Xenogeneic, extracorporeal liver perfusion in primates improves the ratio of branched-chain amino acids to aromatic amino acids (Fischer's ratio) [PDF]
, 1999 In fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), the development of hepatic encephalopathy is associated with grossly abnormal concentrations of plasma amino acids (PAA).
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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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Comparison of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with covered stent and balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration in managing isolated gastric varices [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: Although a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is commonly placed to manage isolated gastric varices, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has also been used. We compare the long-term outcomes from these
Kim, Seung Kwon +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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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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Bromocriptine-associated ototoxicity [PDF]
, 2007 Three patients treated with bromocriptine for chronic hepatic encephalopathy showed audiometric evidence of bilateral sensori-neural hearing-loss. Audiometrically, the hearing improved in all three patients when the bromocriptine dosage was reduced, thus
Ballantyne, J, Lanthier, PL, Morgan, MY
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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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Improved quality of life in patients with refractory or recidivant ascites after insertion of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts [PDF]
, 2002 Background. We have recently shown that the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is more effective than paracentesis in the treatment of cirrhotic patients with severe ascites and can prolong survival in selected patients.
Bilzer, M. +5 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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