Delayed encephalopathy in fulminant hepatic failure in the pediatric population and the role of liver transplantation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-134

  Rivera Penera, Teresa ^a   Moreno, Jose ^b   Skaff, Christopher ^c   McDiarmid, Sue ^a   Vargas, Jorge ^a   Ament, Marvin E ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Fulminant hepatic failure; Intracranial pressure; Orthotopic liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030894686     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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