Hepatic Encephalopathy

Introduction and historical aspects of hepatic encephalopathy; clinical and laboratory features of hepatic encephathy; the neuropathology of liver disease; physical chemistry of ammonia; electro-physiological effects of ammonia; fatty acids, mercaptans and toxin synergism; false neurotransmitters, catecholamines, and amino acids; the GABA-Benzodiazepine complex; treatment.