Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study

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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 113078
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078

Table 2 Prevalence of hepatic encephalopathy diagnosis through animal naming test in 200 patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

Variable	n (%)
Overt hepatic encephalopathy	1 (0.50)
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (positive animal naming test)	48 (24.00)

Citation: Lucas IC, Domingues AL, Filgueira NA, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Pereira CLD. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(12): 113078
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078

Lucas IC, Domingues AL, Filgueira NA, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Pereira CLD. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(12): 113078 [PMID: 41641278 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078]

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