Cost-Effective Treatment Options for Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is the spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities associated with end stage liver disease. Symptoms range from subtle alterations in mental status to confusion and coma. A severely diseased liver is not able to normally metabolize ammonia and a variety of other neurotoxic substances, resulting in their accumulation. Because the primary cause of HE…