Hepatic encephalopathy: Caused by marked liver disease that results in disturbances of consciousness. See free access online books about Hepatic encephalopathy below. See detailed information below for a list of 13 causes of Hepatic encephalopathy, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Hepatic encephalopathy: SYN: portal-systemic encephalopathy.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
The list below shows some of the causes of Hepatic encephalopathy mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hepatic encephalopathy. Of the 13 causes of Hepatic encephalopathy that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hepatic encephalopathy based
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Medical Conditions associated with Hepatic encephalopathy:
Liver symptoms (1408 causes), Liver problems (1397 causes), Brain symptoms (938 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes)
Symptoms related to Hepatic encephalopathy:
Liver symptoms (1408 causes), Hepatitis (13 causes), Brain symptoms (938 causes), Encephalitis (38 causes), Cirrhosis liver, Wernickes encephalopathy, Korakoffs psychosis, Jaundice (619 causes), Alcoholism, Hepatic tumours
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