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Overview
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- CT scan of brain can show cerebral edema in early stages of encephalopathy in patients with hepatic encephalopathy.[1]
- CT scan of brain can rule out some other diagnoses in patients with altered mental status.[2]
- Brain MRI, give better diagnostic features of hepatic encephalopathy than CT scan.[2]
References
- ↑ Thayapararajah SW, Gulka I, Al-Amri A, Das S, Young GB (2013). "Acute fulminant hepatic failure, encephalopathy and early CT changes". Can J Neurol Sci. 40 (4): 553–7. PMID 23786739.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McPhail MJ, Patel NR, Taylor-Robinson SD (2012). "Brain imaging and hepatic encephalopathy". Clin Liver Dis. 16 (1): 57–72. doi:10.1016/j.cld.2011.12.001. PMID 22321465.