Study on some risky factors and clinical characteristics of hepatic encephalopathy syndrome in cirrhosis patients
- Author:
Pham Quang Cu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatic encephalopathy syndrome, cirrhosis
- MeSH:
Risk factors;
Diagnosis;
Fibrosis;
Epidemiology;
Alcoholism;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Hypokalemia;
Kidney Failure
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;471(1):15-17
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study 208 patients with cirrhosis were investigated in the Hospital 198 from May 1995 to May 2003. Among them 31 (30 males and 1 females)- 14,9% had got hepatic encephalopathy syndrome, its incidence increased proportionately with the duration of the disease cirrhosis alcoholism patients got higher incidence of hepatic encephalopathy with viral hepatitis factor. The incidence of hepatic encephalopathy reached 23% in case of viral infection associated with alcoholism . In patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage there were 30%, with diabetes 40%, hypokalemia 33%, kidney failure 40% had got hepatic encephalopathy syndrome. Clinical syndroms of hepatic encephalopathy were amnesia, dementia, insomnia and mental disorder.
