Intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure: Pathophysiological basis of rational management

Seminars in Liver Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-282

  Jalan, Rajiv ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Ammonia; Cerebral blood flow; Hepatic encephalopathy; Intracranial pressure; Orthotopic liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL; MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ORNITHINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0041506991     PISSN: 02728087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42645     Document Type: Review

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