Assessment and usefulness of clinical scales for semiquantification of overt hepatic encephalopathy.
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents the effects of liver dysfunction on the brain. When HE is clinically obvious (eg, confusion, poor judgment, personality change), it is termed overt HE. The severity of HE is measured by different methods. Assessing the severity of HE is important for determining patient prognosis and effectiveness of therapy. This article discusses the different methods for grading HE, including clinical rating scales, neuropsychological tests, and neurophysiologic measures.
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 220 Dickinson Street, Suite B (MC: 8231), San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Maiko
M
Sakamoto
William
W
Perry
Robin C
RC
Hilsabeck
Fatma
F
Barakat
Tarek
T
Hassanein
D000465:Algorithms; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests