Table 3.

Results of mHE-tests before TIPS-insertion and during follow-up

	Baseline (before TIPS)	FU1 (1 Month)	FU3 (3 Months)	FU6 (6 Months)	FU12 (12 Months)
PHES (IQR)	−6 (−10, −3.50)	−7 (−10.75, −3.25)	−4 (−9.5, −2.0)	−5 (−9, −3)	−2.5 (−7, 0)
Pathological PHES (%)	36 (67.9%)	31 (64.6%)	22 (48.9%)	19 (57.6%)	13 (38.2%)
ANT (IQR)	19 (15, 24.5)	19 (14.75,24.5)	20 (15, 27.5)	22 (15.75, 30.25)	23 (18, 27)
Pathological ANT (%)	39 (68.4%)	32 (64.0%)	24 (53.3%)	19 (55.9%)	17 (48.6%)

Abbreviations: TIPS: transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; PHES: psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score; ANT: animal naming test