Black Section Separator Weight-loss surgery can change a person's life and health, but new research warns it might also come with a slight risk of developing epilepsy.

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Black Section Separator "Patients who are considering weight-loss surgery should discuss the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery with their doctor," said lead researcher Dr. Jorge Burneo,

"The absolute risk is low," Burneo said. "We estimated it to be 16 per 100,000 patients during three years of the study."

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Burneo's team collected data on nearly 17,000 people who had bariatric surgery over six years. They compared these patients with more than 622,000 obese patients who didn't have the procedure.

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Over that time, 73 of those who had bariatric surgery developed epilepsy (0.4%), compared with 1,260 people who didn't have the procedure (0.2%), the researchers found.

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These included gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Both procedures reduce the size of the stomach, thus restricting the number of calories a patient can consume.

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Black Section Separator "Bariatric [weight-loss] surgery can lead to electrolyte abnormalities , mineral deficiencies, which might be a contributing factor."

Bariatric surgery is lifesaving and can result in significant improvement, if not complete remission of numerous health problems, including Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

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"The absolute risk is low," Burneo said. "We estimated it to be 16 per 100,000 patients during three years of the study."

Burneo's team collected data on nearly 17,000 people who had bariatric surgery over six years. They compared these patients with more than 622,000 obese patients who didn't have the procedure.

Over that time, 73 of those who had bariatric surgery developed epilepsy (0.4%), compared with 1,260 people who didn't have the procedure (0.2%), the researchers found.

These included gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Both procedures reduce the size of the stomach, thus restricting the number of calories a patient can consume.

Bariatric surgery is lifesaving and can result in significant improvement, if not complete remission of numerous health problems, including Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

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