Prognostic value of altered oral glutami
Prognostic value of altered oral glutamine challenge in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy
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Manuel Romero-Gómez; Lourdes Grande; Inés Camacho
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Oral glutamine challenge (OGC) has been found to be safe, and an altered response predicts elevated risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). We assessed the survival prognosis of patients with cirrhosis, but without current overt HE, who have a