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7 December, 2014 
Phase 2 medicine posting 
PRESENTER: MUSA IKO 
MODURATOR: DR BANCY
 
 Introduction 
 Epedimiology 
 Classification 
 Aetiopathogenesis 
 precipitant 
 Clinical features 
 Differential diagnosis 
 Investigation 
 Treatment 
7 December, 2014 
Outline
Introduction 
 
spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities 
in patients with liver dysfunction, after 
exclusion of other known brain disease 
is a potentially reversible, or progressive, 
neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized 
by changes in cognitive function, behaviour, 
and personality, as well as by transient 
neurological symptoms and characteristic 
EEG patterns associated with acute and 
chronic liver failure. 7 December, 2014
 
 Clinical spectrum ranges from minor signs of altered 
brain function to deep coma. 
 It occurs in approximately 30-45% of patients with 
cirrhosis and 10-50% of patients with TIPS, while 
minimal HE affects approximately 20-60% of patients 
with liver disease. 
 prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy 
detectable on formal neuropsychological testing is 
60–80%; 
7 December, 2014 
Epidemiology
 
 Hippocrates (460-370 BC) described a patient with 
hepatitis who ‘barked like a dog, could not be held 
and said things which could not be comprehended’. 
 Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682–1771) reported in 
1761 that it was a progressive condition.[15] 
 West Haven classification was formulated by Prof 
Harold Conn and colleagues at Yale University while 
investigating the therapeutic efficacy of lactulose 
7 December, 2014 
History
Classification of HE 
 
Type A: HE associated with Acute liver failure 
Type B: HE associated with portal-systemic 
Bypass, no intrinsic hepatocellular disease 
Type C: HE associated with Cirrhosis and portal 
hypertension or portal-systemic shunts: 
 Episodic HE: precipitated, spontaneous, recurrent 
 Persistent HE: mild, severe, treatment-dependent 
 Minimal HE 
7 December, 2014
 
 Disorder of astrocyte function 
Ammonia hypothesis 
 Accumulation of neurotoxic substances (FNT) 
 GABA hypothesis 
7 December, 2014 
Aetiopathogenesis
FNTs & HE 
 
phenylethanolamine 
octopamin 
NA 
Dopamine 
7 December, 2014 
competitive Reticular formation: 
maintain excitation of 
cerebral cortex 
Nerve pulse 
transfer↓ 
coma
 
--major inhibitory neurotransmitter 
Evidence 
 Patients: GABA-ergic tone ↑ 
 Flumazenil related research 
Causes 
 Decreased hepatic metabolism of GABA 
 Gut wall permeability ↑ 
 Advanced HE 
7 December, 2014 
GABA hypothesis
Glucose 
choline 
Pyruvate AcetylCoA 
Lactic acid acetylcholine 
Oxaloacetat 
Citrate 
α-ketoglutatrate 
Succinate 
NADH 
NAD+ ATP ADP 
Glutamate Glutamine 
NADH 
GABA 
NAD+ 
NADH NAD+ 
CoA 
④ ⑤ 
⑥ 
⑦ 
NH3 
NH3 
Early 
Later 
7 December, 2014
 
GABA in CNS ↑ + GABA/ BZ•receptor/Chloride 
Ionophore Complex ↑ 
Cl – increase in neuron 
membrane •hyperpolarization 
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential 
Coma 
7 December, 2014 
GABA & HE
Clinical features 
 
