Memory function in early hepatic encephalopathy
✍ Scribed by Karin Weissenborn; Susanne Heidenreich; Kathrin Giewekemeyer; Norbert Rückert; Hartmut Hecker
- Book ID
- 117371940
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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Because of the increasing burden of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, there is an explosion in the prevalence of chronic liver failure and hence its complications. The onset of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in these patients has a significant impact on the quality of life, morbidity and mortality.
Subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) is assumed to have a negative effect on patients' daily functioning; therefore, treatment is recommended. However, no studies have been performed that document the clinical relevance of SHE. We performed a study in which the prevalence of SHE was determined i