Encephalopathy and cerebral edema in the setting of acute liver failure: Pathogenesis and management

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Wendon, Julia ^a   Lee, William ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b South Western University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Cerebral edema; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; CRYOTHERAPY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW;

BRAIN EDEMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE;

EID: 54449083682     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9123-6     Document Type: Review

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