Encephalopathy in a Patient with Pancreatitis: Pancreatic Encephalopathy

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 21(6); 2003 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2003;21(6): 655-657.

췌장염 환자에서 발생한 뇌병증: 췌장성 뇌병증

강사윤 , 곽규환 강지훈

제주대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 제주대학교병원 신경과

Encephalopathy in a Patient with Pancreatitis: Pancreatic Encephalopathy

Sa-Yoon Kang

"Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Cheju National University; Department of Neurology, Cheju National University Hospital"

Abstract

Pancreatic encephalopathy is a rare complication of acute pancreatitis. We report a 80-year-old woman who, after an acute episode of pancreatitis, developed a fluctuating confusion and clouded consciousness. She experienced two relapses with alternating encephalopathic features. Serum amylase was highly increased and symptoms were relieved in accord with normalized amylase value. We suggest that this encephalopathic features may be related with pancreatitis.Key Words: Encephalopathy, Pancreatitis, Amylase