However, the exact mechanism remains unclear
Hepatic encephalopathy or portal-systemic encephalopathy represents a reversible impairment of neuropsychiatric function associated with impaired hepatic function
Other symptoms may include movement problems, changes in mood, or changes in personality
Hepatic Encephalopathy in Chronic Liver Disease [updated August 2014] Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent complication and one of the most debilitating manifestations of liver disease, severely affecting the lives of patients and their caregivers
Manifestations include cognitive and behavioral dysfunction (eg, confusion, obtundation, coma) and neuromuscular dysfunction (eg, flapping tremor A battery of computer-based psychological tests given to seven patients with chronic hepatic encephalopathy showed them to be intellectually impaired, particularly on speed-based measures, as compared with general hospital patients and with patients with cirrhosis but without clinical or electroencephalographic evidence of encephalopathy
Metabolic disorders of the brain in chronic hepatic encephalopathy detected with H-1 MR spectroscopy
The utility of categorizing the severity of HE accurately and efficiently serves not only to provide practical functional
Classification Hepatic encephalopathy should be classified according to all of the following four factors
Portosystemic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs when portosystemic shunting allows absorbed products that are normally detoxified by the liver to reach the brain
Successful use of vancomycin hydrochloride in the treatment of lactulose resistant chronic hepatic encephalopathy