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O'Beirne, J., Chouhan, M. & Hughes, R. The role of infection and inflammation in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy and cerebral edema in acute liver failure. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 118–119 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0417
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