Guest guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 What symptoms are you referring to? " Brain fog " (hepatic encephalopathy) is a condition associated with advanced liver disease. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_encephalopathy: " With severe liver impairment, toxic substances normally removed by the liver accumulate in the blood and impair the function of brain cells. If there is also portal hypertension, and subsequent bypassing of the liver filtration system of blood flowing in from the intestines, these toxic substances can travel directly to the brain, without being modified or purified. Signs can include impaired cognition, a flapping tremor (asterixis), and a decreased level of consciousness including coma (hepatic coma or coma hepaticum), cerebral edema... " Some of our members have reported being in the car in their driveway with no recollection of having driven home from work. This is NOT good - there are treatments available for it (lactulose, reduce protein intake - although somewhat controversial now). She needs to discuss this with her doctor soon. Arne ---- Jay Glendenning crayzeetrayn@...> wrote: ============= Hey group. I have read in some docs that liver disease can cause encephalitis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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