“Brain on Fire”: Hyperperfusion as a Hallmark of Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy

We describe a very rare case of acute fulminant hepatic failure as a complication of acute viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis A virus, complicated by hyperammonemic encephalopathy. The brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were suggestive of cytotoxic edema involving bilateral cerebral he...

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Main Authors: Sameer Peer, Paramdeep Singh, Ritish Gupta, Priya Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-10-01
Series:Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1777315