Diverse Neurological Symptoms in Chronic Liver Failure: Difficulties in Etiological Diagnosis

Freiwald T., Altan N., Gunduz A., Ertan S., Apaydin H., Kiziltan G.

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.433-439, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-439
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHCD) describes a neurological disorder in the context of chronic hepatic failure which is not related to acute encephalopathy and not explained by an alternative cause. Patients with AHCD may have cognitive deficits, cerebellar findings, hypo-or hyperkinetic movement disorders, and sometimes myelopathy with typical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities, particularly T1 hyperintensity in the internal pallidum.