Minimal hepatic encephalopathy and driving
โ Scribed by Richard M. Dubinsky; Anthony C. Stein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) have attention, response inhibition, and working memory difficulties that are associated with driving impairment and high motor vehicle accident risk. Navigation is a complex system needed for safe driving that requires functioning working memory an
Patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) have impaired driving skills, but association of MHE with motor vehicle crashes is unclear. Standard psychometric tests (SPT) or inhibitory control test (ICT) can be used to diagnose MHE. The aim was to determine the association of MHE with crashes
It has been suggested that the ability to drive a car is impaired in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). However, the only study using an on-road driving test did not reveal such an impairment. In a prospective controlled study, we evaluated patients with c