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Annals of Intensive Care, 2017 Background Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver failure (ALF) is associated with significant mortality due to intracranial hypertension (ICH), a result of cerebral edema (CE) and astrocyte swelling.
Constantine J. Karvellas +5 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background The incidence of acute liver failure from herpes simplex virus is rare. Case presentation A 71-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with acute liver failure and was transferred to our hospital.
Kento Shionoya +4 more
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The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2006 Acute liver failure in children is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Causes of ALF in neonatal period are different from those in early or late childhood. Despite the improvement in the paediatric intensive care, liver transplantation remains the only effective treatment.
Bansal, Sanjay, Dhawan, Anil
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Acute Hepatitis B with Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis Leading to Acute Liver Failure and Death
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018 Acute liver failure is defined as severe acute liver injury, concurrent with encephalopathy and loss of hepatic synthetic function, in a patient without known pre-existing liver disease.
Andrew R. Albert +2 more
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Definition, Diagnosis, and Clinical Characteristics [PDF]
, 2016 Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a recently recognized syndrome in cirrhosis characterized by acute decompensation (AD), organ failure(s), and high short-term mortality.
Arroyo, V +9 more
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Babesiosis Presenting as Acute Liver Failure
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 Babesiosis is a zoonotic, tick-borne infection caused by the protozoan Babesia. It is transmitted by the Ixodes ticks which transmit the infection to humans. Babesia microti, Babesia duncani, Babesia divergens, and Babesia venatorum are species that have
Yousef Nassar, Seth Richter
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Brain edema in acute liver failure and chronic liver disease: Similarities and differences [PDF]
, 2013 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that typically develops as a result of acute liver failure or chronic liver disease. Brain edema is a common feature associated with HE. In acute liver failure, brain edema contributes to
Bosoi, Cristina R., Rose, Christopher
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Sunitinib-Induced Acute Liver Failure
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 Drug-induced liver injury is an uncommon but life-threatening entity. Sunitinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used for advanced and imatinib-refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumors. It causes transient elevation in liver enzymes.
Anum Aqsa +4 more
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Loss of noradrenaline transporter sites in frontal cortex of rats with acute (ischemic) liver failure [PDF]
, 2001 There is increasing evidence that central noradrenaline (NA) transport mechanisms are implicated in the central nervous system complications of acute liver failure.
Butterworth, Roger +2 more
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Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure: MELD Score 30-day Mortality Predictability and Etiology in a Pakistani Population [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Cirrhosis is a pathological condition that ultimately leads to liver failure. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) has a high short term mortality rate. Viral hepatitis is the most common cause of liver failure in our local population.
Gilani, N. A. (Naeem) +5 more
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