Breath analysis for the early recognition of hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome which develops commonly in liver cirrhosis following the build up of toxic substances in the blood that cross the blood-brain barrier and affect normal brain function. The diagnosis of HE is difficult due to only subtle impairments of cognit...
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University of the West of England, Bristol
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573489 |