It is with the latter form, referred to herein as "hepatic encephalopathy," that this report is concerned. During the past ten years 24 cases of severe chronic hepatic or portal–systemic ...

To the Editor: We have studied the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy to observe more accurately the relation between the neurologic manifestations and the enteral loading test of protein ...

To resolve the question of a hepatic component in the metabolic encephalopathy, a provocative load of ammonium chloride was administered by mouth, and after 12 gm. had been given over a twenty ...

Overt hepatic encephalopathy is a brain disorder that happens when your liver is so damaged that it can no longer clean toxins from your blood. These toxins—especially one called ammonia —build up and ...

THE term "hepatic coma" is used in this report to A refer to patients with diseases of the liver or portal circulation who manifest varying degrees of encephalopathy. The term itself is confusing ...

Research from the University of Michigan suggests that one day a phone app could be able to detect the development of hepatic ...

The drug treatment rifaximin is commonly used to treat hepatic encephalopathy, yet treatment retention remains low. Our research demonstrates that the cost of rifaximin is too high in the United ...

Bajaj said less than half of patients with cognitive complaints seen in a specialized clinic had covert or minimal hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Rather, they are really dealing with dementia ...

A speech rate of less than 137 words per minute was tied to higher risk for overt hepatic encephalopathy. Speech analysis surpassed animal naming test in spotting minimal hepatic encephalopathy.

Through their model, minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) could be confirmed in 10 min. "The initial aim is how could we help patients before it is too late.", says Dr. Fu. As one of the crucial ...