Predicting overt hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS: Value of three minimal hepatic encephalopathy tests.

3 , 8 Although PHES, ANT, and CFF results did not reach the level of statistical significance as risk markers for the development of post-TIPS HE, but only showed a trend, these tests are still an important and useful tool in clinical practice to estimate the neurological performance of patients. 8 It was shown that pathological results in these measures are associated with a reduced quality of life, 14 , 15 , 48 , 49 impaired driving performance, 50 , 51 and increased hospitalisation and mortality. 14 , 15 , 52 This is another reason to regularly screen patients with cirrhosis for signs of mHE, especially after TIPS insertion.

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