Critical flicker frequency for diagnosis and assessment of recovery from minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis |
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| Authors: | Praveen Sharma Barjesh Ch er Sharma Shiv Kumar Sarin |
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| Affiliation: | Praveen Sharma,Barjesh Ch,er Sharma , Shiv Kumar Sarin Department of Gastroenterology,G.B.Pant Hospital,New Delhi,India |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) impairs quality of life and predicts overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhotic patients.Diagnosis of MHE requires cumbersome tests.Lactulose is effective in the treatment of MHE.This study aimed to evaluate the use of critical flicker frequency (CFF) for the diagnosis of MHE in cirrhotic patients after treatment.METHODS:One hundred and ten patients were evaluated by psychometry (number connection tests A,B or figure connection tests A,B),P300 auditory eve... |
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| Keywords: | minimal hepatic encephalopathy critical flicker frequency lactulose |
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