Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated to alterations in eye movements

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 16837
• Main Authors: Casanova-Ferrer, Franc, García-Cena, Cecilia E., Gallego, Juan-Jose, Fiorillo, Alessandra, Urios, Amparo, Calvo-Córdoba, Alberto, Ballester, Maria-Pilar, Ríos, María Pilar, Durbán, Lucía, Hidalgo, Marta R., García, Francisco, Felipo, Vicente, Montoliu, Carmina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.10.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/378; 631/378/2649; 692/4020/4021; Cognitive ability; Eye; Eye movements; Hepatic encephalopathy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Liver; Memory; multidisciplinary; Saccadic eye movements; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Smooth pursuit eye movements

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is diagnosed using PHES battery, but other tests are more sensitive, and a simple tool for early MHE detection is required. Assessment of saccadic eye movements is useful for early detection of cognitive alterations in different pathologies. We characterized the...