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Attenuation of congenital portosystemic shunt reduces inflammation in dogs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. One of the most significant complications in patients with liver disease is the development of neurological disturbances, termed hepatic encephalopathy. The pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy
Michael S Tivers, Ian Handel, Adam G Gow, Victoria J Lipscomb, Rajiv Jalan, Richard J Mellanby   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Here we describe two patients with hepatic encephalopathy who did not respond to standard empiric treatment and were found to have non-convulsive status epilepticus ...
Anthony Nguyen, Muhammad Ali Butt, Shubhra Upadhyay, Abu Baker Sheikh, Rahul Shekhar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frailty Associated With Waitlist Mortality Independent of Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Multicenter Study.

Gastroenterology, 2019
BACKGROUND & AIMS Frailty is associated with mortality in patients with cirrhosis. We measured frailty using 3 simple tests and calculated Liver Frailty Index (LFI) scores for patients at multiple ambulatory centers.
J. Lai, R. Rahimi, E. Verna, M. Kappus, M. Dunn, M. McAdams‐DeMarco, Christine E. Haugen, M. Volk, A. Duarte-Rojo, D. Ganger, J. O’Leary, J. Dodge, D. Ladner, D. Segev   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Essential Updates 2024/2025: History, Pathogenesis, Definition, Prevention, and Management of Small‐for‐Size Syndrome in Living‐Donor Liver Transplantation

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although living‐donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become the standard treatment for end‐stage liver disease, one of its major challenges is small‐for‐size syndrome (SFSS). SFSS is characterized by severe icterus and intractable ascites, although the severity of the condition can vary.
Toru Ikegami, Masashi Tsunematsu, Shinji Onda, Kenei Furukawa, Koichiro Haruki, Michinori Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Shirai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reversible cortical blindness in a case of hepatic encephalopathy

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2016
Hepatic encephalopathy is a frequent and often fatal manifestation of chronic liver disease. The pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy is believed to be multifactorial including impaired blood-brain barrier function, imbalance between the excitatory and
Amlan Kanti Biswas, Avinandan Banerjee, Sanchaita Bala   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality Patterns and Phenotypic Clusters in Trisomy 13: A Population‐Based Study From Japan

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trisomy 13, the third most common autosomal trisomy after trisomy 21 and trisomy 18, is associated with a significantly high infant mortality rate. However, large‐scale studies examining causes of death in trisomy 13 remain scarce. Therefore, we aimed to better understand the mortality patterns.
Narumi Kato, Naho Morisaki, Akinori Moriichi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy [PDF]

Annals of Hepatology, 2011
The term minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) refers to the subtle changes in cognitive function, electrophysiological parameters, cerebral neurochemical/neurotransmitter homeostasis, cerebral blood flow, metabolism, and fluid homeostasis that can be observed in patients with cirrhosis who have no clinical evidence of hepatic encephalopathy; the ...
Luis Eduardo Zamora Nava, Aldo Torre Delgadillo   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Detecting Awareness in the Intensive Care Unit Using Functional Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Signs of awareness after acute severe brain injury are critical for informing goals‐of‐care decisions, ranging from the continuation of aggressive life‐sustaining therapy to comfort‐focused end‐of‐life measures. However, awareness may go undetected in some critically ill patients when assessed using bedside behavioral neurological examination.
Karnig Kazazian, Jack de Jeu, Androu Abdalmalak, Sergio L. Novi, Matthew Kolisnyk, Garima Gupta, Laura E. Gonzalez‐Lara, Teneille E. Gofton, Loretta Norton, Derek B. Debicki, Adrian M. Owen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Type and etiology of liver cirrhosis are not related to the presence of hepatic encephalopathy or health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2008
Background Hepatic encephalopathy has a negative impact on health-related quality of life (QoL) in liver cirrhosis. There are scarce and conflicting data on whether type or etiology of liver cirrhosis could be related to hepatic encephalopathy in ...
Björnsson Einar, Josefsson Axel, Kalaitzakis Evangelos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Muscle Alterations Are Associated With Minimal and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Hepatology, 2019
Muscle alterations (myosteatosis and sarcopenia) are frequent in cirrhosis and related to some complications including overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
S. Nardelli, B. Lattanzi, M. Merli, A. Farcomeni, S. Gioia, L. Ridola, O. Riggio   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source