Extrahepatic portosystemic shunts as an unusual but treatable cause of hyperammonemic encephalopathy in a noncirrhotic patient – a case report

Extrahepatic portosystemic shunts as an unusual but treatable cause of hyperammonemic encephalopathy in a noncirrhotic patient – a case report

We report a case of hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in a noncirrhotic patient. A 79-year-old woman suffered from episodic confusion, disorientation, dysphasia and fluctuating level of consciousness. Electroencephalography (EEG) showed encephalopathic changes an...

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Main Authors: Jordi Kühne Escolà, Jens M. Theysohn, Yan Li, Michael Forsting, Philipp Capetian, Jens Volkmann, Christian Lange, Carlos M. Quesada, Martin Köhrmann, Benedikt Frank, Christoph Kleinschnitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-05-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17562864221097614

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https://doi.org/10.1177/17562864221097614

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