Value of the critical flicker frequency in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 879-885

  Romero Gómez, Manuel ^a   Córdoba, Juan ^b   Jover, Rodrigo ^c   Del Olmo, Juan A ^d   Ramírez, Marta ^a   Rey, Ramón ^b   De Madaria, Enrique ^c   Montoliu, Carmina ^d,e   Nuñez, David ^a   Flavia, Montse ^b   Compañy, Luis ^c   Rodrigo, José M ^d   Felipo, Vicente ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK;

EID: 34247326859     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21586     Document Type: Article

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