Prevalence of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Cross-Sectional, Clinico-Epidemiological, Multicenter, Nationwide Study in India: The PREDICT Study

ConclusionsThe disease burden of MHE is quite substantial in patients with cirrhosis with no apparent cognitive defect. Smoking, whether past or current, has significant association with the presence of MHE. Though MHE has been shown to adversely affect quality of life, prophylaxis for MHE is not routinely practiced in the Indian setting.The study has been registered under clinical trials registry of India (CTRI/2014/01/004306).
Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research