Evaluation of mannitol effect in patients with acute hepatic failure and acute-on-chronic liver failure using conventional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and in-vivo proton MR spectroscopy

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2008; 14(26): 4168-4178
Published online Jul 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4168

Table 3 Clinical profile of acute-on-chronic liver failure patients

Case	Age/Sex	Etiology		Grade of HE	Jaundice-HE interval (d)	HE duration at presentation (d)	Clinical features of raised ICP
		Acute	Chronic	Grade of HE	Jaundice-HE interval (d)	HE duration at presentation (d)	DP	HT	B	PC	NH
1	48/M	Hepatitis E	Cryptogenic	3	17	2	+	+	-	-	+
2	48/M	Hepatitis E	Chronic Hepatitis B	4	15	3	+	+	-	+	+
3	24/F	Hepatitis E	Autoimmune	3	22	1	+	-	-	-	+
4	45/F	Hepatitis E	Chronic Hepatitis C	3	13	2	+	+	-	+	+
5	28/F	Hepatitis E	Chronic Hepatitis B	3	7	2	+	+	-	-	+

HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; DP: Decerebrate posture; HT: Hypertension; B: Bradycardia; PC: Pupillary changes; NH: Neurogenic hyperventilation.

Citation: Saraswat VA, Saksena S, Nath K, Mandal P, Singh J, Thomas MA, Rathore RS, Gupta RK. Evaluation of mannitol effect in patients with acute hepatic failure and acute-on-chronic liver failure using conventional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and in-vivo proton MR spectroscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(26): 4168-4178
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i26/4168.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.4168