Hepatic encephalopathy is a liver disease that affects the brain. Learn how a new treatment can treat the disease and prevent ...

The performance of neurodegenerative biomarkers—neurofilament light chain (NfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), tau, ...

In this prospective study, 124 patients with hepatic cirrhosis were recruited. The Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score was used to diagnose MHE, and OHE development was observed during a 30 ...

who never had encephalopathy were enrolled. Cirrhosis was diagnosed on a clinical basis involving laboratory tests, endoscopic evidence, sonographic findings and liver histology if available.

Liver disease can be fatal and is often referred to as a silent killer because it can have no symptoms until it is too late.

Dr Ray O’Connor takes a look at the latest clinical papers on metabolic medicine There have been some papers of general ...

“One of the first side effects of declining liver function is that bile flow stalls in your biliary tract. Your liver no longer produces or delivers bile effectively to your small intestine. Instead, ...

mild brain impairment (hepatic encephalopathy), and pruritus (itchy skin, but with no visible rash). As liver disease progresses, it can impact your blood circulation, hormone levels, and ...

[16] In conclusion, lactulose is effective in the primary prophylaxis of overt hepatic encephalopathy.