marrow Transplant 1999; 24:647-652.
  3. Teive HA, Funke V, Bitencourt MA, et al. Neurological complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT): a retrospective study in a HSCT center in Brazil. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2008; 66:685-690.
  4. Ruzhansky KM, Brannagan TH 3rd. Neuromuscular complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Muscle Nerve 2015; 52:480-487.

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