A 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Challenged with Capecitabine by Michael Chahin, Nithya Krishnan, Hardik Chhatrala, Marwan Shaikh

“…After a trial of home infusion fluorouracil, she developed hyperammonemic encephalopathy again. During both admissions, her symptoms resolved with IV hydration and cessation of chemotherapy. …”
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Utility of Plasmapheresis in Autoimmune-Mediated Encephalopathy in Children: Potentials and Challenges by Abdulhafeez M. Khair

“…Autoimmune-mediated encephalopathy in children continues to constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in pediatric population. …”
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Characteristics and comparison of the main diagnostic modalities by Nikola Mumdzhiev, Rumen V. Tenev, Mariana P. Radicheva

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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with Tacrolimus in Cardiac Transplantation by Julián Alejandro Rivillas, Stephania Galindo-Coral, Francisco Arias-Mora, Juan David Lopez-Ponce de Leon, Noel Alberto Florez-Alarcón, Pastor Olaya-Rojas, Juan Esteban Gomez-Mesa

“…They presented with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome on days 5, 6, and 58 posttransplantation, respectively. …”
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Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy Presenting with Unusual Behavioural Disturbances in an Adolescent Girl by Murugan Selvaraj Karthik, Kulothungan Nandhini, Viswanath Subashini, Ramasamy Balakrishnan

“…Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is a rare autoimmune disorder with neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations and elevated titres of anti-thyroid antibodies. …”
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Cerebral Hemodynamics and Cognitive Function in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy by Yuqing Zhou, Qian Dong, Rong Zhang, Shunfeng Zhou, Linqiang Li, Keran Cheng, Rui Kong, Qiang Yu, Shizan Xu, Jingjing Li, Sainan Li, Jiao Feng, Liwei Wu, Tong Liu, Xiya Lu, Kan Chen, Yujing Xia, Jie Lu, Yingqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

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Prediction and Risk Factors for Prognosis of Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy by Ying Peng, Qinglin Wei, Yun Liu, Zhenyu Wu, Hongjia Zhang, Hongbo Wu, Jin Chai

“…Background and Aims. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is characterized by recurrence and poor quality of life. …”
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Elevated D-dimer on admission may predict poor prognosis in childhood influenza associated encephalopathy by Huizhen Wang, Lingkong Zeng, Xingfeng Cheng, Hui Li, Hong Zhang, Yuanmei Shi, Yong Zhang, Changjian Li

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Another Case of Multilevel Cervical Disconnection Syndrome Presenting as Neonatal Encephalopathy by Kaylan M. Brady, Jonathan A. Blau, Spencer J. Serras, Jeremy T. Neuman, Richard Sidlow

“…We present a case of a newborn first thought to have hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy who was subsequently diagnosed with MCDS. …”
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Case Report of RANBP2 Mutation and Familial Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy by Mohamad Paktinat, Kamran Hessami, Soroor Inaloo, Hamid Nemati, Pegah Katibeh, Marzieh Nejabat, Mohammad Hassan Darabi, Ali Hosseini Bereshneh

“…Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), a rare entity with unique clinical presentation, can be associated significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Later Epilepsy in Neonates with Encephalopathy: The Impact of Electrographic Seizures by Carol M. Stephens, Jacopo Proietti, Sean R. Mathieson, Vicki Livingstone, Brian McNamara, Niamh McSweeney, Olivia O'Mahony, Brian H. Walsh, Deirdre M. Murray, Geraldine B. Boylan

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a case report and review of the literature by G. V. Urbonaitė, E. Audronytė, J. Valaikienė

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Methadone-Induced Delayed Posthypoxic Encephalopathy: Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Findings by Manoj Mittal, Yunxia Wang, Alan Reeves, Kathy Newell

“…To describe the clinical, radiological and pathological findings in a patient with methadone-induced delayed posthypoxic encephalopathy (DPHE). Case Report. A Thirty-eight-year-old man was found unconscious for an unknown duration after methadone and diazepam ingestion. …”
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When thyroid met brain: the enigma of steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis a case report by Palash Kotak, Kashish Khurana, Sarang Raut, Saket Satyasham Toshniwal, Sourya Acharya

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Rifaximin versus Nonabsorbable Disaccharides for the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Meta-Analysis by Dong Wu, Shu-Mei Wu, Jie Lu, Ying-Qun Zhou, Ling Xu, Chuan-Yong Guo

“…Many studies have found that the antibiotic rifaximin is effective for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. However, there is no uniform view on the efficacy and safety of rifaximin. …”
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Pathological Features of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure Predict Susceptibility to Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy by Hong-bin Li, Zhen-dong Yue, Hong-wei Zhao, Lei Wang, Zhen-hua Fan, Fu-liang He, Xiao-qun Dong, Fu-quan Liu

“…Post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy (PSE) is a complex process involving numerous risk factors; the root cause is unclear, but an elevation of blood ammonia due to portosystemic shunt and metabolic disorders in hepatocytes has been proposed as an important risk factor. …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…Although the prognosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is usually favourable and most patients wholly recover, the disorder can result in death in some patients. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Postpartum Preeclamptic Woman without Seizure by Ülkü Mete Ural, Gülsah Balik, Şenol Şentürk, Işık Üstüner, Uğur Çobanoğlu, Figen Kır Şahin

“…Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a cliniconeuroradiological entity presenting with headache, confusion, visual disturbances or blindness, and seizures. …”
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A Fatal Case of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy after Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Georgopoulos

“…Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder, due to thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome as Presenting Form of Very Early Systemic Sclerosis by María Isabel Pedraza, Julia Barbado, Marina Ruiz, Ángel Luis Guerrero

“…Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) is an increasingly recognized clinical and radiological entity with a wide spectrum of symptoms. …”
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