Muscle uptake of this increased ammonia load results in the formation of glutamine. Whereas release and recirculation of glutamine will result in the regeneration of ammonia, splanchnic generation ...

Pathogenesis is the term that is used to ... synthesis and neurotoxicity in some patients with cirrhosis, causing hepatic encephalopathy — revealing a possible therapeutic target or predictive ...

Patients with cirrhosis and minimal hepatic encephalopathy often experience sleep difficulties, but treatment with benzodiazepines is frequently ineffective and can have serious side effects.

Hepatic encephalopathy rates were similar regardless of oral or enema route, number of doses or donor type. Fecal microbiota transplant, regardless of dose or route, was safe and associated with ...

This condition leads to complications such as ascites, gastroesophageal varices (GOV), esophagogastric variceal bleeding (EVB), and hepatic encephalopathy. Among these, EVB is particularly ...

Many of our views of the pathogenesis of brain edema and intracranial hypertension have originated from work in the rat after portacaval anastomosis receiving an ammonia infusion. Although this ...