Hepatic Encephalopathy

Diagnosis and management of neuropsychiatric syndrome in liver disease.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

HepatologyGastroenterologyNeurology

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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [TA337]: Rifaximin for preventing episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy

AASLD Practice Guideline: Hepatic Encephalopathy

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy

Guidelines | ISHEN (International Society for Hepatic Encephalopathy and Nitrogen Metabolism)

Hepatic Encephalopathy in Chronic Liver Disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver