A prominent theme in recent HIV research is the influence that biological sex plays in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and natural history of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular ...

The prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy, in people with cirrhosis, largely depends on use of the compound lactulose. Rifaximin is not used to treat hepatic encephalopathy, at present, ...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a debilitating neuropsychiatric complication of cirrhosis, marked by cognitive deficits, motor impairments, and reduced ...

Excess free fatty acids, an imbalance of adipocytokines and mitochondrial dysfunction all contribute to abnormalities in hepatocellular lipid content in diabetes and can lead to steatosis and ...

Growing evidence suggests an essential role of neuroinflammation in behavioral abnormalities associated with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Here, we report the involvement of autotaxin–lysophosphatidic ...

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) and hepatolenticular degeneration can have similar clinical presentations, but when a chronic liver disease and atypical motor findings coexist, the ...

Objective Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of liver insufficiency. While there is widespread acceptance of its importance, there is no consensus on how best to diagnose and monitor ...

Materials and methods: The analysis included 5,935 participants, excluding individuals with hepatitis infection or substantial alcohol consumption. Magnesium intake assessment was based on 24-h ...

Liver fibrosis is characterised by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to chronic and sustained liver damage, triggering a prolonged wound healing response. The ...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in acute liver injury signifies a serious prognosis. Brain edema and intracranial hypertension are major causes of death in this syndrome. Comparison of HE in acute ...

Oxidative stress may play a critical role in the progression of liver disorders. Increasing interest has been given to the associations among diet, oxidative stress, gut-liver axis, and nonalcoholic ...

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