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Development of a New Index to Distinguish Hepatic Encephalopathy through Automated Quantification of Globus Pallidal Signal Intensity Using MRI

Diagnostics, 2022
Hyperintensities within the bilateral globus pallidus on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images were present in some liver cirrhosis patients with hepatic encephalopathy. The symptoms of covert hepatic encephalopathy are similar to those of mild dementia.
Yasuyuki Tamai, Motoh Iwasa, Yuichi Yoshida, Jun Nomoto, Takahiro Kato, Hiroe Asuke, Akiko Eguchi, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hayato Nakagawa   +8 more
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Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy on Clinical Characteristics and Adverse Outcomes in Prospective and Multicenter Cohorts of Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Diseases

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Importance: Hepatic encephalopathy is a severe complication, and its contribution to clinical adverse outcomes in patients with acute-on-chronic liver diseases from the East is unclear.Objective: We aimed to investigate the impact of hepatic ...
Liyuan Long, Hai Li, Hai Li, Hai Li, Guohong Deng, Guohong Deng, Xianbo Wang, Xianbo Wang, Sihong Lu, Beiling Li, Zhongji Meng, Zhongji Meng, Yanhang Gao, Yanhang Gao, Zhiping Qian, Zhiping Qian, Feng Liu, Feng Liu, Feng Liu, Xiaobo Lu, Xiaobo Lu, Haotang Ren, Jia Shang, Hai Li, Shaoyang Wang, Yubao Zheng, Yubao Zheng, Huadong Yan, Huadong Yan, Shan Yin, Shan Yin, Wenting Tan, Qun Zhang, Xin Zheng, Xin Zheng, Jinjun Chen, Jinjun Chen, Sen Luo, Jinming Zhao, Wei Yuan, Tao Li, Rongjiong Zheng, Junping Liu, Xiaoxiao Liu, Wenyi Gu, Wenyi Gu, Sumeng Li, Xue Mei, Ruochan Chen, Yan Huang, Yan Huang   +50 more
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Detecting minimal hepatic encephalopathy in an endemic country for hepatitis B: the role of psychometrics and serum IL-6. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
It remains unknown what the prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy is in Taiwan, a highly endemic country for chronic viral hepatitis infection. It is also unclear whether abnormal serum cytokine levels can be indicative of the presence of minimal ...
Chia-Fen Tsai, Chi-Jen Chu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Yen-Po Wang, Pei-Yi Liu, Han-Chieh Lin, Fa-Yauh Lee, Ching-Liang Lu   +7 more
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Role of Zinc Deficiency in Development of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy among HCV Induced Compensated Cirrhotic Patients [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2017
Background and study aim: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is a term used to describe cirrhotic patients who are clinically normal but show abnormalities of neurophysiological variables and/or cognition.
Ibrahim Ibrahim, Amany Sediq
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Association Of Electroencephalogram Patterns With Ammonia Levels In Hepatic Encephalopathy Patients

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, Faridullah Shah, Hareema Saeed Khan, Kashif Rauf, Asif Jalil, Muhammad Saleem Akhter   +5 more
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Study of the Correlation between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2014
Background and study aim: Ammonia plays a major role in hepatic encephalopathy pathogenesis. Most of ammonia is known to be produced by the action of colonic bacteria which possess a urease enzyme activity. H. pylori which infects the stomach possesses a
Mahmoud Kamel, Abeer El Shalakany, Hosam El Din Seleem, Atef Ali   +3 more
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Hepatic Encephalopathy Induced Transient Cortical Blindness

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2022
Hepatic encephalopathy describes a spectrum of potentially reversible neuropsychiatric abnormalities seen in a patient with severe liver dysfunction with porto-systemic shunting.
Shweta Pokhrel, Pramesh Sunder Shrestha, Rahul Pathak, Suju Bhattarai, Bipin Karki, Shachi Paudel   +5 more
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Probiotics in Early grades of Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2011
Background and study aim: Modification of intestinal flora, through different mechanisms is regarded as a therapeutic option in management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Emad Hamed, Soha Elhawari
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Association of Serum Ammonia Levels with Severity of Grades of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients Presenting to er of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Objective: To determine the association of serum Ammonia levels with severity of grades of hepatic encephalopathy in patients presenting to the department. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study.
Muhammad Dawood, Muhammad Nadeem Ashraf, Sonia Madad, Andaleeb Khan, Kamil Rehman Butt, Shahana Rehman   +5 more
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Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: The Reality Beyond Our Eyes

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2015
Introduction: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy refers to a mild neurocognitive impairment not detectable by clinical examination that can be present in cirrhotic patients.
Mara Barbosa, Carla Marinho, Paula Mota, José Cotter   +3 more
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