Association between diabetes mellitus and hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis.

Christian LabenzMichael NagelWolfgang M KremerMax HilscherCaroline A SchillingGerrit ToengesRobert KuchenJörn Markus SchattenbergPeter R GalleMarcus-Alexander Wörns

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)

Diabetes mellitus may associate with higher risk for the presence of covert HE and the development of overt HE in patients with liver cirrhosis. Adequate glycaemic control may be a potential target to attenuate this important complication.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
early onset
human health
risk assessment
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
climate change
breast cancer risk