Postictal transient hyperammonemia

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 388.e1-388.e2

  Liu, Kuan Ting ^a   Su, Chen San ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

EID: 40749151395     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.07.031     Document Type: Article

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