title: [Hepatic encephalopathy: study of 50 cases].
abstract: The authors present a retrospective study of 50 patients with hepatic encephalopathy treated at the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto since 1959 and discuss clinical, laboratory and anatomo-pathologic aspects. The diagnoses of the different types of liver disease as well as the factors that triggered the episodes of hepatic coma and pre-coma are reported and the role of the measurement of arterial blood gases in establishing the diagnosis is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Encefalopatia hepática: estudo de 50 casos.