Open AccessAcquired hepatocerebral degeneration: A case report
Author(s) -
Weixing Chen,
Ping Wang,
SenXiang Yan,
Youming Li,
Chaohui Yu,
Lingling Jiang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i5.764
Subject(s) - dysarthria , medicine , degeneration (medical) , disease , cirrhosis , apathy , differential diagnosis , pediatrics , pathology , psychiatry
Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) is an exceptional type of hepatic encephalopathies (HE). It is characterized by neuropsychiatric and extrapyramidal symptomatology similar to that seen in hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease). In this paper, we report a case of AHD with unusual presenting features.