Comparison of HE in acute liver failure (ALF) with that of cirrhosis allows recognition of important differences and similarities. A key role for ammonia in the pathogenesis of both HE and brain ...

There is a growing global burden of liver disease with the current management for complications of liver cirrhosis being reactive as opposed to proactive, affecting outcomes. Management can often be ...

The pathogenic role of precipitating factors, well-recognized in the encephalopathy of cirrhosis, is often overlooked in ALF. Patients with acute liver failure may develop encephalopathy from the ...

Renowned Tamil filmmaker Suresh Sangaiah passed away in Chennai on Friday, November 15, at the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, following a lengthy struggle with liver failure. The announcement of his death was ...

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a life-threatening condition characterized by acute deterioration of liver function in patients with pre-existing chronic liver disease. It is often ...

Researchers have unveiled an advancement in liver failure care: the CATCH-LIFE-MELD score (Chinese Acute-on-Chronic Liver ...

From the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine. Supported by a research grant (A-714) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National ...

Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in liver failure care: the CATCH-LIFE-MELD score (Chinese ...

Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in liver failure care: the CATCH-LIFE-MELD score (Chinese Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure ...