Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Abstract
This chapter illustrates the clinical characteristics of acute hepatic encephalopathy but concentrates on the management of fulminant hepatic failure and treatment of cerebral edema. Survival of fulminant hepatic failure is now feasible as a result of urgent liver transplantation.
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This chapter illustrates the clinical characteristics of acute hepatic encephalopathy but concentrates on the management of fulminant hepatic failure and treatment of cerebral edema. Survival of fulminant hepatic failure is now feasible as a result of urgent liver transplantation.
Key concepts: Fulminant hepatic failure, Hepatic encephalopathy, Medicine, Cerebral edema, Liver failure, Fulminant, Liver transplantation, Acute hepatic failure