Cognitive impairments of alcoholic cirrhotic patients: Correlation with endogenous benzodiazepine receptor ligands and increased affinity of platelet receptors

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 676-680

  Kapczinski, Flavio ^a   Curran, H Valerie ^a   Przemioslo, Robert ^b   Williams, Roger ^b   Fluck, Emma ^c   Fernandes, Cathy ^c   File, Sandra E ^c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcoholic patients; Benzodiazepines; Cirrhosis; Cognitive function

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; THROMBOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; THROMBOCYTE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029930732     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.6.676     Document Type: Article

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