Acute liver failure (ALF) in children differs from ... do not demonstrate classical features of encephalopathy and the definition of ALF has been revised to include patients with advanced ...

This study shows that the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy was lower in cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed treated with lactulose as compared with patients not treated with ...

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 ...

In another report, the use of MARS for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure showed an improvement in hepatic encephalopathy, but not in systemic hemodynamic parameters or renal function.