Recurrent Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Due to Complicated Urinary Tract Infection: A Case Report

Hyperammonemic encephalopathy (HE) can be broadly defined as an alteration in the level of consciousness due to elevated blood ammonia level. While hepatic cirrhosis is the most common cause of HE, non-hepatic causes like drugs, infections, and porto-systemic shunts can also lead to the presentation...

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Autores principales: Pandey, Sagar, Tun, Myo Myint, Htet, Shwe Yee, Chhetri, Bhawana, K C, Nabin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10292922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37378248
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39579

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