Connectivity of default-mode network is associated with cerebral edema in hepatic encephalopathy.

Connectivity of default-mode network is associated with cerebral edema in hepatic encephalopathy.

Cerebral edema, a well-known feature of acute liver disease, can occur in cirrhotic patients regardless of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and adversely affect prognosis. This study characterized and correlated functional HE abnormalities in the brain to cerebral edema using resting-state functional mag...

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Main Authors: Wei-Che Lin, Tun-Wei Hsu, Chao-Long Chen, Changwei W Wu, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Hsiu-Ling Chen, Shau-Hsuan Li, Pin-Yang Yeh, Yu-Fan Cheng, Ching-Po Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3356373?pdf=render

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