A discussion of new-onset extrapyramidal syndrome without tremor and neuroimaging signs of encephalopathy following hepatic cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis can cause neurological, extrapyramidal-type disorders, such as stiffness, bradykinesia, tremor, confusion, depression. Cirrhotic extrapyramidal syndrome can worsen clinically, leading to encephalopathy, which in the most severe cases leads to coma. Brain MRI is able to highlight the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918301555 |