Cognitive evoked response potentials in patients with liver cirrhosis without diagnosis of minimal or overt hepatic encephalopathy. A pilot study

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Ciecko Michalska, I ^a   Wojcik, Jan ^b,c   Wyczesany, M ^c   Binder, M ^c   Szewczyk, J ^c   Senderecka, M ^c   Dziedzic, T ^a   Slowik, A ^a   Mach, T ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b Józef Babi ski Hospital   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cognitive symptoms; Electroencephalography; Event related potentials; Liver cirrhosis; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84864007005     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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