Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts

Abstract 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...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, Naoki Yonezawa, Tetsuhiro Takei, Kei Sugiki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
brain diseases
congenital abnormalities
emergency medicine
hyperammonemia
splenorenal shunt
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5774
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