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. 2012 Sep 17;2012:203794. doi: 10.1155/2012/203794

Table 7.

West Haven Criteria of Severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy (Adapted with permission [55]).

Grade 1 Trivial lack of awareness
Euphoria or anxiety
Shortened attention span
Impaired performance of addition

Grade 2 Lethargy or apathy
Minimal disorientation for time and place
Subtle personality change
Inappropriate behavior
Impaired performance of subtraction

Grade 3 Somnolence to semistupor, but responsive to verbal stimuli
Confusion
Gross disorientation

Grade 4 Coma (unresponsive to verbal or noxious stimuli)