Chinese guidelines on management of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

Table 2 Classification of hepatic encephalopathy recommended by the 11th World Congress of Gastroenterology in 1998

Type of hepatic encephalopathy	Definition	Subcategory	Subdivision
Type A	Hepatic encephalopathy associated with acute liver failure	None	None
Type B	Hepatic encephalopathy associated with portosystemic shunt and no liver cell injury-associated liver disease	None	None
Type C	Hepatic encephalopathy associated with cirrhosis with portal hypertension or portosystemic shunt	Episodic hepatic encephalopathy	Accompanying predisposition