Xin Zeng, Chuan Yin, Chun-Yan Sun, Cui-Hua Lu, Shou-Song Zhao, Xiao-Hong Gao, Dong-Feng Chen, Liang-Zhi Wen, Shi-De Lin, Ping Yang, Qian-Hua Zhang, Yu-Juan Guan, Yang Zhang, Shu-Qin Ren, Da-Chuan Cai, Jie Zhang, Lei Li, Cong-Ying Chang, Xiao-Lin Zhou, Pei-Mei Shi, Shi-Yao Chen, Yong Lin, Wei-Fen Xie
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We aimed to determine the prevalence of covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE) in cirrhotic patients from China and to investigate its risk factors. METHODS: A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted from January 2021 to March 2022 in 16 centers to investigate the impact factors of CHE and establish a prognostic model for CHE episodes. RESULTS: Totally 528 patients were enrolled in the analysis. Based on the anomalies of both PHES and Stroop test results, the prevalence of CHE was 50...
April 9, 2023: Journal of Digestive Diseases