William Forbes,Kunal Merchant,Enoch Bortey,Audrey Shaw
申请号：
US13737535
公开号：
US08642573B2
申请日:
2013.01.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
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.
