Sentences with phrase «portosystemic encephalopathy»

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE)(also called portosystemic encephalopathy) is a condition where liver disease affects brain functioning.

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For this reason, I do not typically endorse a vegetarian diet for dogs either (the exception being some forms of liver disease, such as hepatic encephalopathy secondary to hepatic failure or a portosystemic shunt).

Hepatic encephalopathy is somewhat more common in the breeds of dogs and cats that are the most prone to liver problems (portosystemic shunts are a predisposing factor in toy and small breeds of dogs and in Persian cats; English cockers, Labs, Westies and dobies because of their increased susceptibility to liver disease of other sorts).

The most frequently reported cause of hepatic encephalopathy, sometimes referred to as a hepatic coma or HE, in dogs is portosystemic vascular anomalies (aka: liver shunts).