Noncirrhotic Hyperammonemia Causing Relapsing Altered Mental Status
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Noncirrhotic hyperammonemia causing relapsing altered mental status.
Hyperammonemia is a recognized cause of encephalopathy. However, it is commonly seen in patients with liver disease. The clinical entity of noncirrhotic hyperammonemia is now being increasingly recognized. We report a man who presented to our hospital with relapsing altered mental status later diagnosed as noncirrhotic hyperammonemia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2015.11929312