Hyperammonemic Coma—Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Hepatic encephalopathy and myxedema coma share clinical features: coma, ascites, anemia, impaired liver functions, and a “metabolic” electroencephalogram (EEG). Hyperammonemia, a hallmark of hepatic encephalopathy, has also been described in hypothyroidism. Differentiation between the 2 conditions,...

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Autores principales: Rimar, Doron, Kruzel-Davila, Eti, Dori, Guy, Baron, Elzbieta, Bitterman, Haim
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
Materias:
Case Reports/Clinical Vignettes
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17372808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0131-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17372808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0131-6

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