Pre‐transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) prediction of post‐TIPS overt hepatic encephalopathy: The Critical Flicker Frequency is more accurate than psychometric tests

Pierre Berlioux, Marie Angèle Robic, Hélène Poirson, Sophie Métivier, Philippe Otal, Carine Barret, Frédéric Lopez, Jean Marie Péron, Jean Pierre Vinel, Christophe Bureau – 12 August 2013 – Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) is a second‐line treatment because of an increased incidence of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). A better selection of patients to decrease this risk is needed and one promising approach could be the detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE).

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