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Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2012 Hepatic encephalopathy can be a serious complication of acute liver failure and chronic liver diseases, predominantly liver cirrhosis. Hyperammonemia plays the most important role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy.
Irena Ciećko-Michalska +3 more
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Association Of Electroencephalogram Patterns With Ammonia Levels In Hepatic Encephalopathy Patients [PDF]
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2023 Objective: To find out the association between electroencephalogram (EEG) and hepatic encephalopathy. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 100 patients (with the age of52.5±6.09years for males and 51.7 ± 6.10 years for females) of ...
Anam Fatima +5 more
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The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis affect hundreds of millions of patients all over the world. The majority of patients with cirrhosis will eventually develop complications related to portal hypertension.
Wissam Bleibel, Abdullah M. S. Al-Osaimi
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Incisional hernia as an unusual cause of hepatic encephalopathy in a 62-year-old man with cirrhosis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Hepatic encephalopathy may be initiated by many factors such as gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, fluid and electrolyte disturbances.
Ustaoglu Muge +4 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2022 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a prognostically relevant neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs in the course of acute or chronic liver disease. Besides ascites and variceal bleeding, it is the most serious complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis ...
Dhiman, RK +11 more
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Hepatic encephalopathy precipitated by preeclampsia in the setting of cirrhosis: A case report [PDF]
Case Reports in Women's HealthPreeclampsia and decompensated chronic liver disease are known triggers of acute hepatic dysfunction in pregnancy, rarely including hepatic encephalopathy.
Mary E. Fang +3 more
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Lactulose enhances neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function in early hepatic encephalopathy [PDF]
Neural Regeneration Research, 2015 Lactulose is known to improve cognitive function in patients with early hepatic encephalopathy; however, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood.
Nan Yang +7 more
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy - from cirrhosis to neurological disorders [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and SportIntroduction and aim Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is a subtle but significant brain dysfunction resulting from chronic liver damage, with symptoms that can be difficult to detect.
Jakub Jarmołowicz +5 more
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Hepatic encephalopathy: A review
Annals of Hepatology, 2003 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complication that presents in as many as 28% of patients with cirrhosis, and reported up to ten years after the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Commonly, it is observed in patients with severe hepatic failure and is characterized
Javier Lizardi-Cervera, MD +3 more
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DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, 2001 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a reversible syndrome of impaired brain function occurring in patients with advanced liver diseases. The precise pathophysiology of HE is still under discussion; the leading hypothesis focus on the role of neurotoxins, impaired neurotransmission due to metabolic changes in liver failure, changes in brain energy metabolism,
Srinivasan Dasarathy, Kevin D. Mullen
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