title: The hunter and the pianist: two hepatic encephalopathy tales.
abstract: Details of 2 patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy whose hobby or job were possibly responsible for a selectively enhanced performance in 1 neuropsychiatric test are reported. Clinicians should be alert to the fact that personal inclinations and habits may impinge on both neuropsychological and psychophysic performance, thus producing a mismatch between the results of different mental status tests. A prospective study with accurate history taking, use of comprehensive assessment protocols, and modeling/critical interpretation of the test results is required to confirm this hypothesis.
authors: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padua, Italy. sara.montagnese@unipd.it
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Montagnese
authors: Giorgia
authors: G
authors: Cona
authors: Sami
authors: S
authors: Schiff
authors: Giulio
authors: G
authors: Maresio
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Gatta
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Merkel
authors: Piero
authors: P
authors: Amodio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005425:Flicker Fusion; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D011998:Recreation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index