Despite decades of research, the pathogenesis of portal-systemic encephalopathy (PSE) remains puzzling. Current hypotheses on the pathophysiology of PSE usually deal with metabolic toxins like ...

It is with the latter form, referred to herein as "hepatic encephalopathy," that this report is concerned. During the past ten years 24 cases of severe chronic hepatic or portal–systemic ...

Liver encephalopathy is a serious complication of liver diseases, characterized by brain function disorders resulting from ...