Detecting minimal hepatic encephalopathy in an endemic country for hepatitis B: the role of psychometrics and serum IL-6.

Detecting minimal hepatic encephalopathy in an endemic country for hepatitis B: the role of psychometrics and serum IL-6.

It remains unknown what the prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy is in Taiwan, a highly endemic country for chronic viral hepatitis infection. It is also unclear whether abnormal serum cytokine levels can be indicative of the presence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. We aimed to standardiz...

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Main Authors: Chia-Fen Tsai, Chi-Jen Chu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Yen-Po Wang, Pei-Yi Liu, Han-Chieh Lin, Fa-Yauh Lee, Ching-Liang Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4454579?pdf=render

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