Diagnosaurus
Hepatic encephalopathy
DDx
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, meningitis, or sepsis
- Hypoxia
- Uremic encephalopathy
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
- Acute liver failure (cerebral edema or hypoglycemia)
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Hyponatremia
- Post-ictal state
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Hepatic Encephalopathy." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114725/all/Hepatic_encephalopathy.
Zeiger RFR. Hepatic encephalopathy. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114725/all/Hepatic_encephalopathy. Accessed May 14, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Hepatic encephalopathy. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114725/all/Hepatic_encephalopathy
Zeiger RFR. Hepatic Encephalopathy [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 14]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114725/all/Hepatic_encephalopathy.
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