"Hyperammonemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Elevated level of AMMONIA in the blood. It is a sign of defective CATABOLISM of AMINO ACIDS or ammonia to UREA.
| Descriptor ID |
D022124
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.421
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperammonemia" by people in Profiles.
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Hepatic Dysfunction and Hypoglycemia in a Newborn. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 07; 59(8):834-836.
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Cerebral Herniation from Hyperammonemic Cerebral Edema: A Potentially Reversible Neurological Emergency. Neurocrit Care. 2019 06; 30(3):681-685.
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Topiramate-Induced Acute Liver Failure in a Pediatric Patient: a Case Report and Review of Literature. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 09; 63(3):e37-8.
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Disseminated Ureaplasma infection as a cause of fatal hyperammonemia in humans. Sci Transl Med. 2015 Apr 22; 7(284):284re3.
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Reducing the risk of hyperammonemia from transfusion of stored red blood cells. Transfus Apher Sci. 2013 Dec; 49(3):459-62.
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Ammonia-induced brain swelling and neurotoxicity in an organotypic slice model. Neurol Res. 2011 Dec; 33(10):1100-8.
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Hyperammonemic coma in an ornithine transcarbamylase mutation carrier following antepartum corticosteroids. J Perinatol. 2011 Oct; 31(10):682-4.
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Cerebral edema and hyperammonemia after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in a cirrhotic patient. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Sep; 6(9):1054-6.