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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| author | Kazuhiro Yoshizawa Naoki Yonezawa Tetsuhiro Takei Kei Sugiki |
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| description | 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 hyperammonemic encephalopathy without liver cirrhosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-134475662a1b4dc1acbd5523cf267bf82022-12-22T03:04:13ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-04-01104n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.5774Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shuntsKazuhiro Yoshizawa0Naoki Yonezawa1Tetsuhiro Takei2Kei Sugiki3Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama JapanAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5774brain diseasescongenital abnormalitiesemergency medicinehyperammonemiasplenorenal shunt |
| spellingShingle | Kazuhiro Yoshizawa Naoki Yonezawa Tetsuhiro Takei Kei Sugiki Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts Clinical Case Reports brain diseases congenital abnormalities emergency medicine hyperammonemia splenorenal shunt |
| title | Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts |
| title_full | Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts |
| title_fullStr | Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts |
| title_short | Adult‐onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts |
| title_sort | adult onset noncirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy probably caused by splenorenal shunts |
| topic | brain diseases congenital abnormalities emergency medicine hyperammonemia splenorenal shunt |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5774 |
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