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Current state of knowledge of hepatic encephalopathy (part II): changes in brain white matter tracts integrity are associated with cognitive deficits in minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Authors: Carmina Montoliu, Vicente Felipo

Published in: Metabolic Brain Disease | Issue 6/2016

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Patients without evident symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) may present minimal HE (MHE), characterized by mild cognitive impairment, attention deficits, psychomotor slowing and impaired visuomotor and bimanual coordination. These non-evident symptoms can be revealed using psychometric tests (Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score, PHES). The use of PHES to diagnose MHE soon led to the realization of its high incidence, affecting 33–50 % of cirrhotic patients (Felipo et al. 2012; Felipo 2013). …

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Title: Current state of knowledge of hepatic encephalopathy (part II): changes in brain white matter tracts integrity are associated with cognitive deficits in minimal hepatic encephalopathy
Authors: Carmina Montoliu
Vicente Felipo
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Metabolic Brain Disease / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0885-7490
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7365
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-016-9909-8

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