HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.58, sa.106, ss.497-502, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Background/Aims: It has been suggested that the presence of inflammation may accentuate the neuropsychologic alterations in hepatic encephalopathy (HE). The aim of the study was to investigate any association between alterations in plasma levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-18 and HE.