Hepatic Myelopathy: A Rare Complication of Chronic Liver Failure Treated Conservatively Without Liver Transplantation
Hepatic myelopathy (HM) diagnosis requires the exclusion of other causes of spastic paraparesis and typically presents in the setting of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy. Pathophysiology involves toxin accumulation, particularly ammonia, leading to astrocyte swelling and demyelination of the cortico...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0940 |
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