Mechanisms of brain edema in acute liver failure and impact of novel therapeutic interventions

Neurological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 683-690

  Vaquero, Javier ^a   Butterworth, Roger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Ammonia; Brain edema; Hypothermia; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; ORNITHINE ASPARTATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DRUG INTOXICATION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER FAILURE; NITROSATIVE STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 36048989392     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164107X240099     Document Type: Review

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