Minimal hepatic encephalopathy
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that may accompany either acute or chronic liver disease. It is defined as a disturbance of central nervous system function due to hepatic insufficiency and includes a large spectrum of clinical manifestations such as decreased intellectual function, personality disorders, alterations in level of consciousness and neuromuscular dysfunctions. According to the consensus conference of the 11 World Congress of Gastroenterology, it can be classified into 3 major clinical types:
Source: Annals of Gastroenterology
Author: Dimitrios Dimitroulopoulos
Language: English
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2140454773