William Forbes,Kunal Merchant,Enoch Bortey,Audrey Shaw
申请号:
US15212720
公开号:
US09855254B2
申请日:
2016.07.18
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
The application describes treatment of hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin. The instant application also provides methods for determining if a subject has a neurological condition or hepatic encephalopathy by determining the critical flicker frequency and/or the venous ammonia level of the subject at two or more time points. The invention further provides methods for treating these subjects.