Rifaximin is not used to treat hepatic encephalopathy, at present, but it is used as an add-on to lactulose to help prevent hepatic encephalopathy in people whose response to lactulose is inadequate.

Early hepatic encephalopathy following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) insertion, especially within the first 30 days, was associated with reduced survival in patients with ...

1. Ferenci P, Lockwood A, Mullen K, et al. Hepatic encephalopathy – definition, nomenclature, diagnosis, and quantification: final report of the working party at the 11th World Congresses of ...

Hashimoto encephalopathy is a rare autoimmune condition that causes brain inflammation. It’s linked to thyroid disease and can lead to severe neurological symptoms, but it’s treatable with the ...

Bausch Health’s gastroenterology business arm, Salix, is using its new spot for Xifaxan to educate patients with cirrhosis of the liver about the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). Up ...

Metabolic encephalopathy (ME) is a problem with your brain that is due to an underlying condition. Learn more about which conditions can cause ME.

Encephalopathy can be caused by a number of different factors, including infections from bacteria and viruses, exposure to toxic substances, autoimmune disorders, encephalitis (inflammation of the ...

Aim To examine the incidence of intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy, and neonatal mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with it in low-income and middle-income countries.Methods ...

Wernicke's encephalopathy, or alcoholic encephalopathy, is a brain condition that develops from a lack of thiamine. It most commonly occurs due to alcohol use disorder. Learn more here.

The disease has been found in the brains of more than 320 former N.F.L. players. By Ben Shpigel Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., has affected boxers since the 1920s, but it surged into ...