For hepatic encephalopathy

  • Minimal: Abnormal results on psychometric or neurophysiological testing without clinical manifestations
  • Grade I: Changes in behavior, mild confusion, slurred speech, disordered sleep
  • Grade II: Lethargy, moderate confusion
  • Grade III: Marked confusion (stupor), incoherent speech, sleeping but arousable
  • Grade IV: Coma, unresponsive to pain