PURPOSE: Mild swelling of astrocytes is proposed as a key event in the pathogenesis of
hepatic encephalopathy. Proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MR spectroscopy), diffusion …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients may be the
clinical manifestation of disturbed cerebral cell volume homeostasis. The aim of this study …

Brain magnetic resonance (MR) study has shown metabolic abnormalities and changes in
water distribution of the brain tissue that may relate to the pathogenesis of hepatic …

Hyperintensity in the basal ganglia of patients with serious liver disease is a common finding
on T 1-weighted magnetic resonance images. In this study, we used optical densitometry to …

The term hepatic encephalopathy (HE) includes a spectrum of neuropsychiatric
abnormalities occurring in patients with liver dysfunction. Most cases are associated with …

Purpose To quantify the changes in brain water diffusivity in hepatic encephalopathy (HE)
associated with cirrhosis using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and to correlate with …

Hepatic encephalopathy is a common problem in cirrhosis. The pathogenesis of this
complication of advanced liver disease still remains unclear. Magnetic resonance …

Brain water may increase in hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Diffusion tensor imaging was
performed in patients with cirrhosis with or without HE to quantify the changes in brain water …

ABSTRACT Background/Aims: Hepatic encephalopathy is a serious problem in patients with
liver cirrhosis and precise pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for encephalopathy …

Whereas cerebral edema is a long-known com-plication of fulminant liver failure, 1 patients
with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) usually show no clinical signs of overt …