Visual and auditory evoked responses in acute severe hepatitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 554-559

  Sawhney, I M S ^a   Verma, P K ^a   Dhiman, R K ^a   Chopra, J S ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Chawla, Y K ^a   Dilawari, J B ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Evoked potential; Fulminant hepatic failure; Hepatic encephalopathy; Hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0030797644     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00484.x     Document Type: Article

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