An Intriguing Case of Acute Encephalopathy: Lesson Learned from a Constipated Man

Hyperammonemia is a common cause of encephalopathy encountered in an intensive care unit (ICU). Absence of pre-existing liver disease may misguide a clinician and cases of non-cirrhotic hyperammonemia may be missed in ICU leading to life-threatening outcomes such as cerebral edema and herniation. A...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Munish, Anjum, Humayun, Bulathsinghala, Chinthaka P, De Silva, Palla Rivi, Surani, Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7026865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32104618
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6678

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7026865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32104618
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6678

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