| hepatic encephalopathy |
a condition usually occurring secondarily to advanced disease of the liver but also seen in the course of any severe disease or in patients with portacaval shunts. It is marked by disturbances of consciousness which may progress to deep coma (hepatic coma), psychiatric changes of varying degree, flapping tremor, and fetor hepaticus. Called also portal-systemic e.
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| hepatic encephalopathy |
is a serious complication of advanced liver disease caused by toxins, that the liver is no more able to remove from the bloodstream. It is clinically manifested by personality changes and impaired intellectual ability, awareness, and neuromuscular functioning.
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| hepatic encephalopathy |
Abnormal brain function caused by passage of toxic substances from the liver to the blood.
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| hepatic encephalopathy |
A condition which is used to describe the deleterious effects of liver failure on the central nervous system. Features include confusion ranging to unresponsiveness (coma). A common cause is alcoholic cirrhosis. Treatment includes the binding and elimination of ammonia in the intestinal tract. General life support including respiratory support and cardiovascular support may also be required.
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