808
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Horse (view source)
Revision as of 12:08, 17 August 2010
, 12:08, 17 August 2010no edit summary
{{unfinished}}
{{unfinished}}
==Description==
==Description==
Hepatic encephalopathy is neurological disfunction caused by hepatic disease.
Hepatic encephalopathy is neurological disfunction caused by hepatic disease, 60-80% of hepatic function mustbe lost before clinical signs develop.
==Signalment==
==Signalment==
No age, sex or breed predisposions.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===
===Biopsy===
===Biopsy===
===Pathology===
===Pathology===
See also [[Hepatic Encephalopathy]] Pathology
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
With supportive therapy horses may recover from hepatic encephalopathy after 4-21 days.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
Prognosis depends on the underlying disease, signs are potentially reversible if the initiating course can be corrected.
Prognosis depends on the underlying disease, signs are potentially reversible if the initiating course can be corrected.
Horses with hepatic disease showing neurological signs have a poorer prognosis than those showing only signs af hepatic dysfunction. However with appropriate supportive therapy 40% of horses survive for at least 6 months.
Horses with hepatic disease showing neurological signs have a poorer prognosis than those showing only signs af hepatic dysfunction. However with appropriate supportive therapy 40% of horses survive for at least 6 months. Recovery may be incomplete and temporary.
==References==
==References==