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  2. Hepatic encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    In those with cirrhosis, the risk of developing hepatic encephalopathy is 20% per year, and at any time about 30–45% of people with cirrhosis exhibit evidence of overt encephalopathy. The prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy detectable on formal neuropsychological testing is 60–80%; this increases the likelihood of developing overt ...

  3. Acute liver failure - Wikipedia

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    In ALF, hepatic encephalopathy leads to cerebral edema, coma, brain herniation, and eventually death. Detection of encephalopathy is central to the diagnosis of ALF. It may vary from subtle deficit in higher brain function (e.g. mood, concentration in grade I) to deep coma (grade IV). Patients presenting as acute and hyperacute liver failure ...

  4. Cirrhosis - Wikipedia

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    The median survival after the development of hepatic encephalopathy is 0.9 years. [58] Mild hepatic encephalopathy (also known as covert hepatic encephalopathy), in which symptoms are more subtle, such as impairments in executive function, poor sleep or balance impairment is also associated with a higher risk of hospitalization and death (18% ...

  5. Alcoholic hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    10-20% of patients with alcoholic hepatitis progress to alcoholic liver cirrhosis every year. [10] Patients with liver cirrhosis develop liver cancer at a rate of 1.5% per year. [11] In total, 70% of those with alcoholic hepatitis will go on to develop alcoholic liver cirrhosis in their lifetimes. [10]

  6. Alcoholic liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Even in those who drink more than 120 g daily, only 13.5% will experience a serious alcohol-related liver injury. Nevertheless, alcohol-related mortality was the third leading cause of death in 2003 in the United States. Worldwide mortality is estimated to be 150,000 per year. [27]

  7. Liver failure - Wikipedia

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    One scheme defines "acute hepatic failure" as the development of encephalopathy within 26 weeks of the onset of any hepatic symptoms. This is sub-divided into "fulminant hepatic failure", which requires onset of encephalopathy within 8 weeks, and "subfulminant", which describes onset of encephalopathy after 8 weeks but before 26 weeks. [6]

  8. HIV isn't the death sentence it once was: How related deaths ...

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    Even in the past five years, HIV-related death rates fell for all diagnosed Americans and across most at-risk groups. Some of the largest drops have been measured among older people. Three decades ...

  9. Hepatorenal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The risk of death in hepatorenal syndrome is very high; the mortality of individuals with type 1 HRS is over 50% over the short term, as determined by historical case series. The only long-term treatment option for the condition is liver transplantation.