Assessing inter- and intra-individual cognitive variability in patients at risk for cognitive impairment: the case of minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 945-953

  Bisiacchi, Patrizia ^a   Cona, Giorgia ^a   Tarantino, Vincenza ^a   Schiff, Sami ^a   Montagnese, Sara ^a   Amodio, Piero ^a   Capizzi, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Cognitive control; Hepatic encephalopathy; Inter intra individual difference; Sub clinical brain impairments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK;

EID: 84911805550     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9529-0     Document Type: Article

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