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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, Gurkarminder Sandhu, Sharon DeMorrow   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

P- 17 FRAILTY AND COVERT HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS AT A THIRD LEVEL HOSPITAL IN GUATEMALA

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
doaj   +1 more source

Symptom Domain Groups of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Tools Independently Predict Hospitalizations and Re-hospitalizations in Cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2017
Background Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) tools can identify health-related quality of life (HRQOL) domains that could differentially affect disease progression.
Bajaj, Jasmohan S., Fagan, Andrew, Fuchs, Michael, Gavis, Edith A., Luketic, Velimir A., Matherly, Scott, Patidar, Kavish R., Puri, Puneet, Sanyal, Arun J., Siddiqui, Mohammad S., Sterling, Richard K., Stravitz, Richard T., Thacker, Leroy R., Wade, James B., White, Melanie B.   +14 more
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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

Psychological Burden of Hepatic Encephalopathy on Patients and Caregivers

Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 2020
OBJECTIVES: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is common in advanced cirrhosis and is characterized by marked neuropsychiatric abnormalities. However, despite its severity and effects on brain function, the impact of HE on psychological status of patients has ...
N. Fabrellas, Rebeca Moreira, M. Carol, M. Cervera, Glòria de Prada, Martina L Perez, Elena Vázquez, M. Solá, Raúl Sancho, A. Juanola, E. Pose, C. Solé, I. Graupera, E. Solà, P. Kamath, P. Ginés   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Valentina Liakina, Jonas Valantinas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The incidence of portal vein thrombosis at liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1992
The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The thrombosis was classified into four grades.
Iwatsuki, S, Nonami, T, Starzl, TE, Yokoyama, I   +3 more
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Taurocholic Acid Is Associated With Disturbed Functional Connectivity in the Hippocampus of Patients With Depression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies elevated taurocholic acid (TCA) in Major Depressive Disorder patients. Gut microbiome‐associated TCA impairs hippocampal neurogenesis, triggers microglia activation, and elicits depression‐like behavior in mice via the S1PR2. In patients, functional neuroimaging reveals that serum TCA levels correlate with altered functional ...
Xiaoying Cai, Taipeng Sun, Mengzhen Feng, Gang Chen, Junchi Zhou, Hong Zhuang, Dan Wang, Ying Chen, Zhen Cheng, Zhi Xu, Xiao Zheng, Xueli Zhang, Yonggui Yuan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incisional hernia as an unusual cause of hepatic encephalopathy in a 62-year-old man with cirrhosis: a case report

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, Bakir Tulay, Bektas Ahmet, Cure Osman, Gungor Bulent   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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