Nonhepatic Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy: An Unmasked Urea Cycle Disorder in the Setting of Late Gastric Bypass Complication
Rached Zeghlache, Tijana Samardzic, Katelyn Norman · 2024
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Description
Rached Zeghlache and co-authors describe a rare brain illness after gastric bypass in a 2024 case report. The patient, a woman, developed nonhepatic hyperammonemic encephalopathy, where ammonia harms the brain without liver failure. The authors link the event to a hidden urea cycle disorder plus a late bypass problem.
High ammonia tends to cause behavior change, sleepiness, seizures, or coma. Death rates for this state are high, so fast action matters a great deal. The case shows how bariatric surgery can unmask a metabolic flaw years later. Clinicians are urged to test ammonia early when confusion follows bypass surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rached Zeghlache, Tijana Samardzic, Katelyn Norman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |