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Memantine-Induced Cholestasis and Acute Hepatitis in an 8-Week-Old Term Infant
Briona Thompson1, Kadakkal Radhakrishnan1
1Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
ACG Case Reports Journal
|September 22, 2026
Abstract:
Cholestasis and hepatitis in infants occur for various reasons and require further evaluation. We present an 8-week-old term male infant with cholestasis secondary to breast milk transference of memantine. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case associated with cholestasis and acute hepatitis with memantine transference through breast-feeding.
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