Hepatic encephalopathy: A review

Hepatic encephalopathy: A review

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complication that presents in as many as 28% of patients with cirrhosis, and reported up to ten years after the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Commonly, it is observed in patients with severe hepatic failure and is characterized by neuropsychiatric manifestations that can r...

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Main Authors: Javier Lizardi-Cervera, MD, Paloma Almeda, MD, Luis Guevara, MD, Misael Uribe, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Hepatic failure
encephalopathy
neurological alteration
astrocytes
ammonium
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119321374

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