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I've read that one symptom of cirrhosis may be an altered level of consciouness. what does this mean?
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Liver Failure: As the liver fails it cannot clean the blood of excess ammonia. As the ammonia levels rise the conscious level of the patient diminishes. The patient can be incoherent and have other mental facility deficits.
Answered 8/25/2013
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