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- Title
Malnutrition and diabetes mellitus are related to hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis.
- Authors
Kalaitzakis, Evangelos; Olsson, Rolf; Henfridsson, Pia; Hugosson, Irene; Bengtsson, Maria; Jalan, Rajiv; Björnsson, Einar
- Abstract
Studies on animal models of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) suggest that poor nutritional status may facilitate the development of HE. Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus have recently been reported to affect cognition in patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation. Our aim was to investigate the effects of malnutrition and diabetes mellitus on HE in unselected patients with liver cirrhosis.
- Publication
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2007, Vol 27, Issue 9, p1194
- ISSN
1478-3223
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1478-3231.2007.01562.x