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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy
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 ...
Luis Eduardo Zamora Nava +1 more
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Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013 Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is the earliest form of hepatic encephalopathy and can affect up to 80% of cirrhotic patients. By definition, it has no obvious clinical manifestation and is characterized by neurocognitive impairment in attention ...
Laura M Stinton, Saumya Jayakumar
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Chronotypology and melatonin alterations in minimal hepatic encephalopathy [PDF]
Journal of Circadian Rhythms, 2009 Background "Minimal (subclinical) hepatic encephalopathy" is a term that describes impairment of every day life activities in cirrhosis patients without clinical neurologic abnormalities.
Polychronopoulos Panagiotis +3 more
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Diagnosis of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Using Neuropsychometric Tests
Gastroenterologìa, 2015 Hepatic encephalopathy is threatening complication of both acute and chronic liver failure. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is the initial stage of encephalopathy, has no neurological symptoms with the manifestation of cognitive impairment, and therefore ...
V.B. Yahmur +2 more
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Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2012 Hepatic encephalopathy can be a serious complication of acute liver failure and chronic liver diseases, predominantly liver cirrhosis. Hyperammonemia plays the most important role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy.
Irena Ciećko-Michalska +3 more
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy - from cirrhosis to neurological disorders [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and SportIntroduction and aim Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is a subtle but significant brain dysfunction resulting from chronic liver damage, with symptoms that can be difficult to detect.
Jakub Jarmołowicz +5 more
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The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis affect hundreds of millions of patients all over the world. The majority of patients with cirrhosis will eventually develop complications related to portal hypertension.
Wissam Bleibel, Abdullah M. S. Al-Osaimi
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Qualifying and quantifying minimal hepatic encephalopathy
Metabolic Brain Disease, 2015 Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is the term applied to the neuropsychiatric status of patients with cirrhosis who are unimpaired on clinical examination but show alterations in neuropsychological tests exploring psychomotor speed/executive function and/or in neurophysiological variables. There is no gold standard for the diagnosis of this syndrome.
Morgan, Marsha Y +8 more
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Role of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in road traffic accidents
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2019 Background The term minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is defined as encephalopathy that does not lead to clinically overt cognitive dysfunction but can have an impact on quality of life, risk of involvement in road traffic accidents, and ability to ...
Mohammad Mohai El-Din Awad +5 more
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Evaluation and Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Current Status and Future Directions
Gut and Liver, 2016 Hepatic encephalopathy is a spectrum of neurocognitive manifestations often seen in patients with liver injury or rarely in patients with portosystemic shunting without liver injury.
Duminda Suraweera +2 more
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