Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A urinary cause of coma

  • Letter to the Editors
  • Published:
Journal of Neurology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

References

  1. Sedel F, Lyon-Caen O, Saudubray JM (2007) Therapy insight: inborn errors of metabolism in adult neurology—a clinical approach focused on treatable diseases. Nat Clin Pract Neurol 3(5):279–290

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Oliver RM, Talbot S, Raman GV (1989) Hyperammonaemic coma in ureterosigmoid urinary diversion. Postgrad Med J 65(765):502–504

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Mortensen E, Lyng G, Juhl E, Egense J, Schwartz M (1972) Ammonia-induced coma after ureterosigmoidostomy. Lancet 1(7758):1024

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. McDermott WV Jr (1957) Diversion of urine to the intestines as a factor in ammoniagenic coma. N Engl J Med 256(10):460–462

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Hampel DJ, Stoll J, Nibbe L, Gollasch M (2007) Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy and severe metabolic acidosis in a patient with chronic renal insufficiency years after ureterosigmoidostomy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 22(9):2713–2719

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Rovira A, Alonso J, Cordoba J (2008) MR imaging findings in hepatic encephalopathy. Am J Neuroradiol 29:1612–1621

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Sijens PE, Alkefaji H, Lunsing RJ, van Spronsen FJ, Meiners LC, Oudkerk M, Verkade HJ (2008) Quantitative multivoxel 1H MR spectroscopy of the brain in children with acute liver failure. Eur Radiol 18:2601–2609

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr Nguyen and Dr Rabier for technical assistance.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Medical Critical Care Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015, Paris, France

    Nicolas Weiss, Claire Hussenet, Magali Savalle, Iris Pelieu, Jean-Yves Fagon, Emmanuel Guerot & Jean-Luc Diehl

  2. Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

    Nicolas Weiss, Charlene Levi, Claire Hussenet, Alexandre Karras, Sophie Espinoza, Magali Savalle, Iris Pelieu, Jean-Yves Fagon, Emmanuel Guerot & Jean-Luc Diehl

  3. Nephrology Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015, Paris, France

    Charlene Levi & Alexandre Karras

  4. Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Fédération de Neurologie, 75651, Paris, France

    Frederic Sedel

  5. Université Pierre et Marie Curie6, Paris, France

    Frederic Sedel

  6. Radiology Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, 75015, Paris, France

    Sophie Espinoza

  7. Réanimation médicale, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75908, Paris Cedex 15, France

    Nicolas Weiss

Authors
  1. Nicolas Weiss
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Charlene Levi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Claire Hussenet
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Alexandre Karras
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Frederic Sedel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Sophie Espinoza
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Magali Savalle
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Iris Pelieu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Jean-Yves Fagon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  10. Emmanuel Guerot
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  11. Jean-Luc Diehl
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Nicolas Weiss.

Additional information

C. Levi and C. Hussenet contributed equally to this work.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Weiss, N., Levi, C., Hussenet, C. et al. A urinary cause of coma. J Neurol 258, 941–943 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5850-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5850-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation