Hepatic Encephalopathy
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy
... on Hepatic Encephalopathy and Ni- trogen Metabolism (ISHEN), the neuropsychological batteries, PHES and RBANS, have been proposed for consideration as gold standards for the diagnosis of MHE because they ...
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Observational Cohort Study of Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
... Introduction and aim. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt- ing (TIPS). It is associated with a reduced quality of life and poor prognosis. ...
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Nutritional support in the treatment of chronic hepatic encephalopathy
... in hepatic ence- phalopathy ...day. Hepatic encephalopathy should not be a reason to limit the protein content of the diet, and the requirements are ...severe hepatic ence- phalopathy (grades ...
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Bacterial infections associated with hepatic encephalopathy: Prevalence and outcome
... Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major sign of severe liver disease and the impact of associated bacterial in- fectious should be better ...Cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, spon- taneous ...
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Persistent hepatic encephalopathy secondary to portosystemic shunt occluded with Amplatzer device
... Hepatic encephalopathy is a frequent complication of cirrhosis, when this event becomes persistent, treatment compliance should be verified and any precipitating factor need to be ...persistence ...
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Rapid identification system of frontal dysfunction in subclinical hepatic encephalopathy
... Our study demonstrates a strong association among all psychometric tests, in particular between FAB and TCPT, and NPI and CIR (p < 0.001) (Table 5). Since the associa- tion between FAB and TPCT was the strongest ...
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Serum Electrolyte Levels and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Hepatic Encephalopathy
... Introduction and aims. Serum electrolyte derangements are common in patients with decompensated cirrhosis hospitalized for hepatic encephalopathy. There are limited data describing the association between ...
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Oral Acetyl L Carnitine treatment in hepatic encephalopathy: view of evidence based medicine
... with hepatic encephalopa- ...with hepatic encephalopathy assessing whether Acetyl-L-Carnitine an effective therapy or ...with hepatic encephalopathy, totaling 249 with subclinical ...
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How to diagnose hepatic encephalopathy in the emergency department
... of hepatic encephalopathy result from a defective liver function in addition to other contributing factors like infec- tion or ...of hepatic encephalopa- thy in the Emergency ...
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Gene Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Hyperammonemia in a Rat Model of Hepatic Encephalopathy
... aim. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), caused by hyperammonemia resulting from liver disease, is a spectrum of neuropsychiatric and motor disorders that can lead to ...
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Brain edema in acute liver failure A window to the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy
... Hepatic encephalopathy of chronic liver disease and brain edema of acute liver failure have been considered two distinct and unrelated clinical entities for many ...spectrum. Hepatic ...
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Efficacy of oral L ornithine L aspartate in cirrhotic patients with hyperammonemic hepatic encephalopathy
... portosystemic encephalopathy index ...minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has no apparent manifesta- tions to clinical observers, the primary outcome measure is based on the results of ...
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Low phase angle is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis.
... The main benefits of this study are the prospective design and the long-term follow-up, which is essential to evaluate the causal effect of cachexia in the devel- opment of hepatic encephalopathy, thus it ...
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A Head CT is Unnecessary in the Initial Evaluation of A Cirrhotic Patient with Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy
... with hepatic encephalopathy were ...of hepatic encephalopathy where a head CT was ...in hepatic encephalopathy was 4% (6/147) and ...INR, encephalopathy grade and MELD ...
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Olfactory Function is Affected in Patients with Cirrhosis Depending on the Severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy
... Introduction and aim. Olfactory functions are altered to a variable degree by chronic liver disease. Few studies including only small populations of patients emphasized the possibility of hepatic ...
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Albumin dialysis with molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in liver failure
... Acute, acute-on-chronic and chronic liver diseases are major health issues worldwide, and most cases end with the need for liver transplantation. Up to 90% of the patients die waiting for an organ to be transplan- ted. ...
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Hepatic encephalopathy, ammonia, glutamate, glutamine and oxidative stress
... 22. Hamberger A, Hedquist B, Lundborg H, Nystrom B. Hippocam- pal glutamate release after porta cava anastomosis: reduced sen- sitivity to ammonia inhibition. J Neurosci Res 1980; 5: 313-322. 23. McArdle P, Penning DH, ...
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The burden of hepatic encephalopathy in Latin America
... Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by changes in cognitive func- tion, behavior, and personality, as well as by transient neurological symptoms and electroencephalogra- ...
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Hepatic encephalopathy: A review
... considered against the risk of developing hepatic encephal- opathy. In patients with ascitis, it is better to perform para- centesis or to use diuretics. When prescribing diuretics, they should be used in low ...
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy Should we treat it?
... Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is consi- dered to be the first stage of this clinical course. It is defined as HE without symptoms on clinical/neu- rological examination but with mild cognitive ...
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