Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients

Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients

Background. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has implications for health-related quality of life as well as for survival of cirrhotic patients, but a standardized diagnostic test is not available.Objective. To determine the prevalence of MHE among cirrhotic patients by using the psychometric hep...

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Main Authors: Héctor Jesús Maldonado-Garza, Genaro Vázquez-Elizondo, Juan Obed Gaytán-Torres, Ángel Ricardo Flores-Rendón, Martha Graciela Cárdenas-Sandoval, Francisco Javier Bosques-Padilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy
Critical flicker frequency
Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score
Survival
Educational level
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