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Detecting minimal hepatic encephalopathy in an endemic country for hepatitis B: the role of psychometrics and serum IL-6. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
It remains unknown what the prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy is in Taiwan, a highly endemic country for chronic viral hepatitis infection. It is also unclear whether abnormal serum cytokine levels can be indicative of the presence of minimal ...
Chia-Fen Tsai, Chi-Jen Chu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Yen-Po Wang, Pei-Yi Liu, Han-Chieh Lin, Fa-Yauh Lee, Ching-Liang Lu   +7 more
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Validation of a Simple Quality‐of‐Life Score for Identification of Minimal and Prediction of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]

Hepatology Communications, 2020
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is underdiagnosed because most clinics refrain from psychometric testing. Diagnostic activities need to go up so patients with MHE can get the treatment their condition requires.
Mette Munk Lauridsen, Peter Jepsen, Charlotte Wilhelmina Wernberg, Ove B. Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Hendrik Vilstrup   +5 more
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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Characteristics and comparison of the main diagnostic modalities

Clinical & Experimental Hepatology
According to the latest clinical guidelines, minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is diagnosed by using a single test for which the center has experience and local norms. Nowadays, several tests are available.
Nikola Mumdzhiev, Rumen V. Tenev, Mariana P. Radicheva   +2 more
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Probiotics as Alternative Therapy for Psychometric Disorders in Hepatic Encephalopathy

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2020
Aim: To identify whether probiotics have the same effectiveness as lactulose in improving the results of psychometric testing in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Method: Literature Searching were performed on Pubmed, EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Cochrane
Bany Faris Amin, Irfan Kresnadi, Vannessa Karenina, GM Yudi Prasetia A, Trivani Putri, Juferdy Kurniawan   +5 more
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Serum S100B Levels in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy

Diagnostics, 2023
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is one of the main complications of liver cirrhosis (LC) and is classified into minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) and overt hepatic encephalopathy (overt HE).
Mo-Jong Kim, Jung-Hee Kim, Jang-Han Jung, Sung-Eun Kim, Hyoung-Su Kim, Myoung-Kuk Jang, Sang-Hoon Park, Myung-Seok Lee, Ki Tae Suk, Dong Joon Kim, Eun-Kyoung Choi, Ji-Won Park   +11 more
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Role of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in road traffic accidents

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2019
Background The term minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is defined as encephalopathy that does not lead to clinically overt cognitive dysfunction but can have an impact on quality of life, risk of involvement in road traffic accidents, and ability to ...
Mohammad Mohai El-Din Awad, Abd-El Raouf Mohamed El-Deib, Fadia Mostafa Attia, Mohamed Negm, Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Soliman, Wafaa Hassan Omar   +5 more
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Type and etiology of liver cirrhosis are not related to the presence of hepatic encephalopathy or health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2008
Background Hepatic encephalopathy has a negative impact on health-related quality of life (QoL) in liver cirrhosis. There are scarce and conflicting data on whether type or etiology of liver cirrhosis could be related to hepatic encephalopathy in ...
Björnsson Einar, Josefsson Axel, Kalaitzakis Evangelos   +2 more
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Automatic Video-Oculography System for Detection of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Using Machine Learning Tools

Sensors, 2023
This article presents an automatic gaze-tracker system to assist in the detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy by analyzing eye movements with machine learning tools.
Alberto Calvo Córdoba, Cecilia E. García Cena, Carmina Montoliu   +2 more
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The role of multifocal visual evoked potential in detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Background Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is one of the most debilitating complications of hepatic cirrhosis, and visual electrophysiology, visual evoked potential (VEP) has long been used for MHE diagnosis.
Reem M. Sabry, Osama Hamad, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Khalil, Sahar Ibrahim Mohammed, Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Hanan Hosny   +5 more
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A pilot evaluation of a computer-based psychometric test battery designed to detect impairment in patients with cirrhosis

International Journal of General Medicine, 2017
Nicola A Cook,1 Jin Un Kim,1 Yasmin Pasha,1 Mary ME Crossey,1 Adrian J Schembri,2,3 Brian T Harel,2,4 Torben Kimhofer,5 Simon D Taylor-Robinson1 1Liver Unit, Division of Digestive Health, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London,
Cook NA, Kim JU, Pasha Y, Crossey MME, Schembri AJ, Harel BT, Kimhofer T, Taylor-Robinson SD   +7 more
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