Low yield of head CT in cirrhotic patients presenting with hepatic encephalopathy
Goals and background The utility of routine head CT (HCT) in hepatic encephalopathy (HE) evaluation is unclear. We investigated HCT yield in detecting acute intracranial abnormalities in cirrhotic patients presenting with HE.Study Retrospective review of cirrhotic patient encounters with HE between...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-09-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000609.full |