Hepatic encephalopathy: Novel insights into classification, pathophysiology and therapy

CF Rose, P Amodio, JS Bajaj, RK Dhiman… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and serious complication of both chronic liver
disease and acute liver failure. HE manifests as a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric …

[HTML][HTML] New assessment of hepatic encephalopathy

J Córdoba - Journal of hepatology, 2011 - Elsevier
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of cirrhosis that requires careful
appraisal of the clinical manifestations, evaluation of the underlying neurological disorders …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the European …

H Vilstrup, P Amodio, J Bajaj, J Cordoba… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
They selected references within their field of expertise and experience and graded the
references according to the GRADE system. 1 The selection of references for the guideline …

Hepatic encephalopathy

J Córdoba, B Mínguez - Seminars in liver disease, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Hepatic encephalopathy is a severe complication of cirrhosis that is related to the effects of
ammonia. Analysis of interorgan ammonia trafficking has identified an important role of …

[HTML][HTML] Early withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors and everolimus monotherapy in de novo liver transplant recipients preserves renal function

M Masetti, R Montalti, G Rompianesi… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
We designed a randomized trial to assess whether the early withdrawal of cyclosporine
(CsA) followed by the initiation of everolimus (Evr) monotherapy in de novo liver …

[PDF][PDF] Neurological complications occurring after liver transplantation: role of risk factors, hepatic encephalopathy, and acute (on chronic) brain injury

N Weiss, D Thabut - Liver Transplantation, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) remains the only way to definitively cure patients with
the most severe liver diseases. Because the survival rate is now fairly high, important …

Hyponatremic and hepatic encephalopathies: similarities, differences and coexistence

J Córdoba, R García-Martinez, M Simón-Talero - Metabolic brain disease, 2010 - Springer
Hyponatremic and hepatic encephalopathy are common causes of metabolic
encephalopathy that may coexist in patients with cirrhosis. The clinical picture is common to …

[PDF][PDF] Cognitive impairment and electroencephalographic alterations before and after liver transplantation: what is reversible?

F Campagna, S Montagnese, S Schiff… - Liver …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of liver transplantation (LT) on mental performance is debated, as is the role of
pretransplant overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Recent topics on the mechanisms of immunosuppressive therapy-related neurotoxicities

W Zhang, N Egashira, S Masuda - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although transplantation procedures have been developed for patients with end-stage
hepatic insufficiency or other diseases, allograft rejection still threatens patient health and …

[HTML][HTML] Intensive care management of liver transplanted patients

P Feltracco, S Barbieri, H Galligioni… - World journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Advances in pre-transplant treatment of cirrhosis-related organ dysfunction, intraoperative
patient management, and improvements in the treatment of rejection and infections have …