Hepatic encephalopathy: a neurochemical, neuroanatomical, and neuropsychological study. [PDF]
, 2006 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is normally diagnosed by neuropsychological (NP) tests, which are not very specific and do not reveal the underlying pathology.
Binesh, Nader +11 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
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy – diagnosis and treatment
Gastroenterology Review, 2021 Hepatic encephalopathy is a dysfunction of the central nervous system caused by chronic and acute liver disease. It presents a wide spectrum of symptoms from undetectable in a standard clinical examination to hepatic coma.
Wojciech Pisarek
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Portosystemic hepatic encephalopathy model shows reversal learning impairment and dysfunction of neural activity in the prefrontal cortex and regions involved in motivated behavior [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience (2011)18(5):690-4, 2011 Hepatic encephalopathy is a neurological complication that affects attention and memory. Experimental animal models have been used to study hepatic Encephalopathy, the most frequent being the portacaval shunt. In order to determine learning impairment and brain functional alterations in this model, we assessed reversal learning and neural metabolic ...
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A longitudinal study of patients with cirrhosis treated with L-ornithine L-aspartate, examined with magnetization transfer, diffusion-weighted imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy [PDF]
, 2016 The presence of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with structural, metabolic and functional changes in the brain discernible by use of a variety of magnetic resonance (MR) techniques.
Bak-Bol, A +14 more
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Study of blood ammonia levels in hepatic encephalopathy patients [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome occurring in patients with significant liver disease. It is characterized by personality changes intellectual impairment and a depressed level of consciousness.
Satish Kinagi, Udaysinh Dattatray Dattu
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To determine the effectiveness of rifaximin in reducing the frequency of recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy among patients with liver cirrhosis. Study Design: Descriptive case series.
Muhammad Zulqurnain Saleem +3 more
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Ammonia : this is not the end but rather the end of the beginning [PDF]
, 2018 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents a wide spectrum of neurological or neuropsychological symptoms caused by liver disease and/or portosystemic shunts.
Dam, Gitte +2 more
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Understanding the impact of neurologic complications in patients with cirrhosis
SAGE Open Medicine, 2019 Patients with cirrhosis may experience neurologic complications, including hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatic encephalopathy may be classified as covert (mild symptoms (e.g. lack of awareness)) or overt (moderate to severe symptoms (e.g. confusion or coma)),
Sanath K Allampati, Kevin D Mullen
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Current state of knowledge of hepatic encephalopathy (part III): non-absorbable disaccharides [PDF]
, 2016 Nonabsorbable disaccharides have been the mainstay of treatment for hepatic encephalopathy since introduced into clinical practice in 1966. Their beneficial effects reflect their ability to reduce the intestinal production/absorption of ammonia. A recent
Morgan, MY
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