Pathomorphology of the central nervous system in acute liver damage

Histopathological study of the central nervous system in 26 cases of acuteliver diseases was carried out. Twenty four cases concerned patients with acuteviral hepatitis. In 2 cases toxic liver damage was diagnosed. From viral hepatiti sgroup 7 cases were separated in which previous neurological, psychiatnic or other diseases were stated in patients history. All patients died in hepatic coma, which lasted from 1 to 15 days. The disease duration varied from 5 to 150 days.