Brain imaging technology has allowed researchers to conduct rigorous studies of the
dynamic course of alcoholism through periods of drinking, sobriety, and relapse and to gain …

Low‐grade or minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is characterised by relatively mild
neurocognitive impairments, and occurs in a substantial percentage of patients with liver …

Summary The EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) on the management of hepatic
encephalopathy (HE) present evidence-based answers to a set of relevant questions (where …

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major complication that develops in some form and at
some stage in a majority of patients with liver cirrhosis. Overt HE occurs in approximately 30 …

The precise mechanism underlying the neurotoxicity of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is
remains unclear. The dominant view has been that gut-derived nitrogenous toxins are not …

Hyperammonemia is necessary for development of the cerebral complications to liver
disease including hepatic encephalopathy and cerebral edema but the mechanisms are …

Objective Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of liver insufficiency.
While there is widespread acceptance of its importance, there is no consensus on how best …

Chronic liver failure leads to hyperammonemia, a central component in the pathogenesis of
hepatic encephalopathy (HE); however, a correlation between blood ammonia levels and …

Objective Fatigue, mood disturbances and cognitive dysfunction are frequent in patients
infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who have mild liver disease. The reason is still unclear …

Background The psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES) is a battery of
neuropsychological tests used in the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) …