TY - BOOK ID - 7986345 TI - Hepatic encephalopathy AU - Mullen, Kevin D. AU - Prakash, Ravi K. PY - 2012 SN - 1493903896 1617798355 9786613710093 1617798363 1280799706 PB - New York : Humana Press, DB - UniCat KW - Hepatic encephalopathy. KW - Hepatology. KW - Liver -- Diseases. KW - Hepatic encephalopathy KW - Liver Failure KW - Brain Diseases, Metabolic KW - Brain Diseases KW - Hepatic Insufficiency KW - Metabolic Diseases KW - Liver Diseases KW - Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases KW - Central Nervous System Diseases KW - Digestive System Diseases KW - Diseases KW - Nervous System Diseases KW - Hepatic Encephalopathy KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Gastroenterology KW - Encephalopathy, Hepatic KW - Portal-systemic encephalopathy KW - Porto-hepatic encephalopathy KW - Portosystemic encephalopathy KW - Medicine. KW - Gastroenterology. KW - Pathology. KW - Primary care (Medicine). KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Primary Care Medicine. KW - Primary medical care KW - Medical care KW - Disease (Pathology) KW - Medical sciences KW - Medicine, Preventive KW - Internal medicine KW - Digestive organs KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Human biology KW - Life sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - Brain damage KW - Liver KW - Mesocaval shunt KW - Portacaval anastomosis KW - Toxic psychoses KW - Failure KW - Complications KW - Clinical medicine. KW - Emergency medicine. KW - Medicine, Emergency KW - Critical care medicine KW - Disaster medicine KW - Medical emergencies KW - Medicine, Clinical KW - Gastroenterology . UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7986345 AB - Because of the increasing burden of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, there is an explosion in the prevalence of chronic liver failure and hence its complications. The onset of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in these patients has a significant impact on the quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the approach observed by most clinicians to this complex disorder is minimalistic.               Hepatic Encephalopathy provides a comprehensive review on pathophysiology and clinically important aspects in HE. Topics in basic physiology, nitrogen metabolism, new insights into pathogenesis and brain edema are covered in great detail. The authors have made a special effort by simplifying the complex aspects of pathogenesis and diagnosis so that it can be easily understood and applied clinically. This volume also focuses on recent developments regarding diagnoses of subtle forms of HE, also known as minimal or covert HE as well as on new treatments. Hepatic Encephalopathy will be of great value to gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pathologists, medical residents, fellows, internists, and general practitioners who treat patients with hepatic encephalopathy.  . ER -