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A rare complication of cirrhosis: Hepatic myelopathy

Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2014
Introduction: Hepatic myelopathy is characterized by spastic paraparesis and minimal sensory abnormalities in patients with cirrhosis, particularly those with portosystemic shunts that have been created surgically or have occurred spontaneously ...
Sofiene Bouali, Adenane Boubaker, Asma Bouhoula, Jalel Kallel, Aoiuj Lassaad, Hafedh Jemel   +5 more
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Are Acquired Hepatocerebral Degeneration and Hepatic Myelopathy Reversible?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2009
Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) and hepatic myelopathy (HM) are rare complications of chronic liver disease and are usually resistant to medical therapy.The clinical and laboratory findings of 14 male and 2 female patients with AHD or HM were evaluated.The prevalence of AHD and HM was 2% inpatient case series in the last 10 years. The median
Binnur, Pinarbasi, Sabahattin, Kaymakoglu, Zeliha, Matur, Filiz, Akyuz, Kadir, Demir, Fatih, Besisik, Sadakat, Ozdil, Gungor, Boztas, Yilmaz, Cakaloglu, Zeynel, Mungan, Atilla, Okten   +10 more
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Etiological profile of noncompressive myelopathies in a tertiary care hospital of Northeast India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2017
Background: The discovery of antibodies against aquaporin-4 and evolving concepts of noncompressive myelopathies in the 21st century have made a major impact on the etiological profile of these diseases, with few cases turning out to be idiopathic ...
Ashok Kumar Kayal, Munindra Goswami, Marami Das, Lakhshya Jyoti Basumatary, Suvorit Subhas Bhowmick, Baiakmenlang Synmon   +5 more
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Hepatic Myelopathy: A Rare Complication of Chronic Liver Failure Treated Conservatively Without Liver Transplantation

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Hepatic myelopathy (HM) diagnosis requires the exclusion of other causes of spastic paraparesis and typically presents in the setting of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy.
Matthew Lynberg, Ishan Kirti, Nahar Saleh, Haider Naqvi   +3 more
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Hepatic myelopathy in chronic hepatitis B-related decompensated cirrhosis: A case report and literature review

Asian Journal of Surgery
Longqi Jiang, Zhenyu Liu, Ya Wu, Yong Liu   +3 more
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Central motor and sensory conduction in patients with hepatic myelopathy [PDF]

Spinal Cord, 2014
Experimental neurophysiological study.The hepatic myelopathy (HM) is characterized by progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower extremities, while there are only a few reports of sensory impairment. However, sensory function has been poorly explored in HM.
R, Nardone, A, Orioli, Y, Höller, P, Lochner, A, Kunz, S, Golaszewski, F, Brigo, E, Trinka   +7 more
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Liver transplantation in hepatic myelopathy. [PDF]

Hepatol Forum, 2022
Hepatic myelopathy (HMy) is a rare neurological complication of liver cirrhosis that involves spastic paraplegia caused by lateral cord demyelination especially due to the accumulation of some metabolites such as ammonia and manganese. We report a young adult woman presenting with spasticity and paraparesis in extremities after intrahepatic ...
Acar S, Dinckan A, Akyildiz M.
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Hepatitis C virus and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 co-infection: impact on liver disease, virological markers, and neurological outcomes

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Objectives: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with neurological abnormalities, such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and peripheral neuropathy (PN).
Otávio M. Espíndola, Alexandre G. Vizzoni, Elisabeth Lampe, Maria José Andrada-Serpa, Abelardo Q.C. Araújo, Ana Claudia C. Leite   +5 more
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Gait deficits in liver disease: Hepatic encephalopathy and hepatic myelopathy

Equine Veterinary Education, 2010
Summary In this issue, the unusual clinical presentation of a horse diagnosed is described with severe liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. The horse initially presented for thoracic and pelvic limb ataxia and weakness, and signs of forebrain disease were not apparent until later in the disease process. The typical pathology of
Y. S. Nout
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Hepatic Myelopathy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Liver Research - Open Journal, 2015
Background: Hepatic Myelopathy (HM) is a rare complication of chronic liver disease usually associated with extensive portosystemic shunt of blood, which has been created surgically or has occurred spontaneously, causing progressive spastic paraparesis.
Huanquan Liao, Zhichao Yan, Wei Peng, Hua Hong   +3 more
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