hepatic encephalopathy

Preferred Label : hepatic encephalopathy;

MeSH definition : A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes (see REFLEX, BABINSKI). ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY may demonstrate triphasic waves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5);

MeSH synonym : encephalopathy, hepatocerebral; portal-systemic encephalopathy; encephalopathies, hepatocerebral; hepatocerebral encephalopathy; portosystemic encephalopathy; encephalopathies, portosystemic; encephalopathies, hepatic; hepatic encephalopathies; encephalopathy, portal systemic; hepatocerebral encephalopathies; portal-systemic encephalopathies; encephalopathy, portosystemic; encephalopathy, hepatic; portal systemic encephalopathy; encephalopathy, portal-systemic; encephalopathies, portal-systemic; portosystemic encephalopathies;

MeSH hyponym : hepatic stupor; hepatic coma; Coma, Hepatic; Comas, Hepatic; Hepatic Comas; Hepatic Stupors; Stupor, Hepatic; Stupors, Hepatic;

Related MeSH term : fulminant hepatic failure with cerebral edema;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic encephalopathy;

Details

Origin ID

D006501;

UMLS CUI

C0019151;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
DO Cross reference
- hepatic coma [DO Concept]
- hepatic encephalopathy [DO Concept]
False automatic mappings
- Ephrin Receptor [NCIt concept]
- Hereditary elliptocytosis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome [ORDO Disease]
HPO term
- Hepatic encephalopathy [HPO term]
Indexing information
- ornithine phenylacetate [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- fulminant hepatic failure with cerebral edema [MeSH concept]
- hepatic coma [MeSH concept]
- hepatic encephalopathy [MeSH concept]
- hepatic stupor [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 1 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Encephalopathy hepatic [MedDRA LLT]
- Hepatic Encephalopathy [NCIt concept]
- Hepatic encephalopathy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Hepatic encephalopathy [ICD-9 code]
- Hepatic encephalopathy [HPO term]
- Hepatic encephalopathy (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Portal systemic encephalopathy (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- hepatic encephalopathy [SNOMED Notion]
- hepatic encephalopathy [DO Concept]
- hepatic encephalopathy [Radlex concept]
- liver encephalopathy [Disease (Nov.)]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- liver coma [Disease (Nov.)]

Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) :

Main resources

You can consult :

recommendations
documents concerning education
documents for patients