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The neurological condition can deteriorate rapidly, but the difficulty in assessing the (ir)reversibility of neurological symptoms can hamper therapeutic decision\u2010making, including transplantation. We aimed to determine the association between pupillary reflexes (PR), brain stem reflexes (BSR), radiological signs of brain herniation, and subsequent neurological outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We analyzed a retrospective, observational cohort of PALF patients with severe hepatic encephalopathy (grade III\u2013IV), admitted to our national pediatric liver transplantation center between 1993 and 2023. We subdivided the patients into groups with PR present or PR absent. We compared the two groups for pre\u2010treatment neurological and neuro\u2010radiological parameters and related the findings to neurological outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Survival rate in patients with PR present was higher compared to patients with PR absent [70% (26\/37) and 29% (4\/14); resp., <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.008]. In the absence of PR, neurological outcome could still be favorable after LTx (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20093\/6). Presence or absence of BSR was not related to the outcome in terms of survival or death. Radiologically proven brain herniation was associated with mortality (6\/7) or minimally conscious state (1\/7), irrespective of undergoing a LTx or not.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although absence of PR is associated with a poor prognosis, the neurological outcome can still be favorable after LTx. Radiological signs of brain herniation are strongly associated with mortality or severe neurological outcomes, irrespective of subsequent transplantation. 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