Cirrhosis and the Brain

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Steph - 25 Jan 2006 10:59 GMT

If you have a person with Cirrhosis that is suffering from memory problems,
is true that they can go into a coma and die from it?
If so, what is the usual life expectancy when it starts to affect the brain?

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Steph

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Robert - 25 Jan 2006 19:31 GMT

> If you have a person with Cirrhosis that is suffering from memory problems,
> is true that they can go into a coma and die from it?
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> Steph

Would suggest you look up hepatic encephalopathy.

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Steph - 25 Jan 2006 22:06 GMT

>> If you have a person with Cirrhosis that is suffering from memory
> problems,
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> Would suggest you look up hepatic encephalopathy.

Thank you Robert. :-)

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