Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Neuropsychological characterization and diagnosis;Encefalopatía hepática mínima: Caracterización y diagnóstico neuropsicológico encefalopatia hepática mínima: Caracterização e diagnóstico neuropsicológico

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Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-50

  Peixoto, Bruno ^a   Pérez, Jorge Luis Arias ^b   Álvarez, Laudino Lopez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatic cirrhosis; Hepatic dysfunction; Hepatic encephalopathy; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 34249993201     PISSN: 1645281X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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