Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) may also be used as part of treatment, but they work in a different way. People with cirrhosis often have low levels of BCAAs. Taking BCAA supplements can help ...
Key opinion leaders explore strategies for identifying precipitating factors of HE, underscoring the importance of patient and caregiver education to mitigate treatment-related side effects and reduce ...
Lactulose and tai chi can prevent falls in patients with cirrhosis, according to results from the LiveSMART Trial. Michigan Medicine hepatologists reported the findings as a late breaking abstract at ...
From January 2008 to September 2009, consecutive cirrhotic patients (age 18–70 years) who never had encephalopathy were enrolled. Cirrhosis was diagnosed on a clinical basis involving laboratory tests ...
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Lactulose and tai chi can prevent falls in patients with cirrhosis, according to results from the LiveSMART Trial. Michigan Medicine hepatologists reported the findings as a late breaking abstract at ...
Research lays the groundwork for an app that may one day be able to listen to the patient read a paragraph and detect hepatic encephalopathy from their speech. Research from the University of Michigan ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A speech rate of less than 137 words per minute was tied to higher risk for overt hepatic encephalopathy. Speech ...
Abstract Background Hepatic encephalopathy is a chronically debilitating complication of hepatic cirrhosis. The efficacy of rifaximin, a minimally absorbed antibiotic, is well documented in the ...