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Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome which comes under the category of neuro-psychiatric disorder or syndrome. Or in other words, it is one of the types of neuro-psychiatric disorders or syndrome. In hepatic encephalopathy, there occurs disturbed consciousness and behaviour along with some personality changes. There is also found asterixis, which is a kind of tremors. Along with asterixis there is also found fluctuating neurologic signs.

Cirrhosis is degenerative disease of liver in which there occurs wide spread necrosis of liver cells and extensive fibrosis of liver tissue.  

Fulminant hepatic failure is a syndrome in which there occurs hepatic encephalopathy caused by sudden severe impairment of hepatic function or due to sudden severe hepatic malfunction. Fulminant hepatic failure is said to occur when hepatic encephalopathy occur within the four weeks of onset of symptoms and there is no pre-existing liver disease.

Viral hepatitis is infection of liver which occurs due to viruses of different kind. The different types of viruses which cause viral hepatitis are hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis D virus and hepatitis E virus.

Ascites is diseased state or condition of body in which excess fluid gets accumulated within the peritoneal cavity, which causes various signs and symptoms in the body and also disturbs the healthy system of body.

When there occurs excess fluid accumulation within the peritoneal cavity, then this state or condition of peritoneal cavity is known as ascites.

Jaundice is diseased state of body in which there occurs yellow pigmentation of skin, mucous membrane and sclera by increased or raised levels of bilirubin in the blood.