When these substances enter the brain, they can cause a neurological condition called hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatic encephalopathy typically presents with confusion, lethargy, and sometimes dramatic ...
Background and aims The performance of neurodegenerative biomarkers-neurofilament light chain (NfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), tau, and ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1)-in ...
To resolve the question of a hepatic component in the metabolic encephalopathy, a provocative load of ammonium chloride was administered by mouth, and after 12 gm. had been given over a twenty ...