Inhibitory Control Test for the Detection of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Cirrhosis of Liver

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 306-314

  Taneja, Sunil ^a   Dhiman, Radha K ^a   Khatri, Amit ^a   Goyal, Sandeep ^a   Thumbru, Kiran K ^a   Agarwal, Ritesh ^a   Duseja, Ajay ^a   Chawla, Yogesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Inhibitory control test, diagnosis, psychometric hepatic encepahalopahy score, natural history; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INHIBITORY CONTROL TEST; INTERNAL VALIDITY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRIC HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84871099236     PISSN: 09736883     EISSN: 22133453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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