Abstract
Hepatic (portal-systemic) encephalopathy is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by disturbances in consciousness and behaviour, personality changes, fluctuating neurologic signs, asterixis or "flapping tremor" and distinctive electroencephalographic changes (11). We report a case of hepatic-encephalopathy accompanied by transient cortical blindness.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Basal Ganglia / pathology
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Blindness, Cortical / diagnosis
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Blindness, Cortical / etiology*
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Follow-Up Studies
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Geniculate Bodies / pathology
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Hepatic Encephalopathy / complications*
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Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnosis
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Hepatitis B / complications
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Hepatitis B / diagnosis
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Humans
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Liver Function Tests
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Subthalamic Nucleus / pathology
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Ultrasonography