What is hepatic encephalopathy?

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs when the liver is unable to process the toxins from the blood and brain function becomes compromised.

How do members experience hepatic encephalopathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hepatic encephalopathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hepatic encephalopathy*

Who has hepatic encephalopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 4
40s 5
50s 6
60s 7
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 18

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What is hepatic encephalopathy?

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs when the liver is unable to process the toxins from the blood and brain function becomes compromised.



Common symptoms reported by people with hepatic encephalopathy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hepatic encephalopathy

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Compare treatments taken by people with hepatic encephalopathy

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Who has hepatic encephalopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 7 say hepatic encephalopathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 4
40s 5
50s 6
60s 7
70+ 5
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 18

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 8
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from hepatic encephalopathy patients who have completed their condition history
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