Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a brain dysfunction caused by a serious form of chronic liver disease called “cirrhosis” and ...

"Encephalopathy" means damage or disease that affects the brain. It happens when there’s been a change in the way your brain works or a change in your body that affects your brain. Those changes lead ...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in acute liver injury signifies a serious prognosis. Brain edema and intracranial hypertension are major causes of death in this syndrome. Comparison of HE in acute liver ...

Background and Aims: Acute variceal bleed (AVB) is an important precipitating factor for development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, there is paucity of data on the role of lactulose for ...

A rare but often fatal complication of the flu is on the rise among young children. A new study warns that cases of acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) – which causes severe brain swelling – are ...

Whether hypothermic therapy improves neurodevelopmental outcomes in newborn infants with asphyxial encephalopathy is uncertain. We performed a randomized trial of infants who were less than 6 hours of ...