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1615943

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Increased intracranial pressure is present in more than 80% of patients with fulminant hepatic failure. However, patients with encephalopathy secondary to chronic liver disease are thought not to develop elevated intracranial pressure. We report two patients with chronic liver disease in hepatic coma with raised intracranial pressure documented by an epidural intracranial pressure monitor. One patient rapidly deteriorated to coma over a period of 4 h. The other patient progressively worsened following intravenous sedation administered during upper endoscopy. Both patients had generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and one demonstrated decerebrate posturing and papilledema. Although all metabolic and structural abnormalities should be excluded in patients with hepatic encephalopathy, if the etiology remains in question, the possibility of increased intracranial pressure should be considered in patients with chronic liver disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased intracranial pressure and hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports