The term hepatic encephalopathy (HE) covers a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric
abnormalities caused by portal-systemic shunting. The diagnosis requires demonstration of …

HE is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that develops in patients with severe liver diseases, with
portosystemic shunt surgery in the form of diffuse mild brain edema. It is also associated with …

Objectives To assess neurodevelopmental outcomes among participants with biliary atresia
with their native liver at ages 12 months (group 1) and 24 months (group 2), and to evaluate …

Objectives: Children with liver disease have increased risk of long-term cognitive deficits.
We differentiated between the effects of chronic liver disease from that associated with …

Introduction The aim of this work was to detect minimal hepatic encephalopathy (minHE) in
children with diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) and proton magnetic resonance …

Abstract Study Objective: Adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) show significant
autonomic and neuropsychologic deficits, which may derive from damage to insular regions …

Background Hepatic encephalopathy,(HE) although commonly associated with cirrhosis,
has also been reported in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH). The importance of …

Background/Aims This study examined correlates of the brain's neurocognitive performance
among clinically and biochemically normal adult patient with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We …

Objectives: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has been reported in children with
extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO). MHE assessment is restricted to research …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In hepatic encephalopathy (HE), osmotic
stressors promoting brain edema result in a compensatory drop in the astrocyte metabolite …