[PDF][PDF] Sleep‐wake abnormalities in patients with cirrhosis

S Montagnese, C De Pittà, M De Rui, M Corrias… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A considerable proportion of patients with cirrhosis exhibit insomnia, delayed sleep habits,
and excessive daytime sleepiness. These have been variously attributed to hepatic …

[PDF][PDF] The animal naming test: an easy tool for the assessment of hepatic encephalopathy

F Campagna, S Montagnese, L Ridola, M Senzolo… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Screening for hepatic encephalopathy (HE) that does not cause obvious disorientation or
asterixis (minimal HE [MHE]/grade 1 HE) is important. We examined if the animal naming …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of environmental factors on sleep quality in hospitalized medical patients

M Bano, F Chiaromanni, M Corrias, M Turco… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Sleep–wake disturbances are common in hospitalized patients but few studies
have assessed them systematically. The aim of the present study was to assess sleep …

A model for predicting development of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis

O Riggio, P Amodio, A Farcomeni, M Merli… - Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) affects patients' quantity and quality
of life and places a burden on families. There is evidence that overt HE might be prevented …

[HTML][HTML] The application of the extended Poincaré plot in the analysis of physiological variabilities

R Satti, NUH Abid, M Bottaro, M De Rui… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Poincaré plot is a geometrical technique used to visualize and quantify the correlation
between two consecutive data points in a time-series. Since the dynamics of fluctuations in …

[HTML][HTML] Covert hepatic encephalopathy: agreement and predictive validity of different indices

S Montagnese, E Balistreri, S Schiff… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To investigate the agreement and prognostic value of different measures of covert
hepatic encephalopathy (CHE). METHODS: One-hundred-and-thirty-two cirrhotic outpatients …

Recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of covert/minimal hepatic encephalopathy

M De Rui, S Montagnese, P Amodio - Expert review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The terms minimal hepatic encephalopathy and covert hepatic encephalopathy are defined.
Clinical assessment is unreliable and both require the use of diagnostic tools. Of these …

Prognostic benefit of the addition of a quantitative index of hepatic encephalopathy to the MELD score: the MELD‐EEG

S Montagnese, M De Rui, S Schiff, E Ceranto… - Liver …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background & Aims A slowed electroencephalogram (EEG) is indicative of the presence of
hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Since HE is not reflected in the MELD score and is an …

Abnormalities in the 24‐hour rhythm of skin temperature in cirrhosis: Sleep‐wake and general clinical implications

M Garrido, D Saccardo, M De Rui, E Vettore… - Liver …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims Sleep preparation/onset are associated with peripheral
vasodilatation and a decrease in body temperature. The hyperdynamic syndrome exhibited …

Excessive daytime sleepiness and hepatic encephalopathy: it is worth asking

M De Rui, S Schiff, D Aprile, P Angeli… - Metabolic brain …, 2013 - Springer
The relationship between hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and the sleep-wake disturbances
exhibited by patients with cirrhosis remains debated. The aim of this study was to examine …