Research from the University of Michigan suggests that one day a phone app could be able to detect the development of hepatic encephalopathy in patients just by listening to them speak.
Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganSep 18 2024
Minimal hepatic encephalopathy, a more subtle form of the condition, can portend overt hepatic encephalopathy, which can lead to complications such as comas. Hear-MHE was highly correlated with the validated tests and showed promise at predicting the time to development of overt hepatic encephalopathy.The paragraph reading test proved the most effective, and its relative simplicity-;patients are recorded reading for 30-40 seconds, in lieu of a 15-20-minute pen-and-paper test-;leads researchers to hope one day streamlined testing could lead to more diagnoses and better treatment for those previously diagnosed.
The paragraph reading test has the additional advantage of consistency, allowing for easier comparison between a patient's tests or interpatient comparisons.
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