Semin Liver Dis. 2008;28(1):70-80. Magnetic resonance of the brain has become a standard technique for the assessment of patients with neurological manifestations. In patients with cirrhosis ...

Hepatic encephalopathy is a liver disease that affects the brain. Learn how a new treatment can treat the disease and prevent ...

In the previous section, we analyzed paradigms that have evolved from experimental models. Clinical observations support the role of such pathophysiological mechanisms. As a consequence of the ...

Discover a study in which non-selective β-blockers have demonstrated significant potential in preventing decompensation.

Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, occurs when excess fat accumulates in liver cells. Commonly associated with ...

Hepatic encephalopathy: This condition occurs when a person's liver is too damaged to process ammonia as it should. This causes a buildup of ammonia in the blood that eventually travels to the brain, ...

High ammonia levels are toxic and cause symptoms such as headache, confusion, disorientation, excessive sleepiness, and difficulty concentrating. These symptoms reflect ammonia’s dangerous ...

Activated hepatic stellate cells have the necessary machinery to contract or relax in response to a number of vasoactive substances. Because stellate cells play a role in both fibrosis and portal ...