RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 164
OP 167
DO 10.17712/nsj.2016.2.20150164
VO 21
IS 2
A1 Destînâ Yalçın
A1 Emel Oğuz-Akarsu
A1 Mehmet Sökmen
YR 2016
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/21/2/164.abstract
AB Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration is a rare, mostly irreversible neurological syndrome that occurs in patients with chronic liver disease, particularly in those with surgically or spontaneously induced portosystemic shunts. Typical magnetic resonance findings are T1 hyperintensity in the pallidum, substantia nigra, periaquaductal gray matter. In this paper, we report a case of a 51-year-old woman presented with hepatic encephalopathy episodes and typical magnetic resonance findings, who does not develop any neurological signs or symptoms, nor cognitive decline in the follow up period, lasting for 3 years.