Visual electrophysiological examination in diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy
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Visual electrophysiological examination in diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy
Clinical observation of the neuropsychiatric condition, psychometric tests, and EEG recordings has been used to diagnose hepatic encephalopathy. However, no standardization for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has been achieved. According to the study in normal subjects, visual electrophysiology testing is a method of simple, objective record for the medical examination, wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2162-2000,2162-2019
DOI: 10.4236/wjns.2013.34026