Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9318700 | Early Human Development | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Acute liver failure (ALF) in neonates is a rare but often fatal event. Though in adults and older children, a main symptom of ALF is hepatic encephalopathy, this is very difficult to diagnose and prove in infants. Causes of ALF in neonates encompass metabolic, infectious and haematological disorders, congenital vascular/heart abnormalities, and drugs. Infants with ALF should only be treated in specialised paediatric hepatology centres with facilities for liver transplantation, since for many liver transplant, with a long term survival of over 60%, is the only therapeutic option.
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Authors
Anil Dhawan, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani,