K72

Clinical Information

• A constellation of signs and symptoms characterized by changes in personality, consciousness, and reflexes, resulting from neuropsychiatric abnormalities secondary to liver failure without evidence of other brain disease.

• A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with liver failure, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and confusion frequently progressing to coma); asterixis; nystagmus, pathologic; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; muscle spasticity; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes see reflex, babinski). Electroencephalography may demonstrate triphasic waves. from Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; plum & posner, diagnosis of stupor and coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)

• Syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with liver failure, including portal-systemic shunts; clinical features include lethargy and confusion, frequently progressing to coma, asterixis, nystagmus, brisk oculovestibular reflexes, decorticate and decerebrate posturing, muscle spasticity, and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes.

Details

• Acute alcoholic hepatic failure

• Alcoholic hepatic failure NOS

• Chronic alcoholic hepatic failure

• Subacute alcoholic hepatic failure

• K72.0

  Acute and subacute hepatic failure

• K72.00

  Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma

• K72.01

  Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma

• K72.1

  Chronic hepatic failure

• K72.10

  Chronic hepatic failure without coma

• K72.11

  Chronic hepatic failure with coma

• K72.9

  Hepatic failure, unspecified

• K72.90

  Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma

• K72.91

  Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma