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ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Oculometric Assessment of Sensorimotor Impairment Associated with Liver Disease Is as Sensitive as Standard of Care Cognitive Tests.

Dorion Liston, Katherine Wong, Aaron Yeoh, Shalonda Haywood, Aparna Goel, Paul Kwo, Quinn Kennedy, Philip N Okafor

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Dorion ListonneuroFit, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8215-3024
Katherine WongDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Aaron YeohDepartment of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Shalonda HaywoodStanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Aparna GoelDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Paul KwoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Quinn KennedyneuroFit, Inc., Mountain View, CA 94040, USA.
Philip N OkaforDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.

Funding

Development of Neurocognitive Eye Tracking for Rapid Screening of Mild Cognitive ImpairmentR43AG066427 · NIA · NEUROFIT, INC. · PI ETTENHOFER, MARK, LISTON, DORION BRYCE · 2019 to 2019
$306k
NIA NIH HHS R43 AG066427
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Abstract

significanceHepatic encephalopathy (HE) occurs in 20-80% of patients with liver cirrhosis, impacting attention, memory, processing speed, and visuospatial skills. HE standard-of-care psychometric assessments are time-consuming and require staff training. Oculometrics may provide a fast, non-invasive brain health assessment that can be self-administered in a medical environment. PURPOSE: We investigated whether an oculometric assessment could measure the severity of HE as accurately as standard-of-care psychometric methods.

methodsForty-eight participants (19 with decompensated cirrhosis, 10 with compensated cirrhosis, 19 controls) completed a previously validated five-minute oculometric test and the standard-of-care psychometric hepatic encephalopathy (PHE) battery. The oculometric test consists of following a dot as it moves across a computer screen and generates 10 metrics including a summary score called nFit. The PHE battery entails five standard cognitive tests, generating seven metrics including a PHE composite score (PHES).

resultsThe oculometric summary score, nFit, correlated with the current diagnostic standard, the PHES (

conclusionsPatients with liver disease showed impairment on multiple aspects of visual processing compared to a control group. These functional visual processing impairments correlate with the presence or absence of HE, showing significant sensitivity in distinguishing people with HE from controls. Oculometric tests provide a quick, non-invasive functional assessment of brain health in patients with liver disease, with sensitivity indistinguishable from standard-of-case psychometric tests.

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diagnostic toolliver diseaseneurocognitive impairmentpursuit eye movementsensorimotor

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PMCPMC12385179

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