TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment and Usefulness of Clinical Scales for Semiquantification of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
AU - Sakamoto, Maiko
AU - Perry, William
AU - Hilsabeck, Robin C.
AU - Barakat, Fatma
AU - Hassanein, Tarek
PY - 2012/2/1
Y1 - 2012/2/1
N2 - Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents the effects of liver dysfunction on the brain. When HE is clinically obvious (eg, confusion, poor judgment, personality change), it is termed overt HE. The severity of HE is measured by different methods. Assessing the severity of HE is important for determining patient prognosis and effectiveness of therapy. This article discusses the different methods for grading HE, including clinical rating scales, neuropsychological tests, and neurophysiologic measures.
AB - Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents the effects of liver dysfunction on the brain. When HE is clinically obvious (eg, confusion, poor judgment, personality change), it is termed overt HE. The severity of HE is measured by different methods. Assessing the severity of HE is important for determining patient prognosis and effectiveness of therapy. This article discusses the different methods for grading HE, including clinical rating scales, neuropsychological tests, and neurophysiologic measures.
KW - Cirrhosis
KW - Clinical scales
KW - HESA
KW - Hepatic encephalopathy assessment
KW - Neurophysiologic tests
KW - Neuropsychological tests
KW - Overt hepatic encephalopathy
KW - WHC
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cld.2011.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cld.2011.12.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22321463
AN - SCOPUS:84856608490
VL - 16
SP - 27
EP - 42
JO - Clinics in Liver Disease
JF - Clinics in Liver Disease
SN - 1089-3261
IS - 1
ER -