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1948-5182 (online) |
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
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Prospective Study |
| Article Title |
Reversibility of minimal hepatic encephalopathy following liver transplantation in Egyptian cirrhotic patients
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Mahmoud A Osman, Moataz M Sayed, Khaled A Mansour, Shereen A Saleh, Wesam A Ibrahim, Sara M Abdelhakam, Mohamed Bahaa, Wael A Yousry, Hosam S Elbaz, Reginia N Mikhail, Azza M Hassan, Ehab H Elsayed and Dalia A Mahmoud |
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| Corresponding Author |
Sara M Abdelhakam, MD, Assistant Professor of Tropical Medicine, Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Khalifa El-Maamon St., Abbassia, Cairo 11341, Egypt. saratropical@yahoo.com |
| Key Words |
Liver transplantation; Model for end-stage liver disease score; Psychometric tests; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Cirrhosis |
| Core Tip |
We evaluated the reversibility of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) following liver trans-plantation (LT) in Egyptian cirrhotic patients. Twenty patients with biopsy-proven liver cirrhosis listed for LT and twenty age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included. All underwent psychometric tests including trail making test A, trail making test B, digit symbol test and serial dotting test. Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score was calculated for patients to diagnose MHE. Psychometric tests were repeated six months following LT in the cirrhotic patient group. We found that the reversal of MHE could be achieved by LT especially in those with a model for end-stage liver disease score < 15. |
| Publish Date |
2016-10-25 08:46 |
| Citation |
Osman MA, Sayed MM, Mansour KA, Saleh SA, Ibrahim WA, Abdelhakam SM, Bahaa M, Yousry WA, Elbaz HS, Mikhail RN, Hassan AM, Elsayed EH, Mahmoud DA. Reversibility of minimal hepatic encephalopathy following liver transplantation in Egyptian cirrhotic patients. World J Hepatol 2016; 8(30): 1279-1286 |
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| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v8.i30.1279 |