Symptoms 
 Change in personality, 
emotion, consciousness 
 Inability to concentrate 
 Confusion 
 Disorientation 
 Drowsiness 
 Slurring of speech 
 Coma 
Signs 
 Asterixis 
 Constructional aprasia 
 Hyper-reflexia 
 Bilateral planter 
extensor responses 
 Inability to perform 
simple mental 
arithematic task 
7 December, 2014
Clinical grading of HE 
Clinical grade Clinical signs Flapping tremor 
Infrequent at this 
stage 
Alert, euphoric, occasionally 
depression. Poor concentration, 
slow mentation and affect, 
reversed sleep rhythm. 
Grade 1 
(prodrome) 
Drowsiness, lethargic, Easily elicited 
inappropriate behavior, 
disorientation. 
Grade 2 
(impending 
coma) 
Stuporose but easily rousable, Usually present 
marked confusion, incoherent 
speech 
Grade 3 
(early coma) 
Coma, unresponsive but may Usually absent 
respond to painful stimulus 
Grade 4 
(deep coma) 
7 December, 2014
Clinical patterns of HE in 
CLD 
Type Features 
No easily identifiable clinical 
features. 
EEG changes present 
Minimal 
Discrete episode with full recovery 
within 4 weeks precipitated or 
spontaneous. 
Acute 
Treatment responsive 
Persistent 
Severe 
Chronic 
7 December, 2014
Precipitant of HE 
Metabolic Drugs Others 
alteration 
Nitrogen 
products 
GI bleeding Hypokalemia Opiates Infections 
Hyperazotemia Alkalosis Benzodiazepines Surgery 
Constipation Hypoxia Diuretics Renal failure 
High-protein diet Hyponatremia Sedatives Short fatty acids 
Superimposed 
hepatic injury 
H. Pylori Hyperkalemia Phenol 
Uraemia Dehydration Alcohol 
Rarely,hepatoma 
and/or vascular 
occlusion 
Porto-systemic Hypoglycemia 
shunt creation 
(7i Dneccelumdbeirn, 2g01 4TIPPS)
 
7 December, 2014 
Differential diagnosis 
 Severe hyponatremia 
 Respiratory failure 
 Severe sepsis 
 Intracranial bleed 
 Acute alcoholism 
 Wernicke’s 
encephalopathy 
 Status epilepticus 
 Zinc deficiency 
 Drug overdose 
 Hypoglycemia 
 Post ictal 
 CNS sepsis 
 Delirium tremens 
 Hepato-lenticular 
degeneration (Wilson’s 
disease) 
 Functional psychoses
• Urea, crt, electrolyte 
• Increased blood NH3 
• CSF 
– Usually clear and under normal pressure 
– May be increased protein conc. but cell count is 
normal 
– Glutamic acid and glutamine may be increased 
Electroencephalogram 
 High amplitude 
 Low frequency waves 
 Triphasic waves 
CT/MRI 
7 December, 2014 
Investigations
 
 Correct the precipitant 
 Lactulose (15-30 mL 8-hourly) 
 Haloperidol as sedative 
 Antibiotics: neomycin Neomycin (1-4 g 4-6-hourly, 
metronidazole 
 Zinc sulfate, zinc acetate 600mg 
 Sodium benzoate, sodium phenybutyrate 
 Avoid medication that depress the CNS 
 Diet that contain vegetable protein than animal protein 
7 December, 2014 
Treatment
 
 Davidson’s:principles and practice of medicine; 21st 
ed,UK, London, 2010 
www.medscape.com/reference/hepatic_encephalop 
athy 
 Kumar and Clark: clinical medicine 
7 December, 2014 
References
7 December, 2014

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Hepatic encephalopathy 2012 presentation

