Home
About Us
Information & Guidelines
Article Processing Charges
Open Access Policy
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
Information For Authors
Information Editorial Board
Contact Us
FAQ
Paper Submission Guideline
Register
Login
Submit Now
Vol - 29, Issue - 05
Full-Text PDF
About the Journal
Download
[This article belongs to Volume - 29, Issue - 05]
International Medical Journal
Journal ID
:
IMJ-02-05-2022-1418
Total View
:
565
Title
:
Socioeconomic and Clinical features status among Alcoholic liver cirrhosis associated with Hepatic encephalopathy: An observational study
Abstract
: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complex neuropsychiatric status characterized by loss of hepatocyte function. The pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy is still unknown. Characterized by increased blood ammonia directly act as a neurotoxin in advanced liver disease. Alterations of brain metabolites, cerebral blood flow and release of more inflammatory cytokines directly infect brain tissue. The incidence, prevalence, and mortality rate are increased due to HE. The study aims to assess the laboratory and clinical features of chronic alcoholic patients compared with stages of hepatic encephalopathy. A total of 62 alcoholic patients were included in this study. We have recruited chronic alcoholic patients more than 18 years of age who were diagnosed based on clinical features of alcoholic liver cirrhosis (MELD scoring method). The mental status was assessed by using West Haven Criteria for grading mental status. The quantity of consumption of alcohol was 116.59±45.60 and 110.00±62.45 in the case of the middle and upper classes respectively. The ammonia levels were shown 37.11±3.14 and 93.20±7.02 in stage-0 and stage-4 of HE respectively. In the case of stage-4, we can observe the increased ammonia levels compared to stage-0 of HE. Furthermore in the case of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, ammonia levels are positively related to HE and Child-Pugh grade.
Download Info
×
Paper Access Key
Access Key
Submit
No Access Key (
Request for Download
)
Name
Email
Country
Send Request
Our Certificates
Guidelines
Information For Authors
Information Editorial Board
FAQ
Further Information
Article Processing Charges
Open Access Policy
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
//