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SUBMITTER: Chavarria L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3564202 | biostudies-other | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Chavarria Laia L Alonso Juli J García-Martínez Rita R Simón-Talero Macarena M Ventura-Cots Meritxell M Ramírez Clara C Torrens Maria M Vargas Víctor V Rovira Alex A Córdoba Juan J
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20121121 2
Brain magnetic resonance (MR) study has shown metabolic abnormalities and changes in water distribution of the brain tissue that may relate to the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). We designed a study to investigate the disturbances in brain water and metabolites during episodic HE using a 3-T MR scanner. Cirrhotic patients with different grades of HE underwent MR during hospitalization (n=18). The MR was repeated at 6 weeks' follow-up (n=14). The results were compared with those of a ...[more]