Hepatic encephalopathy a fluid sample with a needle) may be required to identify spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). The severity of hepatic encephalopathy is graded with the West Haven Criteria; this is based on the level of impairment of autonomy, changes in consciousness, intellectual function, behavior, and the dependence on therapy. A classification of hepatic encephalopathy was introduced at the World Congress of Gastroenterology 1998 in Vienna. According to this classification, hepatic encephalopathy is subdivided in type A, B and C depending on the underlying cause. The term "minimal encephalopathy" (MHE) is defined as encephalopathy that does not lead to clinically overt cognitive
Collateral adjective and Wagnalls" dictionaries, but as they are currently out of print, the term has become rare. A synonym sometimes seen in linguistics is "suppletive (denominal) adjective," though this is a liberal and arguably incorrect use of the word 'suppletive'. Collateral adjective A collateral adjective is an adjective that is identified with a particular noun in meaning, but that is not derived from that noun. For example, the word "bovine" is considered the adjectival equivalent of the noun "cow", but it is derived from a different word, which happens to be the Latin word for "cow". Similarly, "lunar" serves as an