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Novelty in Biomedicine, 2022 Background: The mechanism of cerebral dysfunction in hepatic encephalopathy is unknown, although ammonia produced by intestinal bacteria is an essential factor.
Majid Iranshahi Iranshahi +2 more
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Hepatology, 2019 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can cause major morbidity despite standard of care (SOC; rifaximin/lactulose). Fecal microbial transplant (FMT) enemas postantibiotics are safe, but the effect of FMT without antibiotics using the capsular route requires ...
J. Bajaj +16 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2023 Introduction and Objectives: In Guatemala, liver cirrhosis has a mortality rate of 41 per 100,000 inhabitants. Diminished physical reserve (frailty) is an important prognostic factor, largely determined by sarcopenia, which in turn has a role in the ...
Katherine Maldonado, Abel Sánchez
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Recent advances in hepatic encephalopathy [version 1; referees: 4 approved]
F1000Research, 2017 Hepatic encephalopathy describes the array of neurological alterations that occur during acute liver failure or chronic liver injury. While key players in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy, such as increases in brain ammonia, alterations in ...
Victoria Liere +2 more
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Hepatic Encephalopathy: Diagnosis and Management
Journal of Translational Internal Medicine, 2020 Type C hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a brain dysfunction caused by severe hepatocellular failure or presence of portal-systemic shunts in patients with liver cirrhosis.
L. Ridola +4 more
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Concise review of current concepts on nomenclature and pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy
Medicina, 2014 Hepatic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric complication of liver cirrhosis the symptoms of which may vary from imperceptible to severe, invaliding, and even lethal.
Ilona Savlan +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.
Saumya Jayakumar, Laura M. Stinton
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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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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Hepatic encephalopathy may be initiated by many factors such as gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, fluid and electrolyte disturbances.
Ustaoglu Muge +4 more
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