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Hepatic Coma
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) arises as a complication in fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) as well as in chronic liver failure. Initially it is characterized by minor mental and personality changes and discrete c...
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PET and SPECT in Hepatic and Uraemic Encephalopathy
Liver or kidney failure can disturb brain function to a variable extent. If organ failure is treated successfully, brain function is normally at least in part restored. A broad spectrum of radiotracer imaging ...
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PET and SPECT in Hepatic and Uraemic Encephalopathy
Liver or kidney failure can disturb brain function to a variable extent. If organ failure is treated successfully, brain function is normally, at least in part, restored. A broad spectrum of radiotracer imagin...