Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: consensus statement of a working party of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver.

K Dhiman, Radha; A Saraswat, Vivek; K Sharma, Barjesh; K Sarin, Shiv; K Chawla, Yogesh; Butterworth, Roger; Duseja, Ajay; Aggarwal, Rakesh; Amarapurkar, Deepak; Sharma, Praveen; Madan, Kaushal; Shah, Samir; K Seth, Avnish; K Gupta, Rakesh; Koshy, Abraham; R Rai, Ramesh; B Dilawari, Jang; Prakash Mishra, Sri; K Acharya, Subrat; National Association for Study of the Liver, Indian

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06318.x

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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: consensus statement of a working party of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver.

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Radha K Dhiman

Vivek A Saraswat

Barjesh K Sharma

Abstract

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major complication that develops in some form and at some stage in a majority of patients with liver cirrhosis. Overt HE occurs in approximately 30-45% of cirrhotic patients. Minimal HE (MHE), the mildest form of HE, is characterized by subtle motor and cognitive def...

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