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[Chronic hepatic encephalopathy--clinical features and diagnosis]
K Helewski1, G Kowalczyk-Ziomek, J Konecki
1I Katedry i Zakładu Histologii i Embriologii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
Abstract:
Neuropsychiatric abnormalities affecting patients with chronic liver disease are termed chronic hepatic encephalopathy. The spectrum of hepatic encephalopathy varies from mild intellectual impairment to deep coma. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings, and psychometric and electroencephalographic testing.