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To the Editor: Hepatic myelopathy is characterized by spastic paraparesis and minimal sensory abnormalities in patients with cirrhosis, particularly those with portosystemic shunts that have been ...
Postshunt myelopathy is a rare, severely debilitating syndrome complicating portosystemic shunts that is characterized by spastic paraparesis . In this report we describe a 39-year-old woman ...
Hepatic myelopathy (HM) is a rarely reported disorder characterized by progressive spastic paraparesis due to impaired corticospinal tract function in the setting of cirrhosis or portosystemic ...
Hepatic myelopathy (HM) is a rare complication of chronic liver diseases usually associated with a portosystemic shunt, causing a progressive spastic paraparesis , and is likely to be overlooked ...
Background & Aims: Hepatic myelopathy is a rare complication of chronic liver disease, causing progressive spastic paraparesis . Today, no therapy of this disorder has been established. Commonly used ...
and a documented portosystemic shunt. On his first visit, he had overt encephalopathy (flap, fetor, rigidity, and abnormal psychometry and electroencephalography; Fig. 1 A). His gait was paraparetic and spastic ...
cirrhosis, occurred HM after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, a progressive spastic paraparesis in both legs were the main symptoms. Diagnosis: The patient was diagnosed with HM. Interventions ...
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