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Assessment of the Awareness and Self- Efficacy of Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy Regarding Health Condition. [PDF]
Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and PracticeBackground: Hepatic encephalopathy is a reversible syndrome observed in patients with advanced liver dysfunction. So, awareness and self-efficacy to patients are important for understanding psychological, cognitive and physical function. Aim of the study:
Hossam Hamdy
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Detection of hepatic encephalopathy [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1986 Summary The most sensitive index of hepatic encephalopathy in 29 patients following a porta-caval shunt appeared to be the assessment of a close relative who had known the patient pre-operatively. They noticed that 19 of the 20 patients were mentally slower; 11 were markedly aggressive and 8 had become placid and uncaring about family ...
B G, Gazzard, H, Price, A M, Dawson
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Assessment of Serum Biochemical Changes in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022 Objective: To analyze the association of various biochemical changes with different grades of hepatic encephalopathy among patients of hepatitis C-related decompensated liver disease presenting at Pak Emirates Military Hospital. Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Amna Rauf, Sidra Rauf
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Pathomechanisms in hepatic encephalopathy
Biological Chemistry, 2021 Abstract Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent neuropsychiatric complication in patients with acute or chronic liver failure. Symptoms of HE in particular include disturbances of sensory and motor functions and cognition. HE is triggered by heterogeneous factors such as ammonia being a main toxin, benzodiazepines, proinflammatory ...
Dieter Häussinger +3 more
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Construction of guideline⁃based grading evaluation scheme for hepatic encephalopathy
Huli yanjiu, 2020 ObjectiveTo construct guideline-based grading evaluation scheme for hepatic encephalopathy.MethodsThe relevant evidences for hepatic encephalopathy practice guidelines were searched in the Cochrane Library，CINAHL，UpToDate，as well as Medline，Elsevier，Web ...
PANG Yongli +4 more
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Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013 Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is the earliest form of hepatic encephalopathy and can affect up to 80% of cirrhotic patients. By definition, it has no obvious clinical manifestation and is characterized by neurocognitive impairment in attention, vigilance and integrative function.
Laura M Stinton, Saumya Jayakumar
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Features of encephalopathy diagnosis in patients with portal hypertension syndrome
Gastroenterologìa, 2017 Background. Hepatic encephalopathy is a pathological change in the brain functions of non-inflammatory origin, which is manifested by a syndrome of secondary neurological and cognitive disorders caused by a set of deep metabolic disorders, as a result of
Yu.M. Stepanov +2 more
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Ammonia, infection and inflammation in hepatic encephalopathy. [PDF]
, 2007 For over a century, we have known that ammonia is important in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. Studies in patients with acute liver failure have shown rapid progression to severe encephalopathy in those patients with evidence of a systemic ...
Shawcross, D.L. +1 more
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Evaluation and Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Current Status and Future Directions
Gut and Liver, 2016 Hepatic encephalopathy is a spectrum of neurocognitive manifestations often seen in patients with liver injury or rarely in patients with portosystemic shunting without liver injury.
Duminda Suraweera +2 more
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Hepatic Encephalopathy and Melatonin
Antioxidants, 2022 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a severe metabolic syndrome linked with acute/chronic hepatic disorders. HE is also a pernicious neuropsychiatric complication associated with cognitive decline, coma, and death. Limited therapies are available to treat HE, which is formidable to oversee in the clinic.
Archana Arjunan +3 more
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