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Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts

This case illustrates adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy, which is most likely caused by splenorenal shunts and is a rare but potentially fatal cause of altered mentation in the critical care setting. Splenorenal shunts should be considered as a differential in cases of hyperammo...

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Autores principales: Yoshizawa, Kazuhiro, Yonezawa, Naoki, Takei, Tetsuhiro, Sugiki, Kei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9036195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35498349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5774
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Sumario:This case illustrates adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy, which is most likely caused by splenorenal shunts and is a rare but potentially fatal cause of altered mentation in the critical care setting. Splenorenal shunts should be considered as a differential in cases of hyperammonemic encephalopathy without liver cirrhosis.