Quantitative EEG analysis and survival in liver disease.
A simple, objective method for measuring hepatic encephalopathy (automated spectral analysis of the EEG) was tested for its prognostic value in a group of 60 patients with cirrhosis of the liver and in 10 patients with acute hepatic insufficiency. A highly significant correlation was found between the grade of hepatic encephalopathy and survival. This study further validates the clinical value of objectively grading hepatic encephalopathy by spectral analysis.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies