Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders in patients with liver dysfunction, usually cirrhosis, after exclusion of brain disease. This study reports the role of manganese in brain alterations and therefore in clinical manifestations of hepatic encephalopathy.

Hepatic Encephalopathy by Manganese Deposition: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

Abenavoli, Ludovico;Fabiano, Giulia;Procopio, Anna Caterina;Aquila, Isabella;Barone, Stefania;Morelli, Maurizio;Luzza, Francesco
2022-01-01

Abstract

Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders in patients with liver dysfunction, usually cirrhosis, after exclusion of brain disease. This study reports the role of manganese in brain alterations and therefore in clinical manifestations of hepatic encephalopathy.
2022
Hepatic encephalopathy
Manganese
brain
cirrhosis
extrapyramidal symptoms
globi pallidi
liver dysfunction
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