New‐Onset Seizures 15 Years After Renal Transplant

Seizures after transplantation

“…The type of seizure experienced after kidney transplantation may be either generalized seizure or focal seizure. The most reported type is generalized seizure, especially GTCS [37,[68][69][70][71], while the focal seizure type is relatively rare [63]. Drake et al [37] reported that three recipients of kidney transplantation experienced post-operative generalized seizures, and two of the them being classified as well-defined GTCS.…”

“…In addition, Ertilav et al [69] reported that a 25-year-old male patient, who began to show nausea, vomiting, muscle pain and GTCSs after renal transplantation, was considered to have developed an infection of West Nile virus. Additionally, the literature of Da Costa et al [68] described a patient who had received cadaveric donor kidney transplantation due to endstage renal disease, and 15 years after the surgery, this patient was admitted to the hospital because of a GTCS.…”

“…After transplantation, seizures are common between the first day and the 30th day [66,69,71]. Also, there are some patients who experienced seizures many years after transplantation [68,72].…”