Encephalopathy in a Patient with Pancreatitis: Pancreatic Encephalopathy.
- Author:
Sa Yoon KANG
1
;
Kyu Hwan KWAK
;
Ji Hoon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, Korea. neurokang@cheju.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Encephalopathy;
Pancreatitis;
Amylase
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Amylases;
Consciousness;
Female;
Humans;
Pancreatitis*;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2003;21(6):655-657
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pancreatic encephalopathy is a rare complication of acute pancreatitis. We report a 80-year-old woman who, after an acute episode of pancreatitis, developed a fluctuating confusion and clouded consciousness. She experienced two relapses with alternating encephalopathic features. Serum amylase was highly increased and symptoms were relieved in accord with normalized amylase value. We suggest that this encephalopathic features may be related with pancreatitis.
