Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis: Pathology and Pathophysiology

Neuropathology of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhosis is primarily astroglial in nature characterized by Alzheimer type 2 astrocytosis together with activation of microglia indicative of neuroinflammation. Focal loss of neurons may also occur in the basal ganglia, thalamus and cerebellum. Patho...

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Autor principal: Butterworth, Roger F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30706423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40265-018-1017-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30706423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40265-018-1017-0

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