肝性脑病诊断及治疗进展

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy

肝性脑病(HE)是一种由于肝功能严重障碍和/或门静脉-体循环分流异常所导致的脑功能障碍,表现为从亚临床改变到昏迷的程度不等的一系列神经精神异常综合征。HE严重威胁患者的生命健康。本文对轻微型肝性脑病的诊断方法和显性肝性脑病的治疗进展进行了简要综述。

Hepatic encephalopathy（ HE） was defined as brain dysfunction resulting from liver insufficiency and/or portosystemic shunting,with different degree of neurological and psychiatric abnormalities syndrome,ranging from subclinical change to even coma. HE endangered the health and life of patients. This article briefly reviewed the latest advances in the diagnostic methods of minimal hepatic encephalopathy（ MHE） and management of overt hepatic encephalopathy（ OHE）.