Pathophysiology of cerebral edema in fulminant hepatic failure
โ Scribed by Andres T Blei; Fin Stolze Larsen
- Book ID
- 118569153
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 729 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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Cerebral edema is a serious complication of the encephalopathy in fulminant hepatic failure. .[t is a major cause of death. The mechanisms responsilble for its formation are unclear, and the aim of this study was to investigate the ultrastructural appearance of' brain capillaries by scanning electro
Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is often complicated by high intracranial pressure (ICP) and fatal brain damage. In this study, we determined if a rise in [glutamate] ec and [lactatelec preceded surges of high ICP in patients with FHF (median age, 42; range, 20-55 years; 7 women; 3 men) by inserting