Hepatic Encephalopathy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mullen, Kevin D. (Editor), Prakash, Ravi K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2012.
• Series: Clinical Gastroenterology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Hepatology.; Pathology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.

Because of the increasing burden of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, there is an explosion in the prevalence of chronic liver failure and hence its complications. The onset of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in these patients has a significant impact on the quality of life, morbidity and mortality....