L-carnitine administration reverses acute mental status changes in a chronic hemodialysis patient with hepatitis C infection

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 402-405

  DaVanzo, W J ^a   Ullian, M E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Dementia; Hemodialysis; Hyper ammonemia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARNITINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; LACTULOSE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONFUSION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL HEALTH; SEROLOGY; BLOOD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARNITINE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035989796     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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