Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…Consider post-pyloric tube feeding in encephalopathy to maintain muscle mass and minimize risk of aspiration. …”
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Astaxanthin relieves HT22 cells from LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis by inhibiting oxygen species and regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway by Tan Wang, Rongrong Li, Ping Niu, Zhen Wei, Donge Xie, Huorong Huang, Jiayao Pan, Chunshu Rong

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Hyperammonemia: A Report of Maternal Biliary Cirrhosis and Neonatal Outcome by Deana J. Hussamy, David B. Nelson, Stephan A. Shivvers

“…We conclude that acute maternal hepatic encephalopathy and hyperammonemia due to chronic liver disease do not portend adverse neonatal outcomes, notably encephalopathy.…”
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Astragaloside IV Treats Parkinson’s Disease by Regulating the Proliferation and Differentiation of NSCs through the SHH–Nurr1 Pathway by Zicong Wu, Jianing Zhang, Han Gao, Wentao Li

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Atypical Neuropsychiatric Presentation in a Patient Expecting Liver Transplantation by Laury Chamelian, Austin Pereira, Kiran Grant, Catherine Maurice

“…The sequence of events, complete work-up, and detailed neuropsychiatric examination were not compatible with hepatic encephalopathy or delirium; therefore we extended our differential diagnosis and suggested the pathophysiological process described below.…”
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Electroacupuncture Improves Baroreflex and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type B Receptor-Mediated Responses in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii of Hypertensive Rats by Qi Zhang, Ying-Ying Tan, Xiao-hua Liu, Fan-Rong Yao, Dong-Yuan Cao

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Is There a Role for Probiotics in Liver Disease? by Robert S. Lo, Andrew S. Austin, Jan G. Freeman

“…There is mounting evidence that probiotics are effective in the treatment of covert and overt hepatic encephalopathy, as well as in the prevention of recurrence of encephalopathy. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus by Aleksei Rakitin, Riina Vibo, Vaiko Veikat, Anne Õunapuu, Aive Liigant, Sulev Haldre

“…Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, rapidly progressive spongiform encephalopathy in humans. EEG plays an important role in diagnosing this disease. …”
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Analgesia and sedation strategies in neonates undergoing whole-body therapeutic hypothermia: A scoping review. by Mahima Joshi, Javed Muneer, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Ipsita Goswami

“…<h4>Background</h4>Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is a widely practiced neuroprotective strategy for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Induced hypothermia is associated with shivering, cold pain, agitation, and distress.…”
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Basic Newborn Life Support (BNLS) for members of the general public in natural disaster and conflict areas: A PHAID (PreHospital Aid) initiative by Abdul Qader Tahir Ismail

“…At birth, ~10% of babies do not breathe and require intervention, without which, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (brain injury due to starvation of blood and/or oxygen) and multiorgan damage can occur. …”
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Late-Onset Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency Accompanying Acute Pancreatitis and Hyperammonemia by Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado, Gilton Marques Fonseca, José Jukemura

“…Hyperammonemia related to urea cycle disorders is a rare cause of potentially fatal encephalopathy that is encountered in intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Acupuncture Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine and Drug Therapy for the Treatment of Cerebral Infarction (Phlegm-Blood Stasis Syndrome) and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque:... by Wentong Wang, Zhuli Liu, Yongxiong Wu

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Liver Cirrhosis: A Seven Year Follow-Up by TS Paul Tran, S Victor Feinman, Barnet Berris

“…In 1981, jaundice was present in 55 patients (45.8%), ascites in 52 (43%), gastrointestinal bleeding in 25 (20.7%) and encephalopathy in 10 (8.3%). During the following seven years an additional 20 patients developed ascites, 15 gastrointestinal bleeding, 32 encephalopathy and three hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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A Case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a Middle-Aged Adult by Nicole Mahdi, Peter A. Abdelmalik, Mark Curtis, Barak Bar

“…A 62-year-old man presented with encephalopathy and rapid neurological decline following a gastrointestinal illness. …”
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Atorvastatin-Diltiazem Combination Induced Rhabdomyolysis Leading to Diagnosis of Hypothyroidism by N. D. B. Ehelepola, S. M. B. Y. Sathkumara, H. M. P. A. G. S. Bandara, K. L. R. Kalupahana

“…We retrospectively think he had Hashimoto’s encephalopathy as well. His lipid profile and TSH and CK values returned to normal in that order after a few months of levothyroxine therapy.…”
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on results in the animal naming test in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. by Eva Maria Schleicher, Julia Tuchscher, Matthias Weber, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus-Alexander Wörns, Simon Johannes Gairing, Christian Labenz

“…<h4>Introduction and objectives</h4>Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbidity in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and cognitive dysfunction. The simplified Animal Naming Test (S-ANT1) has been established for detecting minimal HE (MHE). …”
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Informal gold miners with mercury toxicity: Novel asymmetrical neurological presentations by J George, E Sadiq, I Moola, S Maharaj, A Mochan

“…Patient 1 presented with focal seizures, an asymmetrical cerebellar syndrome and an acute encephalopathy. Patient 2 had unilateral cerebellar ataxia. …”
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Nomograms for Predicting High Hospitalization Costs and Prolonged Stay among Hospitalized Patients with pAECOPD by Nafeisa Dilixiati, Mengyu Lian, Ziliang Hou, Jie Song, Jingjing Yang, Ruiyan Lin, Jinxiang Wang

“…Furthermore, decreased total protein, pulmonary encephalopathy, reflux esophagitis, and RICU admissions were risk factors for predicting prolonged stays in pAECOPD patients. …”
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Primary liver lymphoma: review of the literature and clinical case presentation by A. K. Smolyaninova, A. V. Gubkin, Ye. Ye. Zvonkov, Yu. A. Kucheryavy

“…Laboratory tests revealed progressive signs of liver failure at normal level of alpha-fetoprotein and carcino-embryonic antigen; clinical signs included progressive manifestations of liver encephalopathy, skin hemorrhages, severe edema, ascites, pruritis and excoriations. …”
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Efficacy and safety of tenofovir and entecavir in patients with chronic hepatitis B-related cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lu Cao, Li Li, Lixing Yang, Nan Zhou, Yu Zhang

“…However, both drugs were comparable in terms of hepatitis B virus-deoxyribonucleic acid clearance and hepatic encephalopathy. Tenofovir did not significantly cause renal dysfunction, but instead improved estimated glomerular filtration rate levels compared with entecavir. …”
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