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ammonium hydroxide and Pseudotumor Cerebri

ammonium hydroxide has been researched along with Pseudotumor Cerebri in 3 studies

azane : Saturated acyclic nitrogen hydrides having the general formula NnHn+2.

Pseudotumor Cerebri: A condition marked by raised intracranial pressure and characterized clinically by HEADACHES; NAUSEA; PAPILLEDEMA, peripheral constriction of the visual fields, transient visual obscurations, and pulsatile TINNITUS. OBESITY is frequently associated with this condition, which primarily affects women between 20 and 44 years of age. Chronic PAPILLEDEMA may lead to optic nerve injury (see OPTIC NERVE DISEASES) and visual loss (see BLINDNESS).

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" It has been postulated that the osmotic effects of glutamine, generated in astrocytes from ammonia and glutamate in a reaction catalyzed by glutamine synthetase, could mediate brain swelling."3.69Ammonia-induced brain edema and intracranial hypertension in rats after portacaval anastomosis. ( Blei, AT; Butterworth, RF; Olafsson, S; Therrien, G, 1994)
"Fever, psychomotor agitation, and arterial hypertension were more frequently observed preceding episodes of severe intracranial hypertension, and more than 50% of FHF patients with uncontrolled intracranial hypertension sustained severe brain injury in our series."1.29Factors associated with severe intracranial hypertension in candidates for emergency liver transplantation. ( Bell, R; Martin, P; Moritz, MJ; Muñoz, SJ; Northrup, B; Radomski, J, 1993)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (33.33)18.7374
1990's2 (66.67)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Muñoz, SJ1
Moritz, MJ1
Bell, R1
Northrup, B1
Martin, P1
Radomski, J1
Blei, AT1
Olafsson, S1
Therrien, G1
Butterworth, RF1
Devivo, DC1
Keating, JP1

Reviews

1 review available for ammonium hydroxide and Pseudotumor Cerebri

ArticleYear
Reye's syndrome.
    Advances in pediatrics, 1976, Volume: 22

    Topics: Ammonia; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Brain; Brain Diseases; Child; Clinical Enzyme Tests; Electroen

1976

Other Studies

2 other studies available for ammonium hydroxide and Pseudotumor Cerebri

ArticleYear
Factors associated with severe intracranial hypertension in candidates for emergency liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 1993, Volume: 55, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Alanine Transaminase; alpha-Fetoproteins; Ammonia; Bilirubin; Brain Injuries; Contraindicatio

1993
Ammonia-induced brain edema and intracranial hypertension in rats after portacaval anastomosis.
    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 1994, Volume: 19, Issue:6

    Topics: Ammonia; Animals; Blood Pressure; Body Water; Brain Edema; Cerebral Cortex; Dose-Response Relationsh

1994