Open AccessPrevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy among patients with chronic liver disease in Ilorin, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Opeyemi F. Bamidele,
AB Olokoba,
Matthew O. Bojuwoye,
Richard Oluyinka Akintayo,
Oluwakemi Victoria Bamidele
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ghana medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-163X
pISSN - 0016-9560
DOI - 10.4314/gmj.v53i4.8
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , chronic liver disease , gastroenterology , encephalopathy , nigerians , liver disease , disease , liver function tests , pediatrics , prothrombin time , cirrhosis , political science , law
Minimal Hepatic encephalopathy is the mildest form of Hepatic Encephalopathy which presents with significant cognitive impairment and affectation of activities of daily living. The literature is scanty on the prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in Nigerians with chronic liver disease.