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Descriptor English: Hepatic Encephalopathy
Descriptor Spanish: Encefalopatía Hepática
Descriptor encefalopatía hepática
Entry term(s) encefalopatía portosistémica
Scope note: Síndrome caracterizado por disfunción del sistema nervioso central asociado a FRACASO HEPÁTICO, incluyendo las derivaciones porto-sistémicas. Las características clínicas son letargia y CONFUSIÓN (que frecuentemente progresa a COMA), asterixis, NISTAGMO, reflejos óculovestibulares vivos, postura de descorticación y descerebración, ESPASTICIDAD MUSCULAR, y reflejo plantar en extensión, bilateral, (ver REFLEJO DE BABINSKI). La ELECTROENCEFALOGRAFÍA puede demostrar ondas trifásicas. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)
Descriptor Portuguese: Encefalopatia Hepática
Descriptor French: Encéphalopathie hépatique
Entry term(s): Coma, Hepatic
Comas, Hepatic
Encephalopathies, Hepatic
Encephalopathies, Hepatocerebral
Encephalopathies, Portal-Systemic
Encephalopathies, Portosystemic
Encephalopathy, Hepatic
Encephalopathy, Hepatocerebral
Encephalopathy, Portal Systemic
Encephalopathy, Portal-Systemic
Encephalopathy, Portosystemic
Fulminant Hepatic Failure with Cerebral Edema
Hepatic Coma
Hepatic Comas
Hepatic Encephalopathies
Hepatic Stupor
Hepatic Stupors
Hepatocerebral Encephalopathies
Hepatocerebral Encephalopathy
Portal Systemic Encephalopathy
Portal-Systemic Encephalopathies
Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy
Portosystemic Encephalopathies
Portosystemic Encephalopathy
Stupor, Hepatic
Stupors, Hepatic
Tree number(s): C06.552.308.500.356
C10.228.140.163.360
C18.452.132.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006501
Scope note: A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes (see REFLEX, BABINSKI). ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY may demonstrate triphasic waves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1984; see HEPATIC COMA 1975-83; HEPATIC COMA was heading 1963-83
History Note: 1984; use HEPATIC COMA 1975-83
Entry Version: HEPATIC ENCEPH
DeCS ID: 28092
Unique ID: D006501
NLM Classification: WI 712
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Preferred
Concept UI M0010200
Scope note A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes (see REFLEX, BABINSKI). ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY may demonstrate triphasic waves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)
Preferred term Hepatic Encephalopathy
Entry term(s) Encephalopathies, Hepatic
Encephalopathies, Hepatocerebral
Encephalopathies, Portal-Systemic
Encephalopathies, Portosystemic
Encephalopathy, Hepatic
Encephalopathy, Hepatocerebral
Encephalopathy, Portal Systemic
Encephalopathy, Portal-Systemic
Encephalopathy, Portosystemic
Hepatic Encephalopathies
Hepatocerebral Encephalopathies
Hepatocerebral Encephalopathy
Portal Systemic Encephalopathy
Portal-Systemic Encephalopathies
Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy
Portosystemic Encephalopathies
Portosystemic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Coma - Narrower
Concept UI M0010199
Preferred term Hepatic Coma
Entry term(s) Coma, Hepatic
Comas, Hepatic
Hepatic Comas
Hepatic Stupor - Narrower
Concept UI M0335276
Preferred term Hepatic Stupor
Entry term(s) Hepatic Stupors
Stupor, Hepatic
Stupors, Hepatic
Fulminant Hepatic Failure with Cerebral Edema - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0335277
Preferred term Fulminant Hepatic Failure with Cerebral Edema



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