Hepatic Encephalopathy

Diagnosis and management of neuropsychiatric syndrome in liver disease.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
HepatologyGastroenterologyNeurology

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Cirrhosis
National
NICE guideline [TA337]: Rifaximin for preventing episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy
National
AASLD Practice Guideline: Hepatic Encephalopathy
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatic encephalopathy
Local
Guidelines | ISHEN (International Society for Hepatic Encephalopathy and Nitrogen Metabolism)
Local
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
Local