Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis on Quality-of-Life Issues
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) has a major impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients, which has clinical and psychosocial consequences.
S. Montagnese, J. Bajaj
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Lactulose enhances neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function in early hepatic encephalopathy
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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Problems in Treating Experimentally Induced Acute Hepatic Failure by Hemoperfusion or Cross Circulation [PDF]
Acute hepatic failure was induced in rats by galactosamine injection intraperitoneally (1 gm per kg). Twenty-four hours later rats were treated by hemoperfusion (HP) over encapsulated sorbents: cellulose acetate-coated charcoal, polyelectrolyte-coated ...
Beyerbacht, Ellen C. +3 more
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The clinical significance of the arterial ketone body ratio as an early indicator of graft viabilityin human liver transplantation [PDF]
Arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR) was measured sequentially in 84 liver transplantations (OLTx). These transplantation procedures were classified into 3 groups with respect to graft survival and patient condition at the end of the first month (Group A ...
Asonuma, K +8 more
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Rifaximin in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy
Maddalena Diana Iadevaia, Anna Del Prete, Claudia Cesaro, Laura Gaeta, Claudio Zulli, Carmelina LoguercioDepartment of Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale, F Magrassi e A Lanzara, Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples ...
Iadevaia MD +5 more
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Acute Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy with Features on Diffusion-Weighted Images: Report of Two Cases
Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy is a rare toxic encephalopathy caused by accumulated plasma ammonia. A few literatures are reported about MRI findings of acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy.
Ja Young Kim, In Kyu Yu
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Pharmacological effects of gastrodin include prevention and treatment of cognitive decline and reperfusion injuries, anticonvulsion, antiepilepsy, antidepressants, and analgesia, which are related to antiferroptosis and antipyroptosis. Abstract Gastrodin, as an effective monomer of gastrodia elata, plays a significant role in anti‐inflammatory ...
Xue Zheng, Jing Li, Zhao‐Qiong Zhu
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Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication on Hepatic Encephalopathy
Background: Until now, Ammonia has been considered to have a major role in pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. It is probable that helicobacter pylori )H.
Ahmad Shavakhi +3 more
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The relationship between gut microbiota and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis - a literature review [PDF]
Gut microbiota is an essential component in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and its complications. There is a direct relationship between the gut and the liver called the gutliver axis through which bacteria can reach the liver through the portal ...
Fierbinteanu Braticevici, Carmen +9 more
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy
The term minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) refers to the subtle changes in cognitive function, electrophysiological parameters, cerebral neurochemical/neurotransmitter homeostasis, cerebral blood flow, metabolism, and fluid homeostasis that can be observed in patients with cirrhosis who have no clinical evidence of hepatic encephalopathy; the ...
Luis Eduardo Zamora Nava +1 more
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