Inflammation and hepatic encephalopathy
β Scribed by Coltart, Iona; Tranah, Thomas H.; Shawcross, Debbie L.
- Book ID
- 123210020
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 888 KB
- Volume
- 536
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9861
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Because of the increasing burden of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, there is an explosion in the prevalence of chronic liver failure and hence its complications. The onset of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in these patients has a significant impact on the quality of life, morbidity and mortality.
## H epatic encephalopathy (HE), the neuropsychiatric manifestation of liver disease, incorporates a spectrum of manifestations ranging from minimal derangements in neuropsychological function to confusion and coma. Over the past 10 years, studies have confirmed the strong association between hype