Blood ammonia level in liver cirrhosis: A conditio sine qua non to confirm hepatic encephalopathy?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-247

  Gundling, Felix ^a   Seidl, Holga ^a   Schmidt, Thomas ^a   Schepp, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GERMANY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 39849099791     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f1d00c     Document Type: Letter

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