Hepatic Encephalopathy Clinical Challenges and Opportunities

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; antibiotic resistance; autonomic testing; bile acids; brain energy crisis; capsules; cirrhosis; cognitive function; coma; delirium; dietary intervention; encephalopathy; enema; epidemiology; gluconeogenesis; hepatic encephalopathy; hospitalizations; hyperammonemia; idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension; ketogenesis; liver; liver cirrhosis; liver disease; liver failure; minimal hepatic encephalopathy; mitochondria; mortality; myosteatosis; n/a; nerve conduction; non-absorbable disaccharides; portal vein thrombosis; porto-sinusoidal vascular liver disease; porto-systemic shunt; protein caloric-malnutrition; quality of life; rifaximin; sarcopenia; sleep disorders; therapy; thermal sensitivity; transjugular portosystemic intrahepatic shunt
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 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complex neurological syndrome, characteristic of patients with liver disease, that causes a wide and complex spectrum of nonspecific neurological and psychiatric manifestations, ranging from a subclinical entity such as minimal or covert hepatic encephalopathy to a deep form in which a complete alteration of consciousness can be observed: overt hepatic encephalopathy. Both minimal and overt hepatic encephalopathy have a high impact on patients, caregivers, and national health services, driving substantial consumption of economic resources. In this Special Issue, we discussed the current state-of-the-art research, address ongoing knowledge gaps, and ongoing controversies related to the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapeutic management of hepatic encephalopathy.