Browsing by Subject "Hepatic Encephalopathy"

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Association between road accidents and low-grade hepatic encephalopathy among Sri Lankan drivers with cirrhosis: a prospective case control study

Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Nandimuni, Y.; Ranasinghe, S.; Niriella, M.A.; Miththinda, J.K.N.D.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Biomed Central, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Low-grade hepatic encephalopathy (LGHE) comprises minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) and grade 1 hepatic encephalopathy. LGHE has no or minimal recognizable symptoms but has mild cognitive and psychomotor ...
Association between road accidents and minimal hepatic encephalopathy in a cohort of Sri Lankan cirrhotic drivers

Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Nandamuni, Y.; Ranasinghe, S.; Kodisinghe, K.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2014)

OBJECTIVE: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has no recognizable clinical symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) but has mild cognitive and psychomotor deficits which can interfere with executive decision making and ...
Role of infection and exchange transfusion in fulminant hepatic failure

de Silva, D.G.H.; Fernando, A.J.; Devasiri, I.V. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1993)

We report three patients with fulminant hepatic failure following sepsis managed by exchange transfusion. The literature on the role of infection in the pathogenesis of fulminant liver failure and of exchange transfusions ...

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