Evaluation of plasma ammonia levels in patients with acute liver failure and chronic liver disease and its correlation with the severity of hepatic encephalopathy and clinical features of raised intracranial tension

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 696-699

  Kundra, Arun ^a   Jain, Anil ^a   Banga, Alok ^a   Bajaj, Girish ^a   Kar, Premasish ^a,b  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b D II/M 2755 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Chronic liver disease; Hepatic encephalopathy; Plasma ammonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMMONIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 22544482372     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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