Psychomotor dysfunctions in alcoholic and post-necrotic cirrhotic patients without overt encephalopathy.
Acta Neurol Scand
; 79(4): 280-7, 1989 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2728850
ABSTRACT
Psychometric tests, visual reaction time tests and electroencephalograms were performed in 26 cirrhotic patients without overt portal-systemic encephalopathy and in 26 healthy individuals. Cirrhotics performed poorly, compared with controls, on intelligence, learning and memory, perceptual motor and spatial tests. Non-alcoholic scored lower than alcoholic cirrhotics compared with controls in most tests. Visual reaction time ability was lower in cirrhotics than controls, but the etiology of the cirrhosis did not influence the test results. EEG was normal in all subjects. We conclude that psychomotor tests are the most useful tool for the detection of latent encephalopathy and in the discrimination of different cirrhosis.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desempenho Psicomotor
/
Transtornos Cognitivos
/
Cirrose Hepática
/
Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica
Limite:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Neurol Scand
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália