hepatic encephalopathy
brain disease that is characterized by loss of brain function, the occurrence of confusion, altered level of consciousness, and coma that results when the liver is unable to remove toxins from the blood
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hepatic encephalopathy
Summary
hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome[1]. It draws 1,139 Wikipedia views per month (syndrome category, ranking #13 of 65).[2]
Key Facts
- hepatic encephalopathy's instance of is recorded as syndrome[3].
- hepatic encephalopathy's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- hepatic encephalopathy is a type of encephalopathy[5].
- hepatic encephalopathy is a type of complication[6].
- hepatic encephalopathy is a type of disease[7].
- hepatic encephalopathy's Commons category is recorded as Hepatic encephalopathy[8].
- hepatic encephalopathy's symptoms and signs is recorded as fetor hepaticus[9].
- hepatic encephalopathy's symptoms and signs is recorded as euphoria[10].
- hepatic encephalopathy's symptoms and signs is recorded as tremor[11].
- hepatic encephalopathy's symptoms and signs is recorded as coma[12].
- hepatic encephalopathy's symptoms and signs is recorded as jaundice[13].
- hepatic encephalopathy's has cause is recorded as liver cirrhosis[14].
- hepatic encephalopathy's has cause is recorded as poisoning[15].
- hepatic encephalopathy's has cause is recorded as hepatitis B[16].
- hepatic encephalopathy's has cause is recorded as acute liver failure[17].
- hepatic encephalopathy's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 572.2[18].
- hepatic encephalopathy's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C79596[19].
- hepatic encephalopathy's health specialty is recorded as gastroenterology[20].
- hepatic encephalopathy's health specialty is recorded as hepatology[21].
- hepatic encephalopathy's health specialty is recorded as infectious diseases[22].
- hepatic encephalopathy's health specialty is recorded as emergency medicine[23].
- hepatic encephalopathy's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as β-lactulose[24].
- hepatic encephalopathy's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_13413[25].
- hepatic encephalopathy's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:13413[26].
- hepatic encephalopathy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[27].
Why It Matters
hepatic encephalopathy draws 1,139 Wikipedia views per month (syndrome category, ranking #13 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]