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Hepatic Encephalopathy hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a brain disorder caused by chronic liver failure,particularly in Characteristics and Diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh27-3/240-246.htm
Extractions: - WHAT'S NEW - Updated Clinician's Guide NIAAA Newsletter Updated Website for Middle Schoolers Initiative on Underage Drinking NESARC Public Use Data Files Current NIAAA Newsletter College Drinking Prevention Web Site Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Key words: hepatic encephalopathy; toxic drug effect; neurotoxicity; alcoholic liver cirrhosis; symptom; diagnosis; brain damage; impaired balance and coordination; ammonia; manganese; neuroimaging; positron emission tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; drug therapy; dialysis; liver; organ transplantation This article describes the characteristics and diagnosis of HE and the changes in brain cell structure associated with this condition. The article also reviews imaging techniques that allow researchers to study changes in brain structure and function occurring in patients with HE and describes the contributions of ammonia and manganese to the development of HE, as elucidated by these techniques. Finally, the article explores some approaches currently used or being investigated for treating patients with HE resulting from alcoholic liver disease. Characteristics and Diagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Extractions: - WHAT'S NEW - Updated Clinician's Guide NIAAA Newsletter Updated Website for Middle Schoolers Initiative on Underage Drinking NESARC Public Use Data Files Current NIAAA Newsletter College Drinking Prevention Web Site Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Cells from patient with hepatic encephalopathy Brain cells called astrocytes from a 51-year-old alcoholic patient with cirrhosis who died in a coma (hepatic encephalopathy [HE]). The image shows both normal astrocytes (N), which have dark nuclei, and Alzheimer type II astrocytes (Alz), characteristic of HE, which have pale, enlarged nuclei. Source: Butterworth, R.F. Hepatic encephalopathy. Download this file as a PDF Prepared: February 2005 Home NIH Home DHHS Home
Extractions: 3D Tour of the Vattikuti Institute About the Institute The Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy Prostate Cancer ... Health Encyclopedia Back to main Health Information page Digestive system organs Definition: Hepatic encephalopathy is brain and nervous system damage that occurs as a complication of liver disorders. It is characterized by various neurologic symptoms including changes in reflexes, changes in consciousness , and behavior changes that can range from mild to severe. Alternative Names: Hepatic coma; Encephalopathy - hepatic Causes And Risk: Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders affecting the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis ) and conditions where blood circulation bypasses the liver. The exact cause of the disorder is unknown. However, when the liver cannot properly metabolize and detoxify substances in the body, toxic substances build up in the bloodstream. One substance believed to be particularly toxic to the central nervous system is ammonia , which is produced by the body when proteins are digested, but is normally detoxified by the liver. Many other substances may also accumulate in the body and contribute to damage to the nervous system.
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Extractions: Appointments Medical Services Health Information Find a Doctor Search: Search Encyclopedia: List of Topics Print This Page  Liver Disease Digestive system organs Definition: Hepatic encephalopathy is brain and nervous system damage that occurs as a complication of liver disorders. It is characterized by various neurologic symptoms including changes in reflexes, changes in consciousness , and behavior changes that can range from mild to severe. Alternative Names: Hepatic coma; Encephalopathy - hepatic Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders affecting the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis ) and conditions where blood circulation bypasses the liver. The exact cause of the disorder is unknown. However, when the liver cannot properly metabolize and detoxify substances in the body, toxic substances build up in the bloodstream. One substance believed to be particularly toxic to the central nervous system is ammonia , which is produced by the body when proteins are digested, but is normally detoxified by the liver. Many other substances may also accumulate in the body and contribute to damage to the nervous system.
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Extractions: hepatic encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy is a metabolic disorder of the central nervous system and neuromuscular system that may complicate liver failure from any cause. It is particularly associated with advanced cirrhosis on account of the diffuse parenchymal damage and portosystemic shunting. The features depend on the aetiology and precipitating factors, eventually developing into stupor and then coma. Some aetiologies of the hepatic failure, for example paracetamol overdose, can precipitate this condition within three or four days, with a very rapid progression through the grades of encephalopathy. Other aetiologies, for example viral hepatitis, are associated with a much more variable onset. The grade of the encephalopathy can be used to predict the prognosis - for example grades I and II have and excellent prognosis, grades III and IV have poorer prognoses with the development of complications.
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Extractions: A normally functioning liver metabolizes and detoxifies substances formed in the body during the digestive process. Impaired liver function allows substances like ammonia (formed when the body digests protein), some fatty acids, phenol, and mercaptans to escape into the bloodstream. From there, they may penetrate the blood-brain barrier, affect the central nervous system (CNS), and lead to hepatic coma. Hepatic coma is most common in patients with chronic liver disease. It occurs in 50-70% of all those with cirrhosis
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Extractions: Help Center View Basket Checkout Hepatic encephalopathy DESCRIPTION Hepatic encephalopathy is brain and nervous system damage that occurs as a complication of liver disorders. It is characterized by various neurologic symptoms including changes in reflexes, changes in consciousness, and behavior changes that can range from mild to severe. Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders affecting the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis) and conditions where blood circulation bypasses the liver. The exact cause of the disorder is unknown. However, when the liver cannot properly metabolize and detoxify substances in the body, toxic substances build up in the bloodstream. One substance believed to be particularly toxic to the central nervous system is ammonia, which is produced by the body when proteins are digested, but is normally detoxified by the liver. Many other substances may also accumulate in the body and contribute to damage to the nervous system. In people with otherwise stable liver disorders, hepatic encephalopathy may be triggered by episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding, excessive intake of dietary protein, electrolyte abnormalities (especially decrease in potassium, which may result from vomiting or treatments such as diuretics or paracentesis), infections, renal disease, and procedures that shunt blood past the liver.
