Olfactory Function is Affected in Patients with Cirrhosis Depending on the Severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy

Olfactory Function is Affected in Patients with Cirrhosis Depending on the Severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy

Introduction and aim. Olfactory functions are altered to a variable degree by chronic liver disease. Few studies including only small populations of patients emphasized the possibility of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) influencing olfactory nervous tasks. So far, no study has explicitly focused on olfa...

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Main Authors: Clemens Heiser, Bernhard Haller, Maximilian Sohn, Benedikt Hofauer, Andreas Knopf, Tobias Mühling, Jessica Freiherr, Martin Bender, Maximilian Tiller, Anna Schmidt, Wolfgang Schepp, Felix Gundling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Hepatic encephalopathy
Chemosensation
Critical flicker frequency
Smell disorders
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119302613

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