title: Diagnosing and treating hepatic encephalopathy.
abstract: Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex condition. This article considers the efficacy of the methods used in its diagnosis and management and discusses the impact of minimal hepatic encephalopathy on patients and the ethics of its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Sciences Graduate.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tiberi
authors.affiliation: Medical Student.
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tognarelli
authors.affiliation: Senior Liver Nurse Specialist.
authors.forename: Nicola A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Senior Liver Nurse and Research Associate in the Liver Unit, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY.
authors.forename: Mary Me
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Crossey
authors.affiliation: Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow in the Cognitive Neurosciences Unit, Division of Brain Sciences.
authors.forename: Novraj S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Dhanjal
authors.affiliation: Professor of Translational Medicine in the Liver Unit, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London.
authors.forename: Simon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Taylor-Robinson
mesh_terms: D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans