"Hepatic Encephalopathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes (see REFLEX, BABINSKI). ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY may demonstrate triphasic waves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)
| Descriptor ID |
D006501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.308.500.356 C10.228.140.163.360 C18.452.132.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatic Encephalopathy- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Hepatic
- Hepatic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Hepatic
- Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy
- Portal Systemic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathy, Portal-Systemic
- Encephalopathies, Portal-Systemic
- Encephalopathy, Portal Systemic
- Portal-Systemic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Portosystemic
- Hepatocerebral Encephalopathy
- Portosystemic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Portosystemic
- Portosystemic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Hepatocerebral
- Encephalopathies, Hepatocerebral
- Hepatocerebral Encephalopathies
Hepatic Coma- Hepatic Coma
- Coma, Hepatic
- Comas, Hepatic
- Hepatic Comas
Hepatic Stupor- Hepatic Stupor
- Hepatic Stupors
- Stupor, Hepatic
- Stupors, Hepatic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatic Encephalopathy" by people in Profiles.
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Acute hepatic encephalopathy and multiorgan failure in sickle cell disease and COVID-19. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 05; 68(5):e28874.
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Probiotics: Versatile Bioactive Components in Promoting Human Health. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Aug 27; 56(9).
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Successful urgent liver transplant due to fulminant autoimmune hepatitis during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Nov; 43(9):537-538.
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Variability and Lability of Ammonia Levels in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Cirrhosis: Implications for Trial Design and Clinical Practice. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 05; 115(5):783-785.
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Liver stiffness and fibrosis-4 alone better predict liver events compared with aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus co-infected patients from ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov; 31(11):1387-1396.
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Effect of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding manifestations at admission on the in-hospital outcomes of liver cirrhosis: hematemesis versus melena without hematemesis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov; 31(11):1334-1341.
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Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy is Associated with Increased Cerebral Vascular Resistance. A Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Study. Sci Rep. 2019 10 25; 9(1):15373.
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Health-related quality of life in patients with compensated and decompensated liver cirrhosis. Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Dec; 70:54-59.
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Letter to the Editor: Proton Pump Inhibitors in Cirrhosis: A Marker of Morbid Conditions or a Cause of Mortality? Hepatology. 2019 08; 70(2):761-762.
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Clinical Predictors for Poor Quality of Life in Patients With Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2019 08; 53(7):e303-e307.