Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score for diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in China

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 46, 2013, Pages 8745-8751

  Li, Su Wen ^a,b   Wang, Kai ^a   Yu, Yong Qiang ^a   Wang, Hai Bao ^a   Li, Yuan Hai ^a   Xu, Jian Ming ^a,b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases   (China)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Digitsymbol test; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Neuropsychological tests; Number connection test; Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD PUGH SCORE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST; PSYCHOMETRIC HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY SCORE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CIRRHOSIS; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST; PSYCHOMETRIC HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890323090     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8745     Document Type: Article

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