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AUTHOR
José Ballester
Constitucions del Estudi General de Valencia : fetes en diferents juntes del Claustro, segons los chalendaris de cascuna
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Patients with Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Show Altered Thermal Sensitivity and Autonomic Function
Cirrhotic patients may experience alterations in the peripheral nervous system and in somatosensory perception. Impairment of the somatosensory system could contribute to cognitive and motor alterations characteristic of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), which affects up to 40% of cirrhotic patients. We assessed the relationship between MHE and alterations in thermal, vibration, and/or heat pain sensitivity in 58 cirrhotic patients (38 without and 20 with MHE according to Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score) and 39 controls. All participants underwent attention and coordination tests, a nerve conduction study, autonomic function testing, and evaluation of sensory thresholds (vibra…