Cerebral blood flow and plasma free tryptophan in cirrhotics with and without hepatic encephalopathy

R. Testa; G. Rodriguez; F. Arvigo; A. Grasso; A. Gris; F. Nobili; S. Marenco; G. Rosadini; G. Celle

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Cerebral blood flow and plasma free tryptophan in cirrhotics with and without hepatic encephalopathy

R. Testa, G. Rodriguez, F. Arvigo, A. Grasso, A. Gris, F. Nobili, S. Marenco, G. Rosadini, G. Celle

Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani V.E. II

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Abstract

Cerebral blood flow (CBF), measured by the non-invasive 133-Xenon inhalation method, plasma levels of ammonia (NH3) and free tryptophan (fTRP) were determined in 30 cirrhotic patients without overt encephalopathy. Psychometric evaluation detected subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) in 20 of them, and was normal in the other 10. A significant CBF difference (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	415-421
Number of pages	7
Journal	Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02334946
Publication status	Published - Aug 1989

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Keywords

Cerebral Blood Flow
free tryptophan
serotonin
subclinical hepatic encephalopathy

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Neuroscience(all)
Clinical Neurology

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Testa, R., Rodriguez, G., Arvigo, F., Grasso, A., Gris, A., Nobili, F., Marenco, S., Rosadini, G., & Celle, G. (1989). Cerebral blood flow and plasma free tryptophan in cirrhotics with and without hepatic encephalopathy. Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 10(4), 415-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02334946

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