A Mysterious Case of Recurrent Acute Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy

Ammonia is a well-recognized neurotoxin. Awareness about hyperammonemia, in the absence of liver cirrhosis, may help in lifesaving, prompt diagnosis, and treatment. We present a case of a 53-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status (AMS). He was unrespo...

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Autores principales: Pendela, Venkata Satish, Kudaravalli, Pujitha, Munoz, Anisleidys, Razzouk, Gaby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351862
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7484

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351862
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7484

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