Conclusion The results of this study have led us to recommend a test battery including NCTs
A and B, the line drawing test, the serial dotting test and the digit symbol test for the …

Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease adversely affect neurocognitive functioning. 1 These
deficits range from neurological complications such as hepatic myelopathy to cognitive and …

They selected references within their field of expertise and experience and graded the
references according to the GRADE system. 1 The selection of references for the guideline …

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is an important disorder that may seriously impair
daily functioning and quality of life in patients with cirrhosis. Treatment with lactulose is of …

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has a negative effect on patients' daily functioning.
Thus far, no study has investigated the effect of treatment‐related improvement in cognitive …

Subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) is currently diagnosed by psychometric tests or
neurophysiologic techniques. In view of its sociomedical relevance, simple and reproducible …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with a poor prognosis.
Lactulose is used for the treatment of HE. There is no study on the prevention of recurrence …

Background Non‐absorbable disaccharides (lactulose and lactitol) are recommended as
first‐line treatment for hepatic encephalopathy. The previous (second) version of this review …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

Background Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) impairs daily functioning and health-
related quality of life (HRQoL). The modalities of treatment of MHE have not been …