Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy masquerading as postoperative delirium in a patient who underwent lung surgery: a case report
AHE following general anesthesia with no evidence of liver failure can be easily misdiagnosed because of its non-characteristic clinical features. We recommend that in patients who experience refractory mental disorders after surgery, clinicians should remain vigilant for signs of hyperammonemia.
Authors
- Xuelei Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-5001)
- Xiaodong Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9097-3249)
- Yong-Xing Yao
- Xia Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1269-4543)
- Zhenping Hu
- Chao-Qin Chen
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-03202-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Zhejiang University