Cognitive Dysfunction Is Associated With Poor Socioeconomic Status in Patients With Cirrhosis: An International Multicenter Study

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3282509	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2013	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In an international multicenter study of patients with cirrhosis, socioeconomic condition, based on employment and personal income, was associated strongly with cognitive performance, independent of age, education, and country.

Keywords

SDT NCT LTT DST number connection test digit symbol test inhibitory control test SES hepatic encephalopathy covert hepatic encephalopathy Minimal hepatic encephalopathy ICT Purchasing power Model for End-Stage Liver Disease odds ratio Caregivers socioeconomic status MELD

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Cognitive Dysfunction Is Associated With Poor Socioeconomic Status in Patients With Cirrhosis: An International Multicenter Study

Authors

Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Oliviero Riggio, Sanath Allampati, Ravi Prakash, Stefania Gioia, Eugenia Onori, Nicole Piazza, Nicole A. Noble, Melanie B. White, Kevin D. Mullen,