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CASE REPORT article

Front. Med.
Sec. Hepatobiliary Diseases
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1467611
This article is part of the Research Topic Treatment and Prognostic Assessment of Liver Cirrhosis and Its Complications, Volume II View all 18 articles

Liver transplantation and comprehensive rehabilitation in the reversal of hepatic myelopathy: a case report

Provisionally accepted
Mingyue Liu Mingyue Liu 1Rongping Wang Rongping Wang 2*Wenwen Zhou Wenwen Zhou 3*Chunyan Tian Chunyan Tian 4*Qian Wang Qian Wang 4*Qin Zhang Qin Zhang 4*Shasha Jin Shasha Jin 4*Liang Wu Liang Wu 4*
  • 1 Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
  • 2 Medical imaging department, Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, China
  • 3 Department of Physical Therapy, Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
  • 4 Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China

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    Hepatic myelopathy (HM) is a rare complication of end-stage chronic liver disease, primarily presenting as symmetrical lower limb weakness that progresses to spastic paralysis without sensory or sphincter dysfunction. We report a case of decompensated cirrhosis associated with hepatitis B virus and HM. The patient showed significant recovery after liver transplantation (LT) and comprehensive rehabilitation training. We summarize the patient's clinical characteristics postdiagnosis and the assessment outcomes following integrated treatment.

    Keywords: Hepatic myelopathy, spastic paraplegia, Portosystemic shunt, Liver Transplantation, Rehabilitation

    Received: 20 Jul 2024; Accepted: 01 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Wang, Zhou, Tian, Wang, Zhang, Jin and Wu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Rongping Wang, Medical imaging department, Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, China
    Wenwen Zhou, Department of Physical Therapy, Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
    Chunyan Tian, Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
    Qian Wang, Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
    Qin Zhang, Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
    Shasha Jin, Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China
    Liang Wu, Department of Sports Rehabilitation,Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing, China

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