The burden of hepatic encephalopathy in Latin America

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by changes in cognitive function, behavior, and personality, as well as by transient neurological symptoms and electroencephalographic changes, which occur in the context of acute or chronic liver failure. Cirrhosis is the main...

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Main Authors: Milagros Dávalos Moscol, Carla Bustios Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119316035