Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

D-lactate-associated encephalopathy after massive small-bowel resection.

T B Scully1, S C Kraft, W C Carr

  • 1Section of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, IL 60637.

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|August 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

D-Lactate encephalopathy is a rare neurological condition linked to short bowel syndrome. This study details a patient with severe D-lactate buildup causing encephalopathy after extensive small intestine removal.

Related Experiment Videos

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Treating Diarrhea in Adults.

Postgraduate medicine·2016
Same author

Chain reaction.

Inflammatory bowel diseases·2013
Same author

Effect of human immunodeficiency virus on the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection.

Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology·2001
Same author

Antibody response to hepatitis B virus vaccination in individuals with hepatitis C virus infection.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)·2000
Same author

Short chain fatty acid rectal irrigation for left-sided ulcerative colitis: a randomised, placebo controlled trial.

Gut·1997
Same author

Assessment of technical competence during ERCP training.

Gastrointestinal endoscopy·1996

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Metabolic Disorders

Background:

  • D-Lactate-associated encephalopathy is a rare syndrome seen in patients with short bowel syndrome.
  • It is hypothesized to stem from carbohydrate malabsorption leading to D-lactate overproduction by gut bacteria.
  • The exact neurotoxic role of D-lactate remains under investigation.