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The Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor and Neurosteroids in Hepatic Encephalopathy
, 1997 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents one of the most common events in terminal liver failure. Acute HE (fulminant hepatic failure, FHF) presents with the abrupt onset of delirium, seizures, and coma, and has a mortality rate of about 90%. The principal
Norenberg, Michael D +5 more
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Resting state cortical electroencephalographic rhythms in covert hepatic encephalopathy and Alzheimer's disease [PDF]
, 2013 Patients suffering from prodromal (i.e., amnestic mild cognitive impairment, aMCI) and overt Alzheimer's disease (AD) show abnormal cortical sources of resting state electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms.
Nicola Marzano +50 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-
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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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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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Трансплантология (Москва), 2021 The aim was to study the results of using various treatment regimens for hepatic encephalopathy for patients with liver cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation and the effect on the incidence and severity of hepatic encephalopathy in the ...
S. E. Voskanyan +12 more
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Hepatic encephalopathy: A review
Annals of Hepatology, 2003 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complication that presents in as many as 28% of patients with cirrhosis, and reported up to ten years after the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Commonly, it is observed in patients with severe hepatic failure and is characterized
Javier Lizardi-Cervera, MD +3 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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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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