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Why should a liver cancer patient to hallucinate?

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Dr. Humberto Quintana answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

liver fails ; other: Hepatic encephalopathy this is graded from 0 to 4: grade 0 (subclinical) - normal mental status, but minimal changes in memory, concentration, intellectual function, co-ordination. Grade 1 - mild confusion, euphoria or depression, decreased attention, slowing of ability to perform mental tasks, irritability, disorder of sleep pattern, such as inverted sleep cycle. Grade 2 - drowsiness, lethargy, g.

Answered 3/9/2014

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