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Hepatic Encephalopathy Learning Center

Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders that affect the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis) and conditions in which blood circulation does not enter the liver. The exact cause of hepatic...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 13, 2009
The cause of hepatic coma is unknown, but the condition is frequently associated with the following conditions: acute or chronic liver disease gastrointestinal bleeding azotemia, the accumulation of nitrogen-containing compounds (such as urea) in ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver and poor liver function as a result of chronic liver disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2009
Cirrhosis is a chronic, degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The term "cirrhosis" was first used by René Laënnec (1781–1826) to describe the abnormal liver color of individuals with alcohol-induced liver disease. The word cirrhosis comes from the Greek word kirrhos , the name for a yellowish-brown color. Th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver in which normal liver cells are damaged and then replaced by scar tissue. There are different types of cirrhosis that could afflict a person.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2009
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Infectious or viral hepatitis is caused by a viral infection. The three most common forms of viral hepatitis recognized to cause liver disease are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C (previously called...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
The term "liver disease" applies to many diseases and disorders that cause the liver to function improperly or cease functioning. Abnormal results of liver function tests often suggest liver disease. See also: Amebic liver abscess; Autoimmune hepa...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 27, 2008
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