Hepatic Encephalopathy: An Update, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease Book

Preface Kevin D. Mullen Ravi K. Prakash xiii

New Perspectives in Hepatic Encephalopathy Kevin D. Mullen Ravi K. Prakash 1

Theories of the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy E. Anthony Jones Kevin D. Mullen 7

Assessment and Usefulness of Clinical Scales for Semiquantification of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Maiko Sakamoto William Perry Robin C. Hilsabeck Fatma Barakat Tarek Hassanein 27

Assessment of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (with Emphasis on Computerized Psychometric Tests) Matthew R. Kappus Jasmohan S. Bajaj 43

Brain Imaging and Hepatic Encephalopathy Mark J.W. McPhail Neeral R. Patel Simon D. Taylor-Robinson 57

Management of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Vandana Khungar Fred Poordad 73

Management of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy Kevin D. Mullen Ravi K. Prakash 91

Malnutrition in Cirrhosis: Contribution and Consequences of Sarcopenia on Metabolic and Clinical Responses Pranav Periyalwar Srinivasan Dasarathy 95

Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Oliviero Riggio Silvia Nardelli Federica Moscucci Chiara Pasquale Lorenzo Ridola Manuela Merli 133

Extent of Reversibility of Hepatic Encephalopathy Following Liver Transplantation R. Todd Frederick 147

Hepatic Encephalopathy and Health-Related Quality of Life Giampaolo Bianchi Marco Giovagnoli Anna Simona Sasdelli Giulio Marchesini 159

Index 171