Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an important component of hepatic decompensation, which reduces survival in patients with cirrhosis. The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score has been used to predict survival of patients with cirrhosis. The aims of this study were to determine whether HE is
Movement disorders as a manifestation of metronidazole-induced encephalopathy in a patient with chronic liver disease
โ Scribed by Marcelo Galvez; Javier Brahm; Marcelo Miranda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 498 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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