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Nutritional assessment in cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy
(2015-01-01)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is one of the worst complications of liver disease and can be greatly influenced by nutritional status. Ammonia metabolism, inflammation and muscle wasting are relevant processes in HE ...
Assentment of the influence of liver cirrhosis and minimal hepatic encephalopathy on quality of life
(HCPA/FAMED/UFRGS, 2014)
Fulminant hepatic failure Insuficiencia hepática fulminante
(2002)
Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is an acute and eventually fatal illness, caused by a severe hepatocyte damage with massive necrosis. Its hallmarks are hepatic encephalopathy and a prolonged prothrombin time (<40%). FHF ...
Which of the branched-chain amino acids increases cerebral blood flow in hepatic encephalopathy? A double-blind randomized trial
(2018-01-01)
Branched-chain amino acids increase the brain perfusion of patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE), but the amino acid and the mechanisms involved are still unknown. This study compared brain perfusion and clinical ...
Lower values of handgrip strength and adductor pollicis muscle thickness are associated with hepatic encephalopathy manifestations in cirrhotic patients
(2016-08-01)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a late complication of liver cirrhosis and is clearly associated with poor outcomes. Chronic liver insufficiency leads to progressive muscle wasting, impairing ammonia metabolism and thus ...
Therapeutic dilemma : alcohol withdrawal syndrome and concurrent hepatic encephalopathy. A case report
Alcohol use disorder is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Alcoholic liver disease is a common complication of this disorder, and hepatic encephalopathy is a serious complication of alcoholic ...
Estudo das alterações eletrocorticográficas na insuficiência hepática aguda experimental.
(1986-10-01)
The aim of this study was to test the application and value of electrocorticography (ECG) in the early diagnosis and characterization of electrocorticograms changes on experimental fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). Our ...
Estudo das alterações eletrocorticográficas na insuficiência hepática aguda experimental.
(1986-10-01)
The aim of this study was to test the application and value of electrocorticography (ECG) in the early diagnosis and characterization of electrocorticograms changes on experimental fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). Our ...