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The cirrhotic liver and bypassing blood vessels fail to clear gut-derived toxins well. The brain becomes slowed, sleepy or agitated. Patients may have reversed sleep, poor attention, personality change, asterixis, drowsiness or coma.
Part 8 · The Gut and the Liver
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The cirrhotic liver and bypassing blood vessels fail to clear gut-derived toxins well. The brain becomes slowed, sleepy or agitated. Patients may have reversed sleep, poor attention, personality change, asterixis, drowsiness or coma.
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