Open AccessPrognostic significance of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis treated with current standards of care
Author(s) -
Anuj Bohra,
Thomas Worland,
Samuel Hui,
Ryma Terbah,
Ann Farrell,
Marcus Robertson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i18.2221
Subject(s) - hepatic encephalopathy , medicine , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , encephalopathy , intensive care medicine
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a reversible neuropsychiatric complication of liver cirrhosis and occurs in up to 50% of cirrhotic patients. Studies examining the prognostic significance of HE are limited despite the high prevalence in cirrhosis.