Magnetic resonance imaging and proton spectroscopic alterations correlate with parkinsonian signs in patients with cirrhosis

Spahr, Laurent François Joséph; Vingerhoets, François; Lazeyras, François; Delavelle, Jacqueline; Du Pasquier, Renaud Alfred Robert; Giostra, Emiliano; Mentha, Gilles; Terrier, François; Hadengue, Antoine

doi:10.1053/gast.2000.17857

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Magnetic resonance imaging and proton spectroscopic alterations correlate with parkinsonian signs in patients with cirrhosis

ContributorsSpahr, Laurent François Joséph; Vingerhoets, François; Lazeyras, François; Delavelle, Jacqueline; Du Pasquier, Renaud Alfred Robert; Giostra, Emiliano; Mentha, Gilles; Terrier, François; Hadengue, Antoine

Published inGastroenterology, vol. 119, no. 3, p. 774-781

Publication date2000

Abstract

The relationship between abnormalities found by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton spectroscopy (MRS) and the clinical signs of hepatic encephalopathy is not well characterized. Motor disturbances have been described, suggesting that basal ganglia (BG) are altered.

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Adult
Brain/pathology
Female
Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnosis/physiopathology/psychology
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis/physiopathology/psychology/surgery
Liver Transplantation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/diagnostic use
Male
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Parkinsonian Disorders/physiopathology/psychology
Prospective Studies
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

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SPAHR, Laurent François Joséph et al. Magnetic resonance imaging and proton spectroscopic alterations correlate with parkinsonian signs in patients with cirrhosis. In: Gastroenterology, 2000, vol. 119, n° 3, p. 774–781. doi: 10.1053/gast.2000.17857

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PID : unige:41081
DOI : 10.1053/gast.2000.17857
PMID : 10982772

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Magnetic resonance imaging and proton spectroscopic alterations correlate with parkinsonian signs in patients with cirrhosis

The relationship between abnormalities found by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton spectroscopy (MRS) and the clinical signs of hepatic encephalopathy is not well characterized. Motor disturbances have been described, suggesting that basal ganglia (BG) are altered.

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