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Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Transplantation, Metabolic disorders, Education and training, Education, MR-Diffusion/Perfusion, MR, CT, CNS
Authors:
A. Arora, A. Mukund, S. Rajesh, Y. Patidar, S. K. Sarin; New Delhi/IN
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2014/C-1397
Learning objectives
That there is a relationship between the brain and the liver has been known for many years,
and patients with chronic liver disease frequently experience a wide spectrum of neurological problems that can adversely affect patient's neurocognitive functioning [1-3].
These neurological problems range from neurological complications such as hepatic myelopathy,
acquired hepatocerebral degeneration,
cognitive and mental status changes such as hepatic encephalopathy to metabolic,
infective and hemorrhagic complications of liver cirrhosis; and,
can severely restrict the patient’s functioning and also result in significant morbidity and mortality [3-6].
Fig. 1: The Nervous Liver!
The present exhibit aims:
1.
To appraise the wide array of neurological syndromes and disorderes that can be associated with liver cirrhosis,
highlighting their most pertinent neuroimaging manifestations and providing an up-to-date information on these relatively understudied entities.
2.
To study and illustrate perioperative neurological complications which may originate before,
during or after orthotopic liver transplantation.