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ArticleLiver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2017

Overt hepatic encephalopathy impairs learning on the EncephalApp stroop which is reversible after liver transplantation.

Chathur Acharya, James B Wade, Andrew Fagan, Melanie White, Edith Gavis, Dinesh Ganapathy, HoChong Gilles, Douglas M Heuman, Jasmohan S Bajaj

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chathur AcharyaDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
James B WadePsychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Andrew FaganDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Melanie WhiteDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Edith GavisDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Dinesh GanapathyDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
HoChong GillesDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Douglas M HeumanDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Jasmohan S BajajDepartments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Spectrum of Neuro-Cognitive Impairment in CirrhosisR01DK087913 · NIDDK · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI BAJAJ, JASMOHAN S · 2011 to 2015
$2.0M
Modulation of Gut-Brain Axis Using Fecal Microbiome Transplant Capsules in CirrhosisR21TR002024 · NCATS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI BAJAJ, JASMOHAN S · 2017 to 2018
$414k
Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Veterans with CirrhosisI01CX001076 · VA · VA VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL · PI BAJAJ, JASMOHAN S · 2015 to 2024
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CSRD VA I01 CX001076NCATS NIH HHS R21 TR002024NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK087913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After an initial exposure, patients can develop test-taking/learning strategies called the "test sophistication effect." Patients with cirrhosis with prior overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) could have persistent learning impairments. The aim was to define learning/test sophistication on EncephalApp (downloadable application) in OHE patients compared with patients without prior overt hepatic encephalopathy (no-OHE) patients and controls cross-sectionally and longitudinally. The EncephalApp Stroop App consists of 2 sections: the easier "Off" run assesses psychomotor speed while the difficult "On" run assesses cognitive flexibility. For the cross-sectional analysis, outpatients with cirrhosis with/without controlled OHE and healthy controls underwent EncephalApp testing, which requires 5 Off and 5 On runs. We studied the difference in time required between completing trial 1 compared with trial 5 (delta 1-5) in both the On and Off runs in controls, all patients with cirrhosis, and between prior OHE/no-OHE patients with cirrhosis. For the longitudinal analyses, 2 groups of patients with cirrhosis were studied; 1 was administered the EncephalApp ≥ 2 weeks apart, and the second was administered before and 6 months after liver transplantation. The study included 89 controls and 230 patients with cirrhosis (85 prior OHE; Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, 11) with similar age (64 versus 61 years; P = 0.92). Patients with cirrhosis had impaired EncephalApp total times and impaired learning on the On runs compared with controls. OHE patients had worse EncephalApp times and learning with the On runs compared with no-OHE patients, which persisted in the longitudinal cohort. No differences in learning were seen in the Off runs. After transplant, there was restoration of learning capability with the On runs in the OHE patients. In conclusion, cognitive flexibility tested by the EncephalApp On runs improves over time in healthy controls and no-OHE but not prior OHE. Psychomotor speed remains similar over time. The learning impairment manifested by patients with cirrhosis with OHE is restored after transplant. Liver Transplantation 23 1396-1403 2017 AASLD.

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LearningLiver TransplantationAgedCognition DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleHepatic EncephalopathyHumansLiver CirrhosisLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPsychometricsPsychomotor Performance

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