Critical flicker frequency: Diagnostic tool for minimal hepatic encephalopathy>

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-73

  Sharma, P ^a   Sharma, B C ^a   Puri, V ^a   Sarin, S K ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Critical flicker frequency; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AMMONIA; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 34249317919     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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