Covert hepatic encephalopathy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with covert hepatic encephalopathy with the age of twenty years or older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with severe depression or psychiatric disorder 2.Patients with severe OHE who are expected to be difficult to participate in this study. 3.Patients with severe underlying diseases or advanced malignancies. 4.Pregnant or lactating female patients 5.Patients who were judged to be inappropriate for the study subjects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation for sarcopenia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical time course in baseline characteristics, brain MRI findings and number connection test. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hyogo college of medicine Division of hepatobliary and pancreatic disease, department of internal medicine