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Meanings of portal-systemic encephalopathy in English

Russian
печёночная кома
Portuguese
encefalopatia hepática
Spanish
encefalopatía hepática
Catalan
encefalopatia hepàtica

Brain disease that is characterized by loss of brain function, the occurrence of confusion, altered level of consciousness, and coma that results when the liver is unable to remove toxins from the blood.

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Examples for "hepatic encephalopathy"
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Conclusions: Albumin does not improve the resolution of hepatic encephalopathy during hospitalization.
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Blood urea nitrogen and hepatic encephalopathy at diagnosis were associated with prognosis.
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Current approaches for hepatic encephalopathy are the use of nonabsorbable antibiotics and disaccharides.
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It has been suggested that these signals are characteristic of chronic hepatic encephalopathy.
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These results support the participation of astrocytic edema in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy.
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Usage of portal-systemic encephalopathy in English
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The technique is valuable for evaluating the episode risk in portal-systemic encephalopathy.
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Translations for portal-systemic encephalopathy