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....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction, Nomenclature and Classification of Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Role of Ammonia in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Neuro-inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy.-Inflammation and Hepatic Encephalopathy.-Oxidative Stress in Hepatic Encephalopathy.-The Role of Natural Benzodiazepines Receptor Ligands in Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Diagnosis of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy.-  Diagnosis of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
• The Electroencephalogram in Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Brain Imaging in Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Disaccharides in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy.-Antibiotic Treatment for Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Ornithine phenylacetate: A novel strategy for the treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy.- Sleep Disorders and Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Hepatic Encephalopathy and Driving
• Nutrition and Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
• Quality of Life in Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Liver transplantation and Hepatic Encephalopathy
• Future of Hepatic Encephalopathy.