… There were three main discussants, Drs Juan Cordoba, Kevin Mullen and Marsha Morgan,
whose related presentations set the stage for a vigorous discussion among the attendees in …

The term hepatic encephalopathy (HE) includes a spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities
occurring in patients with liver dysfunction. Most cases are associated with cirrhosis and …

Diagnostic methods of modern medicine allow the recognition of functional abnormalities
before the appearance of symptoms. Early recognition of impairment may allow the avoidance …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with cirrhosis hospitalized for an acute decompensation (AD)
and organ failure are at risk for imminent death and considered to have acute-on-chronic …

The 16S rRNA gene sequences of 34 named and unnamed clostridial strains were determined
by PCR direct sequencing and were compared with more than 80 previously determined …

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 was …

Bacterial infections are very common and represent one of the most important reasons of
progression of liver failure, development of liver-related complications, and mortality in patients …

… J. Cordoba has served as a consultant to Ocera. A. Gerbes has served as a consultant to
CSL … Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain. …

… Zieve L, Doizaki WM, Zieve J. Synergism between mercaptans and ammonia or fatty
acids … Reding P, Duchateau J, Bataille C. Oral zinc supplementation improves hepatic …

Juan Córdoba and colleagues raise the issue of liver function as a possible confounding
factor in assessing the value of drugs for hepatic encephalopathy. This variable will be an …