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Has anyone been around a person with hepatic encephalopathy? how bad are they?
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Variable: This depends on the severity of the underlying liver disease. Symptoms can range from mild confusion and mental dullness to coma.
Answered 4/3/2018
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Mild to severe: Encephalopathy is a generalized description of an altered mental state that is caused by a medical condition. This is seen as confusion, agitation, lethargy, and/or severe somnolence. It is commonly seen in patients with cirrhosis (hepatic encephalopathy). The severity can range from very mild, almost unnoticeable, to complete unconsciousness.
Answered 8/16/2015
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