Hepatic Encephalopathy

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Canadian Liver Foundation: Hepatic Encephalopathy - Overview of this complication of liver disease includes types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Do Ammonia Levels Correlate with Hepatic Encephalopathy? - Explores the connection between ammonia levels and encephalopathy in patients with advanced liver disease.

Hepatic Encephalopathy - Wikipedia article explains what this condition is, how it occurs, different grades, and treatment.

Hepatic Encephalopathy - Section of GI textbook, provides definition, causes, and treatments. Tables include grading scale and common causes by type.

Liver Encephalopathy - Provides definition, description, causes and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of this complication of advanced liver disease.

MedlinePlus: Hepatic Encephalopathy - Illustrated article that discusses the causes, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications.

Merck Manual: Liver Encephalopathy - Describes how this condition occurs, common symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatments.

Understanding the Evaluation & Treatment for Encephalopathy - Explains what it is; evaluation; treatments, including medications and diet changes; and links to additional information. [PDF]