TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hepatic Encephalopathy A1 - Olivo, Raquel A1 - Pyrsopoulos, Nikolaos T. A2 - Molmenti, Ernesto Pompeo A2 - Santibañes, Martin de A2 - Santibañes, Eduardo de PY - 2021 T2 - Liver Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management AB - Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) defines a spectrum of neurologic and neuropsychiatric irregularities that develop in a patient with liver disease, after other causes are ruled out. It can range from minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) and covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE) to overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) with significant symptoms and impairment (Fig. 14-1).It was described by Hippocrates (460–371 BC) when he stated that the “yellow bile causes the patient to thrash around.”Although it is considered a completely reversible syndrome, some research establishes an accumulative effect in cognition deficits of affected patients over time. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180107352 ER -