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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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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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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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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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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Since the 1950s, gradual changes in the gut microbiota of patients with hepatic encephalopathy have been observed. Previous research has indicated potential associations between the gut and brain, and the gut microbiota is becoming a hot topic in ...
Jiachen Liu, Yantao Xu, Bimei Jiang
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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina +11 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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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar +3 more
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