iPod Games in Hepatic Encephalopathy
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Gastrointestinal |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology, Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 70 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | January 2013 |
| Contact: | Jasmohan S Bajaj, MD |
| Email: | jsbajaj@vcu.edu |
| Phone: | 804 675 5021 |
To see if using ipod games can improve mental functioning
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cirrhosis proven by biopsy, radiology or endoscopy
- Age 18-70
- Able to give informed consent
- Cognitive dysfunction defined by impaired performance on standard cognitive tests
Exclusion Criteria:
- Illicit drug or alcohol use within 3 months
- Trans-jugular intra-hepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS) placement
- Need for psychoactive medications apart from continuous anti-depressants or methadone
- Any focal neurological deficit or neuro-muscular disease
- Inability to function with an iPod
- Inability to understand English
For MRI: inability to perform brain MRI is an exclusion
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Richmond, Virginia 23249
Principal Investigator: Jasmohan S Bajaj, MD,MS
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