An unusual cause of confusion: Hepatic encephalopathy in hereditary haemorrhagic telangectasia

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This case report describes a 73 year old lady with a known Hereditary Haemorrhagic Encephalopathy (HHT) who presented with confusion. She had several previous self-limiting episodes over 3 months. She had known hepatic arterio-venous (AV) malformations. A urinary tract infection was detected and thought to be the cause of her confusion. However despite targeted antibiotic treatment her neurological state worsened (GCS 10/15) and she developed hepatic asterixis. Hepatic encephalopathy was confirmed with diagnostic EEG and elevated ammonia 211umol/l (<40). Laxative treatment had transient improvement but she was unsuitable for hepatic AV embolisation or liver transplantation. Hepatic encephalopathy is a rare complication of HHT with less than 10 previous documented cases.

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Tinkler, M., Lyons, E., & Henderson, E. (2012). An unusual cause of confusion: Hepatic encephalopathy in hereditary haemorrhagic telangectasia. European Journal of General Medicine, 9(4), 277–279. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82446

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