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Hyaluronic acid levels predict risk of hepatic encephalopathy and liver-related death in HIV/viral hepatitis coinfected patients [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Whereas it is well established that various soluble biomarkers can predict level of liver fibrosis, their ability to predict liver-related clinical outcomes is less clearly established, in particular among HIV/viral hepatitis co-infected ...
Soriano, V, Christian Pradier, Soriano, Vincent, Amanda Mocroft, Lundgren, JD, Lars, Peters, Rockstroh, Jürgen, Pradier, Christian, LICHTNER, Miriam, Peters, L, Blackard, Jason, Lundgren, Jens D., F. e. In, Knysz, B, Pradier, C, for EuroSIDA in EuroCoord,, VULLO, Vincenzo, Karlsson, Anders, Rauch, A, Mocroft, Amanda, Peters, Lars, Andri Rauch, Kai Zilmer, Jens D Lundgren, Rauch, Andri, Lundgren, Jens D, Anders Karlsson, Rockstroh, J, Zilmer, K, Vincent Soriano, Jürgen Rockstroh, Knysz, Brygida, Jens D. Lundgren, for EuroSIDA in EuroCoord, Mocroft, A, Karlsson, A, Lars Peters, Zilmer, Kai, Brygida Knysz   +38 more
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Inherited metabolic epilepsies–established diseases, new approaches

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Inherited metabolic epilepsies (IMEs) represent the inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) in which epilepsy is a prevailing component, often determining other neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with the disorder. The different metabolic pathways affected by individual IMEs are the basis of their rarity and heterogeneity.
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
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
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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
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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
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Cerebral Phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with chronic hepatic encephalopathy

, 1994
Cerebral phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy was undertaken in 33 patients with biopsyproven cirrhosis: 6 had no evidence of neuropsychiatric impairment on standard clinical, psychometric and electrophysiological testing; 8 had evidence of ...
Sargentoni, J., Taylor-Robinson, S.D., Bryant, D.J., Coutts, G.A., Bell, J.D., Mallalieu, R.J., Morgan, M.Y.   +6 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, Dhiraj Kumar Sah, Young Do Jung, Juhyun Song   +3 more
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Genetic epilepsies with myoclonic seizures: Mechanisms and syndromes

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Genetic epilepsy with myoclonic seizures encompasses a heterogeneous spectrum of conditions, ranging from benign and self‐limiting forms to severe, progressive disorders. While their causes are diverse, a significant proportion stems from genetic abnormalities.
Antonietta Coppola, Marica Rubino, Antonella Riva, Pasquale Striano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutrition and Hepatic Encephalopathy

, 2012
This Chapter evaluates the correlation between malnutrition and hepatic encephalopathy in liver ...
MERLI, Manuela, RIGGIO, Oliviero, Michela Giusto, Manuela Merli, GIUSTO, MICHELA, Oliviero Riggio   +5 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury, Anamika Choudhary, Andy Cheuk‐Him Ng, Cezar Gavrilovici   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source