Does overt hepatic encephalopathy cause persistent cognitive defects even after successful liver transplantation?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 874-875

  Allampati, Sanath ^a   Mullen, Kevin D ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; RIFAXIMIN;

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; LIVER FAILURE; MALE;

COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 84905030346     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23938     Document Type: Editorial

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