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Hepatic Encephalopathy: Definition, Clinical Grading and Diagnostic Principles

In general, hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is defined as a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portal-systemic blood shunting. This article relates to the so-called type C HE: that is, HE in patients with liver cirrhosis. It manifests as a wide spectrum of neurological or psychiatric...

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Autor principal: Weissenborn, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30706420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40265-018-1018-z