Prevalence and natural history of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

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Authors

Ananya Das · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Radha K. Dhiman · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Vivek A. Saraswat · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Meera Verma · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

S. R. Naik · Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Abstract

We conclude that SHE is common in cirrhosis. The natural history of SHE is worse in patients with advanced cirrhosis and SHE probably predisposes the cirrhotic patient to overt hepatic encephalopathy.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease and Transplantation Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volume 16, Issue 5, pp. 531-535

DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02487.x

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