Hepatic encephalopathy.
Many patients with cirrhosis of the liver who appear to be overtly normal, using standard bedside examination techniques, test in the impaired range on one or more neuropsychological tests. These impairments affect the quality of life. Improvement in affected cognitive domains and the quality of life may follow the institution of treatment.
Lockwood
Alan H
AH
VA Western New York Healthcare System and Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14215, USA. alan@petnet.buffalo.edu
D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed