• J Neuroimaging · Apr 2013

    Case Reports

    Reversible cytotoxic edema in TPN-related hepatic encephalopathy.

    • Giulio Zuccoli and Gayathri Sreedher.
    • Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA. giulio.zuccoli@gmail.com
    • J Neuroimaging. 2013 Apr 1;23(2):248-50.

    AbstractHepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an uncommon complication of total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Cytotoxic edema has not been reported in children with TPN-related HE. We describe a case of TPN-related HE presenting with diffuse cytotoxic edema which reversed after liver transplantation.Copyright © 2012 by the American Society of Neuroimaging.

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