Methods of treating hepatic encephalopathy

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PATENT NO 9421195
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13914074

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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.

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SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC1700 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE MORRISILLE NC 27560

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Bortey, Enoch Chapel Hill, US 41 267
Forbes, William Raleigh, US 62 497
Merchant, Kunal Durham, US 8 119
Shaw, Audrey Durham, US 7 40

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