Serum zinc is often deficient in patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), according to a study published online in the September issue of the Journal of Family Medicine and ...

MILAN — Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), also known as intestinal microbiota transplantation, significantly reduced recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy compared with placebo in patients with ...

When the liver fails, toxins—such as ammonia—that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain. The result is hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a devastating neurological complication of ...

"Post-TIPS HE [hepatic encephalopathy] may reflect the patients' overall vulnerability leading to an increased risk for complications and thus explaining the overall poorer prognosis of these patients ...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disturbances arising from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Central to its development is hyperammonaemia, resulting from impaired ...

Bausch Health’s gastroenterology business arm, Salix, is using its new spot for Xifaxan to educate patients with cirrhosis of the liver about the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). Up to 80% ...

The descent into dementia can feel like traversing a minefield, coming across new symptoms without the hope of a cure. But some dementia patients, even up to 10% of people diagnosed with the condition ...

A new study of aging U.S. veterans finds that one in every 10 who have been diagnosed with dementia might actually have brain impairments caused by liver cirrhosis. It's a condition called hepatic ...

As many as 10% of older U.S. veterans diagnosed with dementia may suffer instead from reversible cognitive decline caused by advanced liver disease, according to an analysis from the Virginia ...

Share on Pinterest Actor Bellamy Young shares details about her late father’s battle with hepatic encephalopathy, a complication that can occur in people living with cirrhosis that affects their ...