Adult nonhepatic hyperammonemia: A case report and differential diagnosis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 885-891

  Labuzetta, Jamie Nicole ^a   Yao, Jay Z ^b   Bourque, Daniel L ^a   Zivin, Justin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Depakote; Differential diagnosis; Divalproex; Encephalopathy; Errors of metabolism; Hyperammonemia; Valproate; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; LORAZEPAM; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID; AMMONIA; UREA;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NONHEPATIC HYPERAMMONEMIA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIVER DISEASE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

AMMONIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; UREA; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 77957823635     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.02.029     Document Type: Review

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