Kumaravel, G (2015) Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score for the detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in South Indian patients with liver cirrhosis. Masters thesis, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Hepatic encephalopathy is the commonest complication of cirrhosis. In patients with cirrhosis a spectrum of neuro psychiatric abnormalities exist ranging from indiscriminable changes in cognition(MHE) to clinically obvious changers in intellect, behavior, motor functions and consciousness(overt HE) AIM: To detect minimal hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients in south indian population using PHES. METHODS: In this study 40 cases and 40 controls were taken. Cases are cirrhotic patients without obvious neurological findings. PHES score includes NCTA,NCTB, DST,LDT,CDT. RESULTS: Out of the 40 patients 19 cases(47.5% are found to have MHE CONCLUSION: PHES is statistically significant in detecting MHE in cirrhotic patients.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hepatic encephalopathy; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Psychometric hepaticencephalopathy score |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > General Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Punitha K |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2017 12:05 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2017 03:15 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2504 |
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