title: Successful liver transplantation after 21 days of hepatic coma.
abstract: A 52-year-old women was treated after ingestion of different wild mushrooms. The case demonstrates that successful liver transplantation with full recovery of brain functions is possible even after 3 weeks of persisting severe hepatic encephalopathy.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu University Hospital, Estonia.
authors.forename: Maarja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallik
authors.forename: Kadri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamme
authors.forename: Toomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Väli
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Starkopf
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery