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Stochastic Modelling Approach to the Incubation Time of Prionic Diseases [PDF]

, 2003
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies like the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans are neurodegenerative diseases for which prions are the attributed pathogenic agents. A widely accepted theory assumes that prion replication is due to a direct interaction between the pathologic (PrPsc) form and ...
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Trends in Characteristics, Mortality, and Other Outcomes of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2019
Importance: Changes in the characteristics of patients with cirrhosis are likely to affect future outcomes and are important to understand in planning for the care of this population.
Chalasani, Naga, Desai, Archita, Ghabril, Marwan, Nephew, Lauren, Orman, Eric S., Patidar, Kavish, Roberts, Anna   +6 more
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Metformin inhibits glutaminase activity and protects against hepatic encephalopathy. [PDF]

PLoS 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, Isidora Ranchal, David Nuñez, María del Mar Díaz-Herrero, Marta Maraver, José Antonio del Campo, Ángela Rojas, Inés Camacho, Blanca Figueruela, Juan D Bautista, Manuel Romero-Gómez   +10 more
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Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis on Quality-of-Life Issues

Drugs, 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
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Aszites, Pfortaderthrombose und hepatische Enzephalopathie bei Leberzirrhose: Aktuelle Therapieempfehlungen [PDF]

, 2012
Treatment of Ascites, Portal Vein Thrombosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver Background: Ascites, portal vein thrombosis and hepatic encephalopathy are important complications of cirrhosis of the liver.
Abecasis R, Acosta S, Alexander L. Gerbes, Als-Nielsen B, Als-Nielsen B, Amitrano L, Amitrano L, Amitrano L, Arroyo V, Bajaj JS, Bellot B, Bismuth M, Córdoba J, D'Avola D, de Franchis V, DeLeve LD, Fiaccadori F, Francoz C, Francoz C, Gerbes AL, Gerbes AL, Gerbes AL, Gines P, Gluud LL, Gülberg V, Han G, Häussinger D, Luca A, Montagnese S, Prasad S, Rajani R, Rivkin A, Rosemurgy AS, Rossle M, Rössle M, Salerno F, Salerno F, Salerno F, Sanyal AJ, Senzolo M, Tarantino G, Tublin ME, Veit Gülberg, Wong F, Wong F, Zillikens MC, Zocco MA   +46 more
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Lactulose enhances neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function in early hepatic encephalopathy

Neural 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, He Liu, Yao Jiang, Ji Zheng, Dong-mei Li, Chao Ji, Yan-yong Liu, Ping-ping Zuo   +7 more
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Targets to improve quality of care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy: data from a multi‐centre cohort

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2019
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can adversely affect outcomes in both in‐patients and out‐patients with cirrhosis.
J. Bajaj, J. O’Leary, P. Tandon, F. Wong, Patrick S. Kamath, S. Biggins, G. Garcia‐Tsao, J. Lai, Michael B. Fallon, P. Thuluvath, Hugo E. Vargas, B. Maliakkal, Ram M. Subramanian, L. Thacker, K. R. Reddy   +14 more
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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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Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication on Hepatic Encephalopathy

مجله 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, Behzad Shariatifar, Shadan Akhtar, Mitra Khodadoostan   +3 more
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Acute Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy with Features on Diffusion-Weighted Images: Report of Two Cases

대한영상의학회지, 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
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