The social and psychological impact of hepatic encephalopathy.
Michael SørensenMette Munk Enok LauridsenSara MontagnesePublished in: Metabolic brain disease (2024)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency with symptoms ranging from slight cognitive changes detectable only by neuropsychiatric testing to coma. Up to 60% of patients with cirrhosis have mild forms of HE and 35% will at some point experience overt HE. Even in its milder forms, HE impacts the patient's daily routines, self-sufficiency, quality of life, and, thereby, socio-economic status. HE is a condition affecting the whole household including formal and informal caregivers, who carry a heavy burden. Early identification, prophylaxis, and treatment of HE are essential for relieving patients and informal caregivers.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- early onset
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- oxidative stress
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- case report
- sleep quality
- risk factors
- resting state
- patient reported outcomes
- functional connectivity
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- patient reported
- smoking cessation