Neuropsychological and Neurophysiological Evaluation in Cirrhotic Patients with Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1104-1107

  Senzolo, M ^a   Amodio, P ^a   D'Aloiso, M C ^a   Fagiuoli, S ^a   Del Piccolo, F ^a   Canova, D ^a   Masier, A ^a   Bassanello, M ^a   Zanus, G ^a   Burra, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Dept Surg Gastroenterological Sci ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 17844405900     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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