  • 1. 7 December, 2014 Phase 2 medicine posting PRESENTER: MUSA IKO MODURATOR: DR BANCY
  • 2.   Introduction  Epedimiology  Classification  Aetiopathogenesis  precipitant  Clinical features  Differential diagnosis  Investigation  Treatment 7 December, 2014 Outline
  • 3. Introduction  spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities in patients with liver dysfunction, after exclusion of other known brain disease is a potentially reversible, or progressive, neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by changes in cognitive function, behaviour, and personality, as well as by transient neurological symptoms and characteristic EEG patterns associated with acute and chronic liver failure. 7 December, 2014
  • 4.   Clinical spectrum ranges from minor signs of altered brain function to deep coma.  It occurs in approximately 30-45% of patients with cirrhosis and 10-50% of patients with TIPS, while minimal HE affects approximately 20-60% of patients with liver disease.  prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy detectable on formal neuropsychological testing is 60–80%; 7 December, 2014 Epidemiology
  • 5.   Hippocrates (460-370 BC) described a patient with hepatitis who ‘barked like a dog, could not be held and said things which could not be comprehended’.  Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682–1771) reported in 1761 that it was a progressive condition.[15]  West Haven classification was formulated by Prof Harold Conn and colleagues at Yale University while investigating the therapeutic efficacy of lactulose 7 December, 2014 History
  • 6. Classification of HE  Type A: HE associated with Acute liver failure Type B: HE associated with portal-systemic Bypass, no intrinsic hepatocellular disease Type C: HE associated with Cirrhosis and portal hypertension or portal-systemic shunts:  Episodic HE: precipitated, spontaneous, recurrent  Persistent HE: mild, severe, treatment-dependent  Minimal HE 7 December, 2014
  • 7.   Disorder of astrocyte function Ammonia hypothesis  Accumulation of neurotoxic substances (FNT)  GABA hypothesis 7 December, 2014 Aetiopathogenesis
  • 8. FNTs & HE  phenylethanolamine octopamin NA Dopamine 7 December, 2014 competitive Reticular formation: maintain excitation of cerebral cortex Nerve pulse transfer↓ coma
  • 9.  --major inhibitory neurotransmitter Evidence  Patients: GABA-ergic tone ↑  Flumazenil related research Causes  Decreased hepatic metabolism of GABA  Gut wall permeability ↑  Advanced HE 7 December, 2014 GABA hypothesis
  • 10. Glucose choline Pyruvate AcetylCoA Lactic acid acetylcholine Oxaloacetat Citrate α-ketoglutatrate Succinate NADH NAD+ ATP ADP Glutamate Glutamine NADH GABA NAD+ NADH NAD+ CoA ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ NH3 NH3 Early Later 7 December, 2014
  • 11.  GABA in CNS ↑ + GABA/ BZ•receptor/Chloride Ionophore Complex ↑ Cl – increase in neuron membrane •hyperpolarization Inhibitory postsynaptic potential Coma 7 December, 2014 GABA & HE
  • 12. Clinical features  Symptoms  Change in personality, emotion, consciousness  Inability to concentrate  Confusion  Disorientation  Drowsiness  Slurring of speech  Coma Signs  Asterixis  Constructional aprasia  Hyper-reflexia  Bilateral planter extensor responses  Inability to perform simple mental arithematic task 7 December, 2014
  • 13. Clinical grading of HE Clinical grade Clinical signs Flapping tremor Infrequent at this stage Alert, euphoric, occasionally depression. Poor concentration, slow mentation and affect, reversed sleep rhythm. Grade 1 (prodrome) Drowsiness, lethargic, Easily elicited inappropriate behavior, disorientation. Grade 2 (impending coma) Stuporose but easily rousable, Usually present marked confusion, incoherent speech Grade 3 (early coma) Coma, unresponsive but may Usually absent respond to painful stimulus Grade 4 (deep coma) 7 December, 2014
  • 14. Clinical patterns of HE in CLD Type Features No easily identifiable clinical features. EEG changes present Minimal Discrete episode with full recovery within 4 weeks precipitated or spontaneous. Acute Treatment responsive Persistent Severe Chronic 7 December, 2014
  • 15. Precipitant of HE Metabolic Drugs Others alteration Nitrogen products GI bleeding Hypokalemia Opiates Infections Hyperazotemia Alkalosis Benzodiazepines Surgery Constipation Hypoxia Diuretics Renal failure High-protein diet Hyponatremia Sedatives Short fatty acids Superimposed hepatic injury H. Pylori Hyperkalemia Phenol Uraemia Dehydration Alcohol Rarely,hepatoma and/or vascular occlusion Porto-systemic Hypoglycemia shunt creation (7i Dneccelumdbeirn, 2g01 4TIPPS)
  • 16.  7 December, 2014 Differential diagnosis  Severe hyponatremia  Respiratory failure  Severe sepsis  Intracranial bleed  Acute alcoholism  Wernicke’s encephalopathy  Status epilepticus  Zinc deficiency  Drug overdose  Hypoglycemia  Post ictal  CNS sepsis  Delirium tremens  Hepato-lenticular degeneration (Wilson’s disease)  Functional psychoses
  • 17. • Urea, crt, electrolyte • Increased blood NH3 • CSF – Usually clear and under normal pressure – May be increased protein conc. but cell count is normal – Glutamic acid and glutamine may be increased Electroencephalogram  High amplitude  Low frequency waves  Triphasic waves CT/MRI 7 December, 2014 Investigations
  • 18.   Correct the precipitant  Lactulose (15-30 mL 8-hourly)  Haloperidol as sedative  Antibiotics: neomycin Neomycin (1-4 g 4-6-hourly, metronidazole  Zinc sulfate, zinc acetate 600mg  Sodium benzoate, sodium phenybutyrate  Avoid medication that depress the CNS  Diet that contain vegetable protein than animal protein 7 December, 2014 Treatment
  • 19.   Davidson’s:principles and practice of medicine; 21st ed,UK, London, 2010 www.medscape.com/reference/hepatic_encephalop athy  Kumar and Clark: clinical medicine 7 December, 2014 References