Hyperammonemia as a Marker of Subclinical Seizures After Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
نویسندگان
1 Department of Research, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, United States
2 Department of Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, United States
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10.5812/atr.33361چکیده
This report details the presence of hyperammonemia in a patient who sustained cardiac arrest after a traumatic amputation. Serum ammonia levels may rise due to numerous etiologies; however, few reports detail its usefulness in diagnosing subclinical seizures. In this case, we successfully utilized persistently elevated serum ammonia levels as a marker of subclinical seizures in a patient who sustained traumatic cardiac arrest.
