The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) recently released a set of guidelines and recommendations for managing hepatic encephalopathy (HE). The guidelines summarized the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy by providing evidence-based answers to several important questions. The recommendations were graded as strong or weak based on the level of evidence available.
Guidelines: Strong recommendations: Classification of HE can improve its diagnosis and management Classification based on the presence of liver disease, the severity of HE, the presence of comorbidities, and the course of neuropsychological symptoms Use of West Haven criteria and Glasgow scale for grading HE West haven criteria can be used if a patient presents with temporal disorientation. Patients presenting with mild or no psychiatric symptoms (below West Haven…
