Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Diagnosis by neuropsychological and neurophysiologic methods

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Kharbanda, Parampreet S ^a   Saraswat, Vivek A ^b   Dhiman, Radha K ^a  

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

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Evoked potentials; Neurophysiological tests; Neuropsychological tests; P300 potentials; Psychometric tests; Subclinical hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DESIGN TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; GERMANY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LINE TRACING TEST; LIVER DISEASE; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCAPHALOPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST A; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST B; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SERIAL DOTTING TEST; TRAILMAKING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 1442338666     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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