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Digestive system organs

• Brain swelling
• Brain herniation
• Progressive, irreversible coma
• Permanent nervous system damage (to movement, sensation, or mental state)
• Increased risk of:
  • Sepsis
  • Respiratory failure
  • Cardiovascular collapse
  • Kidney failure
• Side effects of medications (see the specific medication)

Call your health care provider if any change in mental state or other neurological problem occurs, particularly if there is a known or suspected liver disorder. Hepatic encephalopathy can rapidly get worse and become an emergency condition!

Review Date: 10/13/2006
Reviewed By: Jenifer K. Lehrer, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Frankford-Torresdale Hospital, Jefferson Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.