Gender and age effects on the continuous reaction times method in volunteers and patients with cirrhosis

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 559-565

  Lauridsen, Mette Munk ^a   Grønbæk, Henning ^b   Næser, Esben B ^b   Leth, Steffen T ^b   Vilstrup, Hendrik ^b  

^a Hospital of Southern Jutland   (Denmark)

^b Department of Medicine V ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Cirrhosis of the liver; Continuous reaction times; Gender; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTINUOUS REACTION TIMES METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESPONSE TIME; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84871417318     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-012-9318-6     Document Type: Article

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