We read with great interest the article by Fleckenstein et Patologica Medica I al. 1 on the poor prognostic meaning of the presence of auto-University of Bologna nomic neuropathy in patients awaiting liver transplantation Bologna, Italy (OLT). After two pioneering studies, 2,3 the authors again draw
Autonomic neuropathy in advanced liver disease
โ Scribed by F Trevisani; G Sica; M Bernardi
- Book ID
- 118686320
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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The prevalence and severity of autonomic dysfuncinduced and non-alcohol-induced liver disease, and tion appears to be related to the severity of liver diswhen present is an independent predictor of mortality. ease. 3 We postulated that patients awaiting liver trans-We postulated that patients who we
## Abstract Severe chronic liver disease may be associated with a peripheral somatic and an autonomic neuropathy. There are only a limited number of reports on the incidence and features of these neuropathies. In addition the effects of liver transplantation on these neuropathies have not been well