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SUBMITTER: San Martin-Valenzuela C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7408738 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
San Martín-Valenzuela Constanza C Borras-Barrachina Aroa A Gallego Juan-José JJ Urios Amparo A Mestre-Salvador Víctor V Correa-Ghisays Patricia P Ballester María-Pilar MP Escudero-García Desamparados D Tosca Joan J Montón Cristina C Ríos María-Pilar MP Kosenko Elena E Felipo Vicente V Tabares-Seisdedos Rafael R Selva-Vera Gabriel G Montoliu Carmina C
Journal of clinical medicine 20200708 7
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is associated with mild cognitive impairment and frailty. This study aims to identify cognitive and motor differences in cirrhotic patients with and without MHE, and the correlations between motor signs and cognitive performance. Gait, balance, hand strength and motor speed performance were evaluated in 66 cirrhotic patients (38 without and 28 with MHE, according to the Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score (PHES). Cognitive performance was measured with ...[more]