Hyperammonemia and Coma without Hepatic Dysfunction Induced by Valproate Therapy
The authors report a case of a 41‐year‐old mentally disabled man with bipolar disorder who presented to the emergency department with altered mental status. He was found to have a significantly elevated ammonia level (377 μM/L) with no signs of hepatic insufficiency. His coma and hyperammonemia were...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Academic emergency medicine 2001-10, Vol.8 (10), p.999-1001 |
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