Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration and hepatic encephalopathy: correlations and variety of clinical presentations in overt and subclinical liver disease

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration and hepatic encephalopathy: correlations and variety of clinical presentations in overt and subclinical liver disease

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) and hepatolenticular degeneration can have similar clinical presentations, but when a chronic liver disease and atypical motor findings coexist, the distinction between AHD and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can be even more complicated. We describe three case...

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Main Authors: Fernando G. Romeiro, Madileine F. Américo, Fábio S. Yamashiro, Carlos A. Caramori, Arthur O. Schelp, Antonio C. Santos, Giovanni F. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2011-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
atetose
coréia
degeneração hepatolenticular
discinesias
distonia
distúrbios do movimento
encefalopatia hepática
hipercinesia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000400017&lng=en&tlng=en
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