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The purpose of this study is to understand mechanisms associated with the development of coma during hepatic failure. As of today, those mechanisms are not understood and it is difficult to intervene and prevent coma development which is often associated with mortality. Understanding the mechanism involved, may allow us to prevent coma and develop new therapies to treat this disease.


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NCT number NCT01582087
Study type Observational
Source The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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Status Terminated
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Start date February 2012
Completion date July 24, 2018