Hepatic Encephalopathy Is Not Always due to Liver Cirrhosis

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and debilitating complication of liver disease and is oftentimes associated with hyperammonaemia. However, hyperammonaemia may occur in underlying conditions other than acute or chronic liver failure and clinical awareness is needed in order to be recognized...

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Main Authors: Miriam Eva Ecker, Maria Paparoupa, Bernd Sostmann, Karin Weissenborn, Frank Schuppert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/524551