"Hepatic Encephalopathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes (see REFLEX, BABINSKI). ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY may demonstrate triphasic waves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)
| Descriptor ID |
D006501
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.308.500.356 C10.228.140.163.360 C18.452.132.360
|
| Concept/Terms |
Hepatic Encephalopathy- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Hepatic
- Hepatic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Hepatic
- Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy
- Portal Systemic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathy, Portal-Systemic
- Encephalopathies, Portal-Systemic
- Encephalopathy, Portal Systemic
- Portal-Systemic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Portosystemic
- Hepatocerebral Encephalopathy
- Portosystemic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Portosystemic
- Portosystemic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Hepatocerebral
- Encephalopathies, Hepatocerebral
- Hepatocerebral Encephalopathies
Hepatic Coma- Hepatic Coma
- Coma, Hepatic
- Comas, Hepatic
- Hepatic Comas
Hepatic Stupor- Hepatic Stupor
- Hepatic Stupors
- Stupor, Hepatic
- Stupors, Hepatic
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hepatic Encephalopathy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hepatic Encephalopathy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hepatic Encephalopathy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hepatic Encephalopathy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
View timeline visualization
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1995 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatic Encephalopathy" by people in Profiles.
-
Natural history of clinical outcomes and hepatic decompensation in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2024 06; 59(12):1521-1526.
-
Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2024 05; 28(2):xi-xii.
-
Nontraditional Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2024 05; 28(2):297-315.
-
Social Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2024 05; 28(2):273-285.
-
Interventional Radiology Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2024 05; 28(2):317-329.
-
Undiagnosed Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy in a National Cohort of Veterans With Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 01 02; 7(1):e2353965.
-
Hepatic encephalopathy with proton pump inhibitor use in post tips patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino). 2024 Sep; 70(3):353-358.
-
MEFIB-Index and MAST-Score in the assessment of hepatic decompensation in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis liver disease-Individual participant data meta-analyses. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 11; 58(9):856-865.
-
Portosystemic shunt placement reveals blood signatures for the development of hepatic encephalopathy through mass spectrometry. Nat Commun. 2023 08 31; 14(1):5303.
-
Outcome of Children with Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Sep; 46(9):1203-1213.