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A pilot study of golexanolone, a new GABA-A receptor-modulating steroid antagonist, in patients with covert hepatic encephalopathy.

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Golexanolone as mentioned in this paper is a small molecule GABA-A receptor modulating steroid antagonist under development for treatment of cognitive and vigilance disorders due to allosteric over-activation of GABA receptors by neurosteroids.
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This article is published in Journal of Hepatology.The article was published on 2021-03-24 and is currently open access. It has received 21 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Epworth Sleepiness Scale.

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Hepatic encephalopathy

TL;DR: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a prognostically relevant neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs in the course of acute or chronic liver disease as discussed by the authors , which is the most serious complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis.
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Hepatic encephalopathy.

TL;DR: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a prognostically relevant neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs in the course of acute or chronic liver disease as mentioned in this paper , which is the most serious complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis.
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Sleep and liver disease: a bidirectional relationship.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the multiple converging pathways leading to abnormal sleeping patterns in patients with chronic liver disease, including altered melatonin metabolism, neuromuscular complications, and aberrant thermoregulation.
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The neurogliovascular unit in hepatic encephalopathy.

TL;DR: In this paper, a holistic concept of the neurogliovascular unit is used to describe central nervous system disturbances in hepatic encephalopathy, an approach that has proven instrumental in other neurological disorders.
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Review article: current and emerging therapies for the management of cirrhosis and its complications

TL;DR: Cirrhosis is increasingly common and morbid and optimal utilisation of therapeutic strategies to prevent and control the complications of cirrhosis are central to improving clinical and patient‐reported outcomes.
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A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale.

TL;DR: The development and use of a new scale, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), is described, which is a simple, self-administered questionnaire which is shown to provide a measurement of the subject's general level of daytime sleepiness.
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Steroid Hormone Metabolites are Barbiturate-Like Modulators of the GABA Receptor

TL;DR: Two metabolites of the steroid hormones progesterone and deoxycorticosterone are potent barbiturate-like ligands of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor-chloride ion channel complex and potentiated the inhibitory actions of GABA in cultured rat hippocampal and spinal cord neurons, which may explain the ability of certain steroid hormones to rapidly alter neuronal excitability.
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Prevalence and prognostic value of quantified electroencephalogram (EEG) alterations in cirrhotic patients

TL;DR: In this article, a series of 296 consecutive cirrhotic patients who had undergone quantified-EEG was studied, and the EEG alterations were detected in 38% of the patients.
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