Memory function in early hepatic encephalopathy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 320-325

  Weissenborn, Karin ^a   Heidenreich, Susanne ^a   Giewekemeyer, Kathrin ^a   Rückert, Norbert ^b   Hecker, Hartmut ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Evangelische Fachhochschule Hannover   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatic encephalopathy; Memory; Test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RECALL; RECOGNITION; VISION;

EID: 0041327768     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00295-2     Document Type: Article

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