title: Cognitive deficits in patients with hepatic cirrhosis and in liver transplant recipients.
abstract: This study assessed cognitive deficit in patients diagnosed with different stages of hepatic cirrhosis and in liver transplant recipients. A short protocol consisting of several psychometric tests was used. Cirrhotic patients showed a degree of mental impairment in all the functions studied. The severity of the deficit was related to the degree of hepatic dysfunction. In contrast, liver transplant recipients presented only a slightly altered cerebral dysfunction in comparison to the control group. Their cognitive capacity was slightly better than that of patients with asymptomatic cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Psychobiology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pantiga
authors.forename: Luis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: Marcelino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: Laudino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics