Possible response of acute psychosis in hepatic encephalopathy to levodopa.
A favorable response to levodopa in two episodes of hepatic encephalopathy, the latter presenting as acute psychosis, is described in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome.
D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007980:Levodopa