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Refractory hepatic encephalopathy in a patient with hypothyroidism: Another element in ammonia metabolism

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) remains a diagnosis of exclusion due to the lack of specific signs and symptoms. Refractory HE is an uncommon but serious condition that requires the search of hidden precipitating events (i.e., portosystemic shunt) and alternative diagnosis. Hypothyroidism shares clinica...

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Autores principales: Díaz-Fontenla, Fernando, Castillo-Pradillo, Marta, Díaz-Gómez, Arantxa, Ibañez-Samaniego, Luis, Gancedo, Pilar, Guzmán-de-Villoria, Juan Adan, Fernández-García, Pilar, Bañares-Cañizares, Rafael, García-Martínez, Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28811719
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5246