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ACG Case Rep J
December 2024
Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program, Waterbury, CT.
We present the case of a woman with nonhepatic hyperammonemic encephalopathy, a rare complication of bariatric surgery. Proposed mechanism include underlying urea cycle disorders and increased ammonia production. Clinically, states of hyperammonemia present with predominantly neurological symptoms of behavioral disturbances, lethargy, seizures, and coma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurol India
November 2024
Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
J Neuroinflammation
November 2024
Laboratory of Neurobiology, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Eduardo Primo-Yufera 3, 46012, Valencia, Spain.
Patients with liver cirrhosis may show minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) with motor incoordination which is reproduced in hyperammonemic rats. Hyperammonemia induces peripheral inflammation which triggers neuroinflammation and enhanced GABAergic neurotransmission in cerebellum and motor incoordination. The mechanisms involved remain unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Objectives: Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is the most common inborn error of the urea cycle, caused by mutations in the gene located on the X chromosome. OTCD presents in early and late-onset forms, with variable severity. Despite the high genetic heterogeneity, genotype-phenotype correlations help in prognosis and treatment planning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrim Care Companion CNS Disord
November 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
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