OMIA:000453 : Hepatic encephalopathy

Categories: Nervous system phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Cross-species summary: A degenerative disease of the brain induced by a failure of the liver to metabolise ammonia. Clinical signs include excitability, tremor, compulsive walking, head pressing, and apparent blindness, followed by coma and convulsions.

Species in which this phene is found:
dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
domestic cat (Felis catus)
sheep (Ovis aries)

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 03 May 2005
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 14 Oct 2022