Author: Gunter KleinbergerPublisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Advances in Hepatic Encephalopathy and Urea Cycle Diseases
Author: Gunter KleinbergerPublisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
New Advances in Hepatic Encephalopathy, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease
Author: Robert S. Brown JrPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323376045
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Dr. Brown provides a timely upate on the clinical diagnosis and management of Hepatic Encephalopathy. His issue addresses current hot topics including Role of NH4 in Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy; How to diagnose and manage HE in fulminant hepatic failure; New methods of Brain Imaging and testing (eg PET) and Hepatic Encephalopathy; Management New agents for HE (focus on NH4 lowering drugs used in UCD); Legal responsibility of MD when he diagnoses HE; Diets in Encephalopathy; and Neurological manifestations of HE.
Advances in Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia, and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Author: Vicente FelipoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461559456
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Proceedings of an international symposiu, held in Valencia, Spain, December 2-4, 1996
Advances in Hepatic Encephalopathy and Urea Cycle Diseases
Author: Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia, and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Author: Santiago GrisolíaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461524849
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This volume contains the papers presented in the International Summer Course on "Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy," which was one of the prestigious Summer Course, of the Complutense University of Madrid held in EI Escorial, Spain, during August 10-14, 1992. Liver cirrhosis is one of the main causes of death in western countries. In addition there is a series of liver dysfunctions including fulminant hepatic failure, Reye's syndrome and congenital defects of urea cycle enzymes that could lead to hepatic encephalopathy, coma and death. As a consequence of impaired liver function, the ability to detoxify ammonia by its incorporation into urea is diminshed, resulting in increased ammonia levels in blood and brain. Hyperammonemia is considered one of the main factors in the mediation of hepatic encephalopathy and the classical clinical treatments are directed towards reducing blood ammonia levels. A part of the book is therefore devoted to the study of certain aspects of ammonia metabolism such as the regulation of the urea cycle, the main mechanism of ammonia detoxification in mammals, which is located mainly in the liver. The metabolism of ammonia in other tissues, including brain, is also presented, as well as the effects of hyperammonemia on brain metabolism and function and on brain microtubules. The control of cerebral protein breakdown is reviewed. The classical and some recently proposed clinical treatments as well as nutritional considerations in the management of patients with liver failure are also discussed.
Abstracts of the 6th International Symposium on Ammonia - Advances in Hepatic Encephalopathy and Urea Cycle Diseases
Author: Progress in Hepatic Encephalo & Metabolic Nitrogen
Author: Finn BengtssonPublisher: Springer
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Author: Kevin D. MullenPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1617798363
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Because of the increasing burden of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, there is an explosion in the prevalence of chronic liver failure and hence its complications. The onset of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in these patients has a significant impact on the quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the approach observed by most clinicians to this complex disorder is minimalistic. This book provides a comprehensive review on pathophysiology and clinically important aspects in HE. Topics in basic physiology, nitrogen metabolism, new insights into pathogenesis and brain edema are covered in great detail. The authors have made a special effort by simplifying the complex aspects of pathogenesis and diagnosis so that it can be easily understood and applied clinically. This volume also focuses on recent developments regarding diagnoses of subtle forms of HE, also known as minimal or covert HE as well as on new treatments. Hepatic Encephalopathy will be of great value to gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pathologists, medical residents, fellows, internists and general practitioners who treat patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
Advances in Hepatic Encephalopathy & Metabolism in Liver Disease
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780947678111
Category : Ammonia
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Adv in Hepatic Encephalopathy & Metabolic Nitrogen Exchange
Author: Livio CapocacciaPublisher: CRC-Press
ISBN: 9780849389641
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
This is a comprehensive reference covering the advances in hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and metabolic nitrogen exchange. Written by experts in their fields, the text discusses various aspects of hepatic nitrogen metabolism, protein metabolism, renal ammonia metabolism, neurobiology and neuropharmacology, and ammonia in the pathogenesis of HE. Benzodiazepine receptor ligands in the pathogenesis of HE are featured, and amino acids, amines, and zinc in the pathogeneis of HE are investigated. Studies done with various animal models are included. New techniques, MR spectroscopy and imaging, are highlighted. Steps for the diagnosis and assessment of HE are provided, and the effects of therapy are examined. Useful information is given regarding the metabolic aspects of liver cirrhosis and liver cell physiology.