The Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Syndrome score does not correlate with blood ammonia, endotoxins or markers of inflammation in patients with cirrhosis.
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DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2020.02.14
Abstract: Background The pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) remains unclear but impaired clearance of gut-derived neurotoxins and increased systemic inflammation are thought to play key roles. The diagnosis is based on detection of neurophysiological and neuropsychometric… read more here.
Keywords: blood; phes score; blood ammonia; hepatic encephalopathy ... See more keywords