Thoughts on the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy associated with blood ammonia in liver cirrhosis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Hepatic encephalopathy is a serious complication of liver cirrhosis and can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms such as cognitive impairment and motor impairment. More than 30% of patients with liver cirrhosis may develop hepatic encephalopathy， posing a huge economic burden to the health of patients and bringing many challenges to clinical diagnosis and treatment. Therefore， early identification， diagnosis， and treatment are the key to improving patient prognosis. Based on the clinical experience of our center， this article elaborates on hepatic encephalopathy from the aspects of pathogenesis， time dimension， minimal hepatic encephalopathy， and non-organic brain lesions， in order to provide new ideas or strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis.