A Simplified Psychometric Evaluation for the Diagnosis of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 613-616.e1

  Riggio, Oliviero ^a   Ridola, Lorenzo ^a   Pasquale, Chiara ^a   Pentassuglio, Ilaria ^a   Nardelli, Silvia ^a   Moscucci, Federica ^a   Merli, Manuela ^a   Montagnese, Sara ^b   Amodio, Piero ^b   Merkel, Carlo ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver Cirrhosis; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy; Psychometric Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRIC HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY SCORE; TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79959327579     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15423565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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