Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in acute liver injury signifies a serious prognosis. Brain edema and intracranial hypertension are major causes of death in this syndrome. Comparison of HE in acute ...

Persistent, vivid nightmares might represent more than just unsettling dreams. A surprising theory gaining attention suggests ...

In severe cases, fluid accumulates in the brain (cerebral edema) and you can lose consciousness and ... prevents these organs from filtering ammonia out of your blood. Hepatic encephalopathy: This ...

Gram stain of the fluid was negative. Treatment of cerebral edema was started during the 16th hour after admission, consisting of mannitol given intravenously (total of 175 gm. in the next 24 ...

The clinical picture of CAA-related inflammation includes encephalopathy ... could be that corticosteroids merely reduce cerebral vasogenic edema. However, in vitro research has shown that ...

The patient's symptoms involved a “transient period of confusion,” and Cabaletta stressed in the release that the individual was “arousable throughout” with “no cerebral edema ...

In patients with cirrhosis who received a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, advanced age was associated with a higher rate of mortality and hepatic encephalopathy 1 year after the ...

A buildup of fluid in the brain is called cerebral edema. This can affect the brain stem and cause central nervous system dysfunction. In severe cases, water intoxication can cause seizures ...