An Important, Potentially Life-Threatening Cause of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness Is Missing From the Evaluation Done by Chang et al.

Honoré, Patrick;Perriens, Emily;El Helou, Maria;Belhoussine Drissi, Sofia;Blackman, Sydney
(2023) Critical Care Medicine — Vol. 51, n° 11, p. e247-e248 (2023)

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  • Honoré, PatrickUCLouvain
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  • Perriens, Emily
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  • El Helou, Maria
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(en) TO THE EDITOR: We recently read a comprehensive review by Chang et al on acute adult disorders of consciousness (DoC) for intensivists, but we noticed that a crucial cause of DoC was not mentioned. Severe liver failure is a common cause of hyperammonemia in ICU patients and requires urgent treatment to avoid neurologic complications and even death. […]
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Honoré, P., Perriens, E., El Helou, M., Belhoussine Drissi, S., & Blackman, S. (2023). An Important, Potentially Life-Threatening Cause of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness Is Missing From the Evaluation Done by Chang et al. Critical Care Medicine, 51(11), e247-e248. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000005976 (Original work published 2023)