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Concise review of current concepts on nomenclature and pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy

by
Ilona Savlan
1,
Valentina Liakina
1,2 and
Jonas Valantinas
1,*
1
Centre of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Dietetics, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2
Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Mechanics, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2014, 50(2), 75-81; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2014.06.008
Submission received: 12 December 2013 / Accepted: 24 April 2014 / Published: 27 June 2014
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Abstract

Hepatic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric complication of liver cirrhosis the symptoms of which may vary from imperceptible to severe, invaliding, and even lethal. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is also important because of its tendency to impair patients' cognitive functions and quality of life.
The polyetiological pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy is intensively studied. A general consensus exists that not only excess of ammonia but also inflammatory, oxidative, and other processes are significant in the development of hepatic encephalopathy.
Keywords: Encephalopathy; Cirrhosis; Pathogenesis Encephalopathy; Cirrhosis; Pathogenesis

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Savlan, I.; Liakina, V.; Valantinas, J. Concise review of current concepts on nomenclature and pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy. Medicina 2014, 50, 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2014.06.008

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Savlan I, Liakina V, Valantinas J. Concise review of current concepts on nomenclature and pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy. Medicina. 2014; 50(2):75-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2014.06.008

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Savlan, Ilona, Valentina Liakina, and Jonas Valantinas. 2014. "Concise review of current concepts on nomenclature and pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy" Medicina 50, no. 2: 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2014.06.008

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