Neurologic complications after solid organ transplantation

S Marco, F Cecilia, B Patrizia - Transplant International, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Neurologic complications are common after solid organ transplantation and are associated
with significant morbidity. Approximately one‐third of transplant recipients experiences …

Diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy: The French recommendations

D Thabut, C Bouzbib, L Meunier, M Haas… - Liver …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and severe complication of liver disease with
poor patient outcomes. However, it is a poorly understood complication, with no consensus …

Effect of the clinical course of acute-on-chronic liver failure prior to liver transplantation on post-transplant survival

V Sundaram, S Kogachi, RJ Wong, CJ Karvellas… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) can be listed for liver
transplantation (LT) because LT is the only curative treatment option. We evaluated whether …

The measurement of ammonia in human breath and its potential in clinical diagnostics

NT Brannelly, JP Hamilton-Shield… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Ammonia is an important component of metabolism and is involved in many physiological
processes. During normal physiology, levels of blood ammonia are between 11 and 50 µM …

[HTML][HTML] Neurologic complications after liver transplantation

SA Živković - World journal of hepatology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurologic complications are relatively common after solid organ transplantation and affect
15%-30% of liver transplant recipients. Etiology is often related to immunosuppressant …

Postoperative delirium in the intensive care unit predicts worse outcomes in liver transplant recipients

T Lescot, CJ Karvellas, P Chaudhury… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Delirium is common in intensive care unit patients and is associated with
worse outcome. OBJECTIVE: To identify early risk factors for delirium in patients admitted to …

Hepatic encephalopathy: from metabolic to neurodegenerative

R Ochoa-Sanchez, F Tamnanloo, CF Rose - Neurochemical research, 2021 - Springer
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome of both acute and chronic liver
disease. As a metabolic disorder, HE is considered to be reversible and therefore is …

The influence of delirium on mortality and length of ICU stay and analysis of risk factors for delirium after liver transplantation

Y Ma, C Li, W Peng, Q Wan - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective To analyze the incidence, timing, risk factors and prognosis of delirium after liver
transplantation (LT). Methods The clinical data of 321 patients undergoing LT in the Third …

Neurocognitive-neurological complications of liver transplantation: a review

F Campagna, A Biancardi, U Cillo, A Gatta… - Metabolic brain …, 2010 - Springer
Neurological complications are common after liver transplantation (LT) and they are
associated with a significant morbidity. Long-term effects of LT on cognitive and …

Neurologic complications of transplantation

R Dhar - Neurocritical care, 2018 - Springer
Neurologic disturbances including encephalopathy, seizures, and focal deficits complicate
the course 10–30% of patients undergoing organ or stem cell transplantation. While much or …