Budd-Chiari syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is caused by obstruction of hepatic venous outflow involving either the hepatic veins or the terminal segment of the inferior vena cava.

Psychosis

A condition characterized by changes of personality and thought patterns often accompanied by hallucinations and delusional beliefs.


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PMID (PMCID)
1008048
MALE Adult
Possible response of acute psychosis in hepatic encephalopathy to levodopa.
Douer D, Weinberger A, Naftalin J, Pinkhas J, De Vries A.
Am J Gastroenterol. 1976;66(5):473-5.
A favorable response to levodopa in two episodes of hepatic encephalopathy, the latter presenting as acute psychosis, is described in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome.