Are acquired hepatocerebral degeneration and hepatic myelopathy reversible?

Pinarbasi, Binnur; Kalymakoglu, Sabahattin; Matur, Zeliha; Akyuz, Filiz; Demir, Kadir; Besisik, Selman; Ozdil, Sadakat; Boztas, Güngör; Cakaloglu, Yılmaz; Mitngan, Zeynel; Okten, Atilla

doi:10.1097/mcg.0b013e318150d399

Are acquired hepatocerebral degeneration and hepatic myelopathy reversible?

Pinarbasi B., Kalymakoglu S., Matur Z., Akyuz F., Demir K., Besisik F., ...More

Journal of clinical gastroenterology, vol.43, no.2, pp.176-81, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 43 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e318150d399
Journal Name: Journal of clinical gastroenterology
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.176-81
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD) and hepatic myelopathy (HM) are rare complications of chronic liver disease and are usually resistant to medical therapy.