Table 3.
Clinical profile of acute-on-chronic liver failure patients
| Case | Age/Sex |
Etiology |
Grade of HE | Jaundice-HE interval (d) | HE duration at presentation (d) |
Clinical features of raised ICP |
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| Acute | Chronic | DP | HT | B | PC | NH | |||||
| 1 | 48/M | Hepatitis E | Cryptogenic | 3 | 17 | 2 | + | + | - | - | + |
| 2 | 48/M | Hepatitis E | Chronic Hepatitis B | 4 | 15 | 3 | + | + | - | + | + |
| 3 | 24/F | Hepatitis E | Autoimmune | 3 | 22 | 1 | + | - | - | - | + |
| 4 | 45/F | Hepatitis E | Chronic Hepatitis C | 3 | 13 | 2 | + | + | - | + | + |
| 5 | 28/F | Hepatitis E | Chronic Hepatitis B | 3 | 7 | 2 | + | + | - | - | + |
HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; DP: Decerebrate posture; HT: Hypertension; B: Bradycardia; PC: Pupillary changes; NH: Neurogenic hyperventilation.