Open AccessA survey of patterns of practice and perception of minimal hepatic encephalopathy: A nationwide survey in India
Author(s) -
Praveen Sharma,
Barjesh C. Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.141692
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , lactulose , rifaximin , test (biology) , cirrhosis , quality of life (healthcare) , family medicine , emergency medicine , nursing , paleontology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) leads to overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and impairs quality of life in patients with cirrhosis. Awareness of MHE and its management among physicians is not known.