title: Postictal transient hyperammonemia.
abstract: We report cases of several patients who were sent to our hospital because of seizure attacks. Transient hyperammonemia was noted. Many biochemistry abnormalities, such as prolactin and creatine kinase, may be found after an episode of seizures, but hyperammonemia seems to not have been reported before.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: Kuan-Ting
authors: KT
authors: Liu
authors: Chen-San
authors: CS
authors: Su
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D022124:Hyperammonemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid; D010672:Phenytoin