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Liver Disease and Ammonia Encephalopathy.

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Severe liver disease can lead to hepatic encephalopathy (HE) with high blood ammonia and altered functioning of the nervous system. Failure to metabolize ammonia from the body may cause altered mental functioning. Treatments are available for HE and the symptoms are reversible. (This paper covers HE caused by chronic liver disease._ The onset of symptoms […]

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Conditions: Acid-base balance, Alkalosis (alkalinity), Cerebral edema, Cirrhosis, Coma, Confusion, Hepatic encephalopathy, Inflammation, Liver failure, Neurotoxicity, Portal hypertension

Supplements: Acarbose, Activated charcoal, Bifidobacterium sp., Charcoal, Glutamate, Glutamine, Lactobacillus species, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, Zinc

Miscellaneous: Alpha-glucosidase, Ammonia, Fecal flora, Liver, Toxins

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