Cerebral Hemodynamics and Cognitive Function in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy

Table 4

Comparison of TCD before treatment.

Variables	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	value
(cm/s)					1.089	0.356
(cm/s)					3.608	0.015
(cm/s)					53.131	<0.001
PI					81.599	<0.001
RI					98.676	<0.001

Table 4 describes comparison of TCD including , , , PI, and RI among groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 before treatment. Group 1 is healthy controls group, group 2 is cirrhosis without HE group, group 3 is cirrhosis with MHE group, and group 4 is cirrhosis with OHE group. Continuous data were compared using ANOVA. means significant differences in an index among groups.