The pathogenic role of precipitating factors, well-recognized in the encephalopathy of cirrhosis, is often overlooked in ALF. Patients with acute liver failure may develop encephalopathy from the ...

In the previous section, we analyzed paradigms that have evolved from experimental models. Clinical observations support the role of such pathophysiological mechanisms. As a consequence of the ...

The end product of ammonia metabolism is urea, which is excreted through urine. In advanced liver disease, damaged hepatocytes and portosystemic shunts are unable to properly metabolize and ...

Liver disease is any disease that directly affects your liver. Unlike acute liver failure, which happens suddenly, liver disease progresses slowly over time. Some types of liver disease ...

In this prospective study, 124 patients with hepatic cirrhosis were recruited. The Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy ... and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and MELD-Na scores ...