Open AccessPituitary hormone circadian rhythm alterations in cirrhosis patients with subclinical hepatic encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Dimitrios Velissaris,
Μενέλαος Καρανικόλας,
Ανδρέας Καλογερόπουλος,
Ekaterini Solomou,
Panagiotis Polychronopoulos,
Konstantinos Thomopoulos,
Chrissoula Labropoulou-Karatza
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.4190
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , melatonin , circadian rhythm , hepatic encephalopathy , medicine , endocrinology , subclinical infection , encephalopathy , hormone , liver disease , gastroenterology
To analyze pituitary hormone and melatonin circadian rhythms, and to correlate hormonal alterations with clinical performance, hepatic disease severity and diagnostic tests used for the detection of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis.