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Hepatic Encephalopathy

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a brain disorder caused by chronic liver failure, particularly in alcoholics with cirrhosis, which results in cognitive, psychiatric, and motor impairments. In these patients, the number of functional liver cells is reduced, and some blood is diverted around the liver...

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Autor principal: Butterworth, Roger F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6668878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15535452