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West Haven Criteria - West Haven Hepatic Encephalopathy Grade

MedGen UID:
900093
•Concept ID:
C4086961
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Finding

Definition

West Haven Hepatic Encephalopathy Grade (West Haven Criteria) Grade. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVWest Haven Criteria - West Haven Hepatic Encephalopathy Grade

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Validation of the simplified Animal Naming Test as primary screening tool for the diagnosis of covert hepatic encephalopathy.
Labenz C, Beul L, Toenges G, Schattenberg JM, Nagel M, Sprinzl MF, Nguyen-Tat M, Zimmermann T, Huber Y, Marquardt JU, Galle PR, Wörns MA
Eur J Intern Med 2019 Feb;60:96-100. Epub 2018 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2018.08.008. PMID: 30131209
Mechanisms, diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Prakash R, Mullen KD
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 Sep;7(9):515-25. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.116. PMID: 20703237

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of rifaximin in management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Wahib AA, El-Deen Salem MN, Ahmed MA, El-Dessouky YM, El-Tiby DM, El-Mola K, El-Sayed AM
J Egypt Soc Parasitol 2014 Dec;44(3):677-85. doi: 10.12816/0007871. PMID: 25643509
Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score for diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in China.
Li SW, Wang K, Yu YQ, Wang HB, Li YH, Xu JM
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Dec 14;19(46):8745-51. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8745. PMID: 24379595Free PMC Article
Covert hepatic encephalopathy: not as minimal as you might think.
Kappus MR, Bajaj JS
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 Nov;10(11):1208-19. Epub 2012 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.05.026. PMID: 22728384
Motor impairment in liver cirrhosis without and with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
Butz M, Timmermann L, Braun M, Groiss SJ, Wojtecki L, Ostrowski S, Krause H, Pollok B, Gross J, Südmeyer M, Kircheis G, Häussinger D, Schnitzler A
Acta Neurol Scand 2010 Jul;122(1):27-35. Epub 2009 Dec 4 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01246.x. PMID: 20003084
Assessment of low-grade hepatic encephalopathy: a critical analysis.
Kircheis G, Fleig WE, Görtelmeyer R, Grafe S, Häussinger D
J Hepatol 2007 Nov;47(5):642-50. Epub 2007 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.05.019. PMID: 17869373

Diagnosis

Clinical Manifestations of Hepatic Encephalopathy.
Dellatore P, Cheung M, Mahpour NY, Tawadros A, Rustgi VK
Clin Liver Dis 2020 May;24(2):189-196. Epub 2020 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2020.01.010. PMID: 32245526
Hepatic Encephalopathy: Definition, Clinical Grading and Diagnostic Principles.
Weissenborn K
Drugs 2019 Feb;79(Suppl 1):5-9. doi: 10.1007/s40265-018-1018-z. PMID: 30706420Free PMC Article
Covert hepatic encephalopathy: not as minimal as you might think.
Kappus MR, Bajaj JS
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 Nov;10(11):1208-19. Epub 2012 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.05.026. PMID: 22728384
Hepatic encephalopathy.
Häussinger D
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2010 Oct-Dec;73(4):457-64. PMID: 21299155
Mechanisms, diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Prakash R, Mullen KD
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 Sep;7(9):515-25. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.116. PMID: 20703237

Therapy

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate (LOLA) for Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhosis: Results of Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analyses.
Butterworth RF, McPhail MJW
Drugs 2019 Feb;79(Suppl 1):31-37. doi: 10.1007/s40265-018-1024-1. PMID: 30706425Free PMC Article
Evaluation of rifaximin in management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Wahib AA, El-Deen Salem MN, Ahmed MA, El-Dessouky YM, El-Tiby DM, El-Mola K, El-Sayed AM
J Egypt Soc Parasitol 2014 Dec;44(3):677-85. doi: 10.12816/0007871. PMID: 25643509
Covert hepatic encephalopathy: not as minimal as you might think.
Kappus MR, Bajaj JS
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 Nov;10(11):1208-19. Epub 2012 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.05.026. PMID: 22728384
Mechanisms, diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Prakash R, Mullen KD
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 Sep;7(9):515-25. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.116. PMID: 20703237
Assessment of low-grade hepatic encephalopathy: a critical analysis.
Kircheis G, Fleig WE, Görtelmeyer R, Grafe S, Häussinger D
J Hepatol 2007 Nov;47(5):642-50. Epub 2007 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.05.019. PMID: 17869373

Prognosis

Clinical Manifestations of Hepatic Encephalopathy.
Dellatore P, Cheung M, Mahpour NY, Tawadros A, Rustgi VK
Clin Liver Dis 2020 May;24(2):189-196. Epub 2020 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2020.01.010. PMID: 32245526
Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score for diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in China.
Li SW, Wang K, Yu YQ, Wang HB, Li YH, Xu JM
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Dec 14;19(46):8745-51. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8745. PMID: 24379595Free PMC Article
Relationship between clock and star drawing and the degree of hepatic encephalopathy.
Edwin N, Peter JV, John G, Eapen CE, Graham PL
Postgrad Med J 2011 Sep;87(1031):605-11. Epub 2011 Jun 21 doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.108985. PMID: 21693571
Hepatic encephalopathy.
Häussinger D
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2010 Oct-Dec;73(4):457-64. PMID: 21299155
Assessment of low-grade hepatic encephalopathy: a critical analysis.
Kircheis G, Fleig WE, Görtelmeyer R, Grafe S, Häussinger D
J Hepatol 2007 Nov;47(5):642-50. Epub 2007 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.05.019. PMID: 17869373

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Predictors for Poor Quality of Life in Patients With Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy.
Labenz C, Toenges G, Schattenberg JM, Nagel M, Sprinzl MF, Nguyen-Tat M, Zimmermann T, Huber Y, Marquardt JU, Galle PR, Wörns MA
J Clin Gastroenterol 2019 Aug;53(7):e303-e307. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001149. PMID: 30439761
Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score for diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in China.
Li SW, Wang K, Yu YQ, Wang HB, Li YH, Xu JM
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Dec 14;19(46):8745-51. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8745. PMID: 24379595Free PMC Article
Covert hepatic encephalopathy: not as minimal as you might think.
Kappus MR, Bajaj JS
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 Nov;10(11):1208-19. Epub 2012 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.05.026. PMID: 22728384
Relationship between clock and star drawing and the degree of hepatic encephalopathy.
Edwin N, Peter JV, John G, Eapen CE, Graham PL
Postgrad Med J 2011 Sep;87(1031):605-11. Epub 2011 Jun 21 doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.108985. PMID: 21693571
Mechanisms, diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Prakash R, Mullen KD
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 Sep;7(9):515-25. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.116. PMID: 20703237

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