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Hepatic Dysfunction and Neuropsychological Test Performance in Alcoholics with Cirrhosis

Ralph E. Tarter, Andrea M. Hegedus, David H. Van Thiel, Judith S. Gavaler, Robert R. Schade

Fifteen alcoholic inpatients who had had a liver biopsy for medical reasons were given a series of laboratory tests and a neuropsychological test battery. Results indicated significant correlations between the biochemical measures of hepatic dysfunction and different aspects of cognitive test performance.