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Hyperammonemia in the setting of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass presenting with osmotic demyelination syndrome

Hyperammonemia can lead to serious outcomes including brain herniation, coma and death. It is often attributed to liver disease, specifically in association with alcohol use. However, in the absence of liver pathology, it can be difficult to diagnose the etiology. We present a case of a patient with...

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Autores principales: Rosenberg, Carly, Rhodes, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1952522