Background:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy(MHE)is not associated with overt neuropsychiatric symptoms but rather with subtle changes in psychometric and/or neurOphysiolOgic tests.We aimed to diagnose MHE in children wi...Background:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy(MHE)is not associated with overt neuropsychiatric symptoms but rather with subtle changes in psychometric and/or neurOphysiolOgic tests.We aimed to diagnose MHE in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction fEHPV01 and to evaluate the el№ct of lactulose on MHE.Methods:A prospective study was carried out on 30 patients with EHPVO(21 males;mean age 10+2.5 years).The study was carried out in the Pediatric Hepatology Unit.Cairo University Pediatric Hospital,Cairo,Egypt,between 2011 and 2013.AII patients were subjected to clinical and Iaboratory assessment.neuropsychmetric testin2 using the arabic version of Wechsler intelligence tests.neurophysiological testing by visual electroencephalogram and P300 event related potentials(ERP).展开更多
文摘Background:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy(MHE)is not associated with overt neuropsychiatric symptoms but rather with subtle changes in psychometric and/or neurOphysiolOgic tests.We aimed to diagnose MHE in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction fEHPV01 and to evaluate the el№ct of lactulose on MHE.Methods:A prospective study was carried out on 30 patients with EHPVO(21 males;mean age 10+2.5 years).The study was carried out in the Pediatric Hepatology Unit.Cairo University Pediatric Hospital,Cairo,Egypt,between 2011 and 2013.AII patients were subjected to clinical and Iaboratory assessment.neuropsychmetric testin2 using the arabic version of Wechsler intelligence tests.neurophysiological testing by visual electroencephalogram and P300 event related potentials(ERP).
