Understanding Hepatic Encephalopathy

What Is Hepatic Encephalopathy Your liver performs over 500 important functions for your body. One of its most important roles is to clean you blood. When the liver doesn’t work properly, toxins begin to build up in your bloodstream. Once they travel to the brain, these toxins cause trouble for your nervous system and brain …

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Connecting All the Dots of NAFLD

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition that affects people who drink little to no alcohol. NAFLD is growing in prevalence around the world, especially in the United States. NAFLD can lead to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-an aggressive form of NAFLD. NASH is marked by liver inflammation and can eventually progress to advanced scarring (cirrhosis) …

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