Hepatic Encephalopathy Meets the ED
Image credit: Tareq Salahuddin This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Alfred Morrobel, MS3Medical StudentUniversidad Iberoamericana Introduction & Pathophysiology Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), also known as portosystemic encephalopathy, is a potentially deadly complication of chronic liver failure. HE is commonly caused by liver failure due to cirrhosis, but there are non-cirrhotic causes as well. Cirrhosis […]