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==Overview==
==Overview==
NAFLD/NASH was first described as a medical entity in a 1980.  
NAFLD/NASH was first described as a medical entity in a 1980. Though its histological capabilities had lengthy been recognized , the time period non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) became first used by Ludwig et al. as recently as 1980 .Ludwig et al. described ‘‘the pathological and medical features of non-alcoholic disease of the liver related with the pathological features maximum generally seen inside the alcoholic liver disorder itself.  


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

NAFLD/NASH was first described as a medical entity in a 1980. Though its histological capabilities had lengthy been recognized , the time period non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) became first used by Ludwig et al. as recently as 1980 .Ludwig et al. described ‘‘the pathological and medical features of non-alcoholic disease of the liver related with the pathological features maximum generally seen inside the alcoholic liver disorder itself.

Historical Perspective

  • In 1980, NAFLD was first introduced as a new concept for the first time in medical history.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Ludwig J, Viggiano TR, McGill DB, Oh BJ. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Mayo Clinic experiences with a hitherto unnamed disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 1980;55:434-438. PMID 7382552.
  2. Vizuete J, Camero A, Malakouti M, Garapati K, Gutierrez J (2017). "Perspectives on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Overview of Present and Future Therapies". J Clin Transl Hepatol. 5 (1): 67–75. doi:10.14218/JCTH.2016.00061. PMC 5411359. PMID 28507929.
  3. Vizuete J, Camero A, Malakouti M, Garapati K, Gutierrez J (2017). "Perspectives on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Overview of Present and Future Therapies". J Clin Transl Hepatol. 5 (1): 67–75. doi:10.14218/JCTH.2016.00061. PMC 5411359. PMID 28507929.
  4. Day, CP. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH): where are we now and where are we going? Gut. 2002 May; 50(5): 585–588.

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