Nutritional management contributes to improvement in minimal hepatic encephalopathy and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis: A preliminary, prospective, open-label study

Hepatology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 452-458

  Kato, Akinobu ^a   Tanaka, Hiroto ^b   Kawaguchi, Takumi ^c   Kanazawa, Hidenori ^d   Iwasa, Motoh ^e   Sakaida, Isao ^f   Moriwaki, Hisataka ^g   Murawaki, Yoshikazu ^h   Suzuki, Kazuyuki ^a   Okita, Kiwamu ⁱ  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^e MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ Shimonoseki Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Cirrhosis; Hepatic encephalopathy; Neuropsychological; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84876986629     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2012.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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