Neat News 3232 (added 2024-12-25)

Treating liver caused dementia

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Up to 13 percent of dementia cases are caused by so-called hepatic encephalopathy, a cognitive impairment caused by liver failure. Now it has been found that there is a potential drug treatment for such cases and it has been successful in a few cases. Further research is needed.

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