Acute Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy with Features on Diffusion-Weighted Images: Report of Two Cases
Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy is a rare toxic encephalopathy caused by accumulated plasma ammonia. A few literatures are reported about MRI findings of acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy. It is different from the well-known chronic hepatic encephalopathy. The clinical symptom and MRI findings...
Main Authors: | Ja Young Kim, In Kyu Yu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Radiology
2015-02-01
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Series: | 대한영상의학회지 |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2015.72.2.131 |
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