Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy with Portosystemic Shunt
- Author:
Hong Jun KIM
1
;
Doo Ri KIM
;
Joong-Goo KIM
;
Sook Keun SONG
;
Chul-Hoo KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2024;42(1):53-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy commonly occur in patients with liver disease, but it can also occur due to other causes. A portosystemic shunt without liver cirrhosis is one of the causes of non-cirrhotic hyperammonemic encephalopathy. Herein, we present a case of a 78-year-old male patient with hyperammonemic encephalopathy resulting from portosystemic shunts without liver cirrhosis, which was successfully treated with endovascular shunt closure.
