{"id":1053062,"date":"2011-02-22T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/shake-may-be-common-in-hospitals-supplement-associated-hyperammonemia-after-cachectic-episode\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:47:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:47:50","slug":"shake-may-be-common-in-hospitals-supplement-associated-hyperammonemia-after-cachectic-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/shake-may-be-common-in-hospitals-supplement-associated-hyperammonemia-after-cachectic-episode.php","title":{"rendered":"SHAKE may be common in hospitals: Supplement-associated Hyperammonemia After Cachectic Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/2608\/483\/1600\/65905_47871.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2ba5b_65905_47871.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a>High-protein dietary supplements were started for 2 patients, who had a period of anorexia before hospital admission but no history of liver disease. Subsequent altered mental status with ataxia developed in both patients.<\/p><p>Hyperammonemia was noted, while liver function test results remained normal.<\/p><p>Removal of the high-protein dietary supplements led to reversal of symptoms and normalization of the ammonia level.<\/p><p>With the ubiquity of nutrition supplement use, SHAKE (supplement-associated hyperammonemia after c[k]achetic episode) syndrome may be common in modern hospitals.<\/p><p>References:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/archinte.ama-assn.org\/cgi\/content\/abstract\/170\/5\/486?etoc\">Iatrogenic Hyperammonemia After Anorexia<\/a>. Emily Welsh, BA; Jan Kucera, MD; Michael D. Perloff, MD, PhD. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(5):486-488.<br>Image source: sxc.hu.<\/p><div><p>Posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/\">Clinical Cases and Images<\/a>. 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