Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is frequently diagnosed in patients with liver
cirrhosis who do not show overt clinical cirrhosis-associated neurological deficits. This …

ABSTRACT Background/Aims: Hepatic encephalopathy is a serious problem in patients with
liver cirrhosis and precise pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for encephalopathy …

Hepatic encephalopathy is a common problem in cirrhosis. The pathogenesis of this
complication of advanced liver disease still remains unclear. Magnetic resonance …

Objective To evaluate regional cerebral metabolic changes in minimal hepatic
encephalopathy (MHE) patients using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in 3T …

Purpose To conduct the first investigation on thalamic metabolic alterations in minimal
hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) and elucidate their association with intrinsic neural activity …

Aim To examine whether the brain exhibits metabolic disorder prior to overt hepatic
encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), the intracerebral glutamine and myo …

Hepatic encephalopathy is a brain alteration associated to liver failure that produces
cognitive impairments at long term. Neuroimaging are non-invasive methods for the study of …

Background and study aim Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is a subtle complication
of cirrhosis that may have a detrimental effect on daily functioning and may progress to overt …

Objectives Low-grade cerebral oedema is considered to be pathognomonic of minimal
hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in cirrhotic patients. The purpose of this study was to …

Purpose: To evaluate regional brain iron deposition in minimal hepatic encephalopathy
(MHE) patients using T2*‐weighted gradient‐echo imaging and to explore the relationship …