Neuropsychological impairment in severe acute viral hepatitis is due to minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Liver International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 260-264

  Sharma, Praveen ^a   Sharma, Barjesh Chander ^a   Tyagi, Pankaj ^a   Kumar, Manoj ^a   Sarin, Shiv Kumar ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Actue viral hepatitis; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIGURE CONNECTION TEST; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST; OBJECT ASSEMBLY TEST; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AMMONIA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 58149513394     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01856.x     Document Type: Article

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