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Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1993 Acute liver failure (ALF) (sometimes referred to as fulminant hepatic failure) is a clinical syndrome from a variety of causes resulting from rapid loss in hepatocyte function, typically associated with coagulopathy and encephalopathy in a patient without preexisting liver disease or cirrhosis. Cerebral edema is a cardinal feature and may produce uncal
William M Lee
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 The definition of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) remains contested. In Europe and North America, the term is generally applied according to the European Association for the Study of the Liver-Chronic Liver Failure (EASL-CLIF) Consortium guidelines,
Arroyo, V +9 more
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Predicting outcome on admission and post-admission for acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure using classification and regression tree models. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Assessing prognosis for acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (APAP-ALF) patients often presents significant challenges. King's College (KCC) has been validated on hospital admission, but little has been published on later phases of illness. We aimed
Jaime Lynn Speiser +3 more
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Analysis of serum inflammatory mediators identifies unique dynamic networks associated with death and spontaneous survival in pediatric acute liver failure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Tools to predict death or spontaneous survival are necessary to inform liver transplantation (LTx) decisions in pediatric acute liver failure (PALF), but such tools are not available.
Nabil Azhar +6 more
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Detection of Ophthalmic Acid in Serum from Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Liver Failure Patients Is More Frequent in Non-Survivors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Acetaminophen (APAP) hepatotoxicity is related to the formation of N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is detoxified through conjugation with reduced glutathione (GSH).
Gurnit Kaur +6 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1997 Abstract Acute liver failure is a complex multisystemic illness that evolves quickly after a catastrophic insult to the liver leading to the development of encephalopathy. The underlying aetiology and the pace of progression strongly influence the clinical course.
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Clinical Medicine, 2015 Acute liver failure is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Adult definition of fulminant hepatic failure, which includes the development of hepatic necrosis and encephalopathy within 8 weeks of onset of liver disease does not apply to acute liver failure in children particularly if secondary to autoimmune or metabolic liver disease.
Laura, Blackmore, William, Bernal
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Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Hepatic Infiltration of Malignant Melanoma [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2022 Acute liver failure due to malignant melanoma is uncommon. We presents a case of acute liver failure secondary to hepatic infiltration of a malignant melanoma.
Yujin Lee +7 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 IntroductionPediatric acute liver failure is a rare and serious disease. Though liver transplantation is considered as the established treatment option for patients who are unlikely to recover with medical management, however, with the advancement of ...
Puja Amatya +6 more
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Early Acute Liver Failure in Severe Acute Hepatitis B [PDF]
, 2002 Early acute liver failure is defined by the presence of a drop below 50% of the normal prothrombine ratio, jaundice, and clotting factors of less than 50% in any patient with acute liver disease.
Siregar, G. A. (Gontar)
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