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Metformin inhibits glutaminase activity and protects against hepatic encephalopathy. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
AIM: To investigate the influence of metformin use on liver dysfunction and hepatic encephalopathy in a retrospective cohort of diabetic cirrhotic patients.
Javier Ampuero   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Population‐Based Cohort of Americans With Cirrhosis

open access: yesHepatology Communications, 2019
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a devastating complication of cirrhosis. Data are limited regarding the incidence of and risk factors for HE among contemporary patients in the context of the shifting epidemiology of cirrhosis.
E. Tapper   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lactulose enhances neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function in early hepatic encephalopathy

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2015
Lactulose is known to improve cognitive function in patients with early hepatic encephalopathy; however, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood.
Nan Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis: Pathology and Pathophysiology

open access: yesDrugs, 2019
Neuropathology of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhosis is primarily astroglial in nature characterized by Alzheimer type 2 astrocytosis together with activation of microglia indicative of neuroinflammation. Focal loss of neurons may also occur in the
R. Butterworth
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pharmacological effects of gastrodin: Insight into neurological diseases and mechanism in ferroptosis and pyroptosis

open access: yesIbrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 74-83, Spring 2025.
Pharmacological effects of gastrodin include prevention and treatment of cognitive decline and reperfusion injuries, anticonvulsion, antiepilepsy, antidepressants, and analgesia, which are related to antiferroptosis and antipyroptosis. Abstract Gastrodin, as an effective monomer of gastrodia elata, plays a significant role in anti‐inflammatory ...
Xue Zheng, Jing Li, Zhao‐Qiong Zhu
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy with Features on Diffusion-Weighted Images: Report of Two Cases

open access: yes대한영상의학회지, 2015
Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy is a rare toxic encephalopathy caused by accumulated plasma ammonia. A few literatures are reported about MRI findings of acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy.
Ja Young Kim, In Kyu Yu
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis on Quality-of-Life Issues

open access: yesDrugs, 2019
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) has a major impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients, which has clinical and psychosocial consequences.
S. Montagnese, J. Bajaj
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Surgical site infections and sepsis in gynecological surgery

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite advancements in infection control, surgical site infections (SSIs) and postoperative sepsis remain significant challenges in gynecological surgery, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. In low‐income countries, circulatory failure due to septic shock leads to most deaths after surgery, with sepsis ...
Cristina Taliento   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication on Hepatic Encephalopathy

open access: yesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2008
Background: Until now, Ammonia has been considered to have a major role in pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. It is probable that helicobacter pylori )H.
Ahmad Shavakhi   +3 more
doaj  

Clinical progress note: Varicella Zoster

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) is the etiologic agent responsible for varicella and herpes zoster (shingles). Nonimmune children and adults acutely infected with VZV typically experience a vesicular and pruritic rash that progresses from the face and trunk and generalizes to the extremities, accompanied by an oral enanthem along with symptoms of
Sirey Zhang, Adam L. Hersh, T. W. Jones
wiley   +1 more source

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