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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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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 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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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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Neuroinflammatory Signals during Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases [PDF]
, 2017 A spectrum of neurological complications can result from acute and chronic liver diseases and is termed hepatic encephalopathy. The precise pathogenic mechanisms by which hepatic encephalopathy occurs is unclear. However, it is commonly accepted that the
DeMorrow, Sharon, McMillin, Matthew
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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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Neonatal EEG graded for severity of background abnormalities in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy [PDF]
Sci Data 10, 129 (2023), 2022 This report describes a set of neonatal electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings graded according to the severity of abnormalities in the background pattern. The dataset consists of 169 hours of multichannel EEG from 53 neonates recorded in a neonatal intensive care unit.
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Rifaximin Treatment in Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2010 Background Hepatic encephalopathy is a chronically debilitating complication of hepatic cirrhosis. The efficacy of rifaximin, a minimally absorbed antibiotic, is well documented in the treatment of acute hepatic encephalopathy, but its efficacy for ...
Bass, Nathan M. +16 more
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Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy among patients with chronic liver disease in Ilorin, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Minimal Hepatic encephalopathy is the mildest form of Hepatic Encephalopathy which presents with significant cognitive impairment and affectation of activities of daily living.
Akintayo, Richard O. +4 more
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The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 250-258, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Maribavir, an orally bioavailable antiviral, has shown superior activity against posttransplant cytomegalovirus infection compared with conventional antivirals. It is primarily metabolized in the liver. This open‐label, single‐center study evaluated the effect of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of maribavir in nontransplant ...
Ivy Song +3 more
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