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Hepatic encephalopathy: Diagnosis and management by Amodio, Piero

“…Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a peculiar kind of brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portal‐systemic shunting. It is related to gut‐derived…”
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Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study Of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver by Vilstrup, Hendrik, Amodio, Piero, Bajaj, Jasmohan, Cordoba, Juan, Ferenci, Peter, Mullen, Kevin D., Weissenborn, Karin, Wong, Philip

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A preliminary attempt to investigate mirror self-recognition in Octopus vulgaris by Amodio, Piero, Fiorito, Graziano

“…Mirror self-recognition (MSR) is a potential indicator of self-awareness. This capability has been widely investigated among vertebrates, yet it remains…”
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The animal naming test: An easy tool for the assessment of hepatic encephalopathy by Campagna, Francesca, Montagnese, Sara, Ridola, Lorenzo, Senzolo, Marco, Schiff, Sami, De Rui, Michele, Pasquale, Chiara, Nardelli, Silvia, Pentassuglio, Ilaria, Merkel, Carlo, Angeli, Paolo, Riggio, Oliviero, Amodio, Piero

“…Screening for hepatic encephalopathy (HE) that does not cause obvious disorientation or asterixis (minimal HE [MHE]/grade 1 HE) is important. We examined if…”
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P3 Working Memory in Patients With Varying Degree of Hepatic Encephalopathy Before and After a Course of Rifaximin: An EEG-fNIRS Study by Zarantonello, Lisa, Mangini, Chiara, Erminelli, Davide, Fasolato, Silvano, Angeli, Paolo, Amodio, Piero, Montagnese, Sara

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Little evidence that Eurasian jays protect their caches by responding to cues about a conspecific's desire and visual perspective by Amodio, Piero, Farrar, Benjamin G, Krupenye, Christopher, Ostojić, Ljerka, Clayton, Nicola S

“…Eurasian jays have been reported to protect their caches by responding to cues about either the visual perspective or current desire of an observing…”
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Testing two competing hypotheses for Eurasian jays’ caching for the future by Amodio, Piero, Brea, Johanni, Farrar, Benjamin G., Ostojić, Ljerka, Clayton, Nicola S.

“…Previous research reported that corvids preferentially cache food in a location where no food will be available or cache more of a specific food in a location…”
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Bipedal locomotion in Octopus vulgaris: A complementary observation and some preliminary considerations by Amodio, Piero, Josef, Noam, Shashar, Nadav, Fiorito, Graziano

“…Lacking an external shell and a rigid endoskeleton, octopuses exhibit a remarkable flexibility in their movements. Bipedal locomotion is perhaps the most…”
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Detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Normalization and optimization of the Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score. A neuropsychological and quantified EEG study by Amodio, Piero, Campagna, Francesca, Olianas, Stefania, Iannizzi, Pamela, Mapelli, Daniela, Penzo, Marco, Angeli, Paolo, Gatta, Angelo

“…Background/Aims Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score (PHES) and EEG are used to detect minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). We aimed at standardizing…”
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Animal naming test is a simple and valid tool for detecting covert hepatic encephalopathy and predicting outcomes in Chinese-speaking regions: a preliminary study by Huang, Chien-Hao, Yu, Tung-Yang, Tseng, Wei-En Johnny, Huang, Yu-Tung, Chang, Shang-Hung, Hsieh, Sen-Yung, Chien, Rong-Nan, Amodio, Piero

“…Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) implies high morbidity and mortality. The assessment of covert HE (CHE) [i.e. minimal HE (MHE) plus grade 1 HE] is often neglected…”
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Spontaneous portosystemic shunts in cirrhosis: Detection, implications, and clinical associations by Rathi, Sahaj, Brocco, Silvia, Formentin, Chiara, Zarantonello, Lisa, Mangini, Chiara, Meneghello, Gianluca, Merkel, Carlo, Angeli, Paolo, Stramare, Roberto, Montagnese, Sara, Amodio, Piero

“…Spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) are common in cirrhosis. Their characterization and clinical implications remain unclear. To devise a system of…”
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Camouflaging in a complex environment--octopuses use specific features of their surroundings for background matching by Josef, Noam, Amodio, Piero, Fiorito, Graziano, Shashar, Nadav

“…Living under intense predation pressure, octopuses evolved an effective and impressive camouflaging ability that exploits features of their surroundings to…”
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Covert hepatic encephalopathy: Agreement and predictive validity of different indices by Montagnese, Sara, Balistreri, Esmeralda, Schiff, Sami, De Rui, Michele, Angeli, Paolo, Zanus, Giacomo, Cillo, Umberto, Bombonato, Giancarlo, Bolognesi, Massimo, Sacerdoti, David, Gatta, Angelo, Merkel, Carlo, Amodio, Piero

“…AIM:To investigate the agreement and prognosticvalue of different measures of covert hepatic encephalopathy(CHE).METHODS:One-hundred-and-thirty-two cirrhotic…”
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Expected accuracy of proximal and distal temperature estimated by wireless sensors, in relation to their number and position on the skin by Longato, Enrico, Garrido, Maria, Saccardo, Desy, Montesinos Guevara, Camila, Mani, Ali R, Bolognesi, Massimo, Amodio, Piero, Facchinetti, Andrea, Sparacino, Giovanni, Montagnese, Sara

“…A popular method to estimate proximal/distal temperature (TPROX and TDIST) consists in calculating a weighted average of nine wireless sensors placed on…”
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Commentary: A Conserved Role for Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Mediating Social Behavior in Octopus by Amodio, Piero, Fiorito, Graziano, Clayton, Nicola S, Ostojić, Ljerka

“…According to the authors, the results demonstrate that MDMA induces both quantitative (i.e., longer intervals spent in the social stimulus chamber) and…”
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Neuropsychological profile in a large group of heart transplant candidates by Mapelli, Daniela, Bardi, Lara, Mojoli, Marco, Volpe, Biancarosa, Gerosa, Gino, Amodio, Piero, Daliento, Luciano

“…Recent studies have reported that patients with end-stage heart disease can have cognitive deficits ranging from mild to severe. Little is known, however,…”
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Neurophysiological investigations of hepatic encephalopathy: ISHEN practice guidelines by Guerit, Jean-Michel, Amantini, Aldo, Fischer, Catherine, Kaplan, Peter W., Mecarelli, Oriano, Schnitzler, Alfons, Ubiali, Emilio, Amodio, Piero

“…By studying neuronal activity through neuronal electrogenesis, neurophysiological investigations provide a functional assessment of the nervous system and,…”
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The use of artificial crabs for testing predatory behavior and health in the octopus by Amodio, Piero, Andrews, Paul, Salemme, Marinella, Ponte, Giovanna, Fiorito, Graziano

“…The willingness of the cephalopod mollusc Octopus vulgaris to attack a live crab is traditionally used as a method to assess the overall health and welfare of…”
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Hepatitis C virus infection and health-related quality of life by Amodio, Piero, Salari, Laura, Montagnese, Sara, Schiff, Sami, Neri, Daniele, Bianco, Tonino, Minazzato, Lina

“…Hepatitis C virus （HCV） hepatitis and other diseases related to HCV, such as cryoglobulinemia, lymphoma and renal failure, impair health-related quality of…”
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Characteristics of minimal hepatic encephalopathy by Amodio, Piero, Montagnese, Sara, Gatta, Angelo, Morgan, Marsha Y

“…The term minimal hepatic encephalopathy refers to the subtle changes in cognitive function, electrophysiological parameters, cerebral…”
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