Hepatic Coma Due to Chronic Hepatitis B: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
1. Introduction Hepatic coma arising from chronic hepatitis B represents the terminal neurological stage of end-stage liver disease. Unlike acute fulminant hepatitis where a healthy liver is destroyed in days, this condition is the culmination of decades of silent, progressive liver damage. Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus drives unrelenting inflammation, which slowly replaces … Read more