...Rajiv JALAN; Dharmesh KAPOOR In patients with cirrhosis, dehydration induced by diuretics is a common precipitant of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), which may respond to volume expansion. The mechanism of HE in this situation is not fully understood. The present study evaluates the effect of plasma...

...M. Baraldi; M. L. Zeneroli; E. Ventura; A. Penne; G. Pinelli; P. Ricci; M. Santi 1. Benzodiazepine receptors were studied in rats with hepatic encephalopathy due to fulminant hepatic failure induced by galactosamine. [ 3 H]-Diazepam binding studies on brain synaptic membranes of rats with mild...

... by the liver. Although no single toxin has yet been identified which alone can be responsible for hepatic encephalopathy, excess ammonia, mercaptans, fatty acids and an abnormal plasma amino acid profile have been incriminated in its pathogenesis. Irrespective of the ‘toxin’, three main pathogenetic mechanisms...

...S. Kubow; G. H. Anderson; L. M. Blendis; E. Goldberg 1. 3-Methylbutanal is a normal constituent of human plasma and is elevated in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Therefore these studies examined the possible source and site of synthesis of 3-methylbutanal and its effect on the central...