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

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.

Keywords
  • 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
Citation (ISO format)
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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ISSN of the journal0016-5085
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