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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 +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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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Background and Aims Reliable noninvasive biomarkers are an unmet clinical need for the diagnosis of NASH. This study investigates the diagnostic accuracy of the circulating triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (plasma TREM2) as a biomarker for NASH in patients with NAFLD and elevated liver stiffness.
Vineesh Indira Chandran +17 more
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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 +5 more
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Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2017 This article reviews hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in companion animals. Clinical signs and categories of hepatic disease likely to cause HE are discussed. Ammonia has a key role in pathogenesis and current concepts in body ammonia metabolism are reviewed. Inflammation and manganese accumulation are also thought to be important in pathogenesis. Treatment
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1992 Abstarct Hepatic encephalopathy occurs in a number of different species as a result of either congenital portacaval shunts or acquired liver disease. Despite intensive research, the neurochemical basis of the disorder has not been defined.
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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 +3 more
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Risk factors for hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis: a retrospective study
Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2019 Objective To explore the risk factors associated with hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis. Methods A total of 188 cirrhotic patients diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy admitted in our hospital during June 2016 and June 2018 were enrolled
WANG Na +4 more
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Case Reports in Hepatology, 2023 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and serious complication of chronic liver disease. The mechanism of hepatic encephalopathy is not entirely clear. Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portal-
Fady Salama +3 more
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