| HE | hepatic encephalopathy |
| MHE | minimal hepatic encephalopathy |
| PHES | psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score |
| SDMT | symbol digit modalities test |
| EMG | electromyography |
| QST | Quantitative Sensory Testing |
| SSR | sympathetic skin response |
| VDT | vibration detection test |
| CDT | cold detection test |
| HPDT | heat pain detection test |
| JND | just noticeable differences |
| NMHE | patients without MHE |