A very hot topic at the 2010 AASLD meeting, hepatic encephalopathy is being brought to the Clinics in Liver Disease for the very first time by top experts, Dr. Mullen and Dr. Prakash. Authors have written articles that fully discuss the clinical aspects of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Articles presented include History, Nomenclature and Classification; Theories involved in the pathogenesis of HE; Clinical Assessment and utility of clinical scales for semi-quantification of Overt HE; Assessment of Minimal HE( with emphasis on computerized psychometric tests); Brain Imaging and HE; Management of Overt HE; Management of Minimal HE; Nutritional Interventions for HE; TIPS and HE; Liver Transplantation and Reversibility of HE; Minimal HE and Driving; and HE and Quality of Life.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. New Perspectives in Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 6 7. Theories of the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 8 8. Assessment and Usefulness of Clinical Scales for Semiquantification of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 20 9. Assessment of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (with Emphasis on Computerized Psychometric Tests) - p. 29 10. Brain Imaging and Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 36 11. Management of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 45 12. Management of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 54 13. Malnutrition in Cirrhosis: Contribution and Consequences of Sarcopenia on Metabolic and Clinical Responses - p. 55 14. Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt - p. 64 15. Extent of Reversibility of Hepatic Encephalopathy Following Liver Transplantation - p. 72 16. Hepatic Encephalopathy and Health-Related Quality of Life - p. 79 17. Index - p. 86
A very hot topic at the 2010 AASLD meeting, hepatic encephalopathy is being brought to the Clinics in Liver Disease for the very first time by top experts, Dr. Mullen and Dr. Prakash. Authors have written articles that fully discuss the clinical aspects of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Articles presented include History, Nomenclature and Classification; Theories involved in the pathogenesis of HE; Clinical Assessment and utility of clinical scales for semi-quantification of Overt HE; Assessment of Minimal HE( with emphasis on computerized psychometric tests); Brain Imaging and HE; Management of Overt HE; Management of Minimal HE; Nutritional Interventions for HE; TIPS and HE; Liver Transplantation and Reversibility of HE; Minimal HE and Driving; and HE and Quality of Life.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. New Perspectives in Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 6 7. Theories of the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 8 8. Assessment and Usefulness of Clinical Scales for Semiquantification of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 20 9. Assessment of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (with Emphasis on Computerized Psychometric Tests) - p. 29 10. Brain Imaging and Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 36 11. Management of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 45 12. Management of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 54 13. Malnutrition in Cirrhosis: Contribution and Consequences of Sarcopenia on Metabolic and Clinical Responses - p. 55 14. Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt - p. 64 15. Extent of Reversibility of Hepatic Encephalopathy Following Liver Transplantation - p. 72 16. Hepatic Encephalopathy and Health-Related Quality of Life - p. 79 17. Index - p. 86
