Zinc deficiency predicts overt hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in liver cirrhosis patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
Takao MiwaTatsunori HanaiMaeda ToshihideYui OgisoKenji ImaiAtsushi SuetsuguKoji TakaiMakoto ShirakiNaoki KatsumuraMasahito ShimizuPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2021)
Zinc deficiency is likely to be a predictor of both OHE development and mortality in LC patients with MHE.