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Hepatic Encephalopathy

Known as: Encephalopathy, Hepatocerebral, hepatic coma/encephalopathy, ENCEPHALOPATHY, PORTAL-SYSTEMIC 
A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acute Kidney InsufficiencyBrainCentral Nervous SystemComatose

Narrower (3)

Combined Oxidative Phosphorylation Deficiency 1Hepatic ComaHepatic Stupor

Broader (3)

DiseaseEncephalopathiesLiver diseases

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Subclinical scrapie infection in a resistant species: persistence, replication, and adaptation of infectivity during four passages.
Cross-species infection with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents may lead to subclinical infection and to adaptation… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Potential contamination of beef carcases with brain tissue at slaughter
EXPERIMENTAL strain typing of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (VCJD) has shown that the transmissible agent responsible for… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Distal spleno-renal shunt versus endoscopic sclerotherapy in the prevention of variceal rebleeding. A meta-analysis of 4 randomized clinical trials.
Review
1991
Review
1991
The new biology of spongiform encephalopathy: infectious amyloidoses with a genetic twist
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Brain monoamine metabolism and behavior in portacaval-shunted rats
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Restoration of portal venous perfusion and reversal of encephalopathy by balloon occlusion of portal systemic shunt.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Brain microvessels take up large neutral amino acids in exchange for glutamine. Cooperative role of Na+-dependent and Na+-independent systems.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of spontaneous portal-systemic shunting on plasma insulin and amino acid concentrations.
Review
1980
Review
1980
Percutaneous transhepatic portography in the assessment of portal hypertension: Clinical correlations and comparison of radiographic techniques
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Humoral syndromes associated with cancer.
Summary Neoplasia of a tissue occasionally results in the production of a substance with hormonal activity similar to that… 
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