I n t r o d u c t i o n : Patients with advanced cirrhosis are susceptible to hyponatremia due to impaired kidney function. Recent studies have shown that hyponatremia can be an independent predictor of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in these patients. A i m : The present study performed to evaluate the relationship between serum sodium concentration and HE in patients with cirrhosis.
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