Neuropsychological characterization and detection of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 758-763

  McCrea, Michael ^a   Cordoba, Juan ^a   Vessey, Ginger ^a   Blei, Andres T ^a   Randolph, Christopher ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029818592     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550080076015     Document Type: Article

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