Hepatic encephalopathy starts when your liver gets damaged from a disease youve had a long time, like chronic hepatitis, reyes syndrome, or cirrhosis. The cirrhosis is a frequent suffering, with a high mortality in our country. Diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy core. Diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy this is a pdf version of the following document. Maria virginia reggiardo, del libro medicina intensiva, dr. Cirrosis hepatica american college of gastroenterology. Hepatic encephalopathy definition,nomenclature, diagnosis, and quantification. Eh is usually triggered by a precipitating factor and occurs in patients with severely impaired hepatic function. Tiene entre sus causas fundamentales alcoholismo y hepatitis viral c. Hepatic encephalopathy eh is a severe complication of hepatic cirrhosis that is characterized by multiple neuropsychiatric manifestations. Hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis article pdf available in journal of translational internal medicine 51 march 2017 with 422 reads how we measure reads. Pdf encefalopatia hepatica y ascitis del paciente cirrotico. Las personas con cirrosis hepatica en etapa temprana generalmente no tienen sintomas.
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