Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

A diagnostic tool based on speech variables helped identify minimal hepatic encephalopathy and may predict time to development of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis, according to a study published in Hepatology.

Changes in diet and microbiota were linked with minimal hepatic encephalopathy and hospitalizations in patients with cirrhosis from Mexico compared with American patients, according to research published in Liver International.