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The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between muscle alterations and minimal HE (MHE) and their role in the risk of overt HE. Sixty\u2010four patients with cirrhosis were administered the Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score and animal naming test to detect MHE. Computed tomography was used to analyze the skeletal muscle index and attenuation. The incidence of the first episode of HE, taking into account the competing risk nature of the data, was estimated. Myosteatosis was observed in 24 patients (37.5%), sarcopenia in 37 (58%), and MHE in 32 (50%). Both myosteatosis (62.5% versus 12.5%,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and sarcopenia (84% versus 31%,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) were more frequent in patients with MHE. The variables independently associated with the presence of MHE were sarcopenia, previous overt HE, and myosteatosis. Thirty\u2010one (48%) patients developed overt HE over 16.1\u00a0\u00b1\u00a013 months; myosteatosis was detected in 68% and sarcopenia in 84% of them. Sarcopenia and myosteatosis were also independently associated with the development of overt HE. Venous ammonia was significantly higher in patients with sarcopenia (62.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a017.7 versus 41.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a016.1 \u03bcg\/dL,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and in patients with myosteatosis (65.2\u00a0\u00b1\u00a019.2 versus 46.7\u00a0\u00b1\u00a017.1 \u03bcg\/dL,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and inversely correlated to both parameters. Survival was significantly lower in malnourished patients compared to patients without myosteatosis or sarcopenia (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001).\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusion:<\/jats:italic>\n                    Myosteatosis and sarcopenia, probably by reducing the handling of ammonia in the muscle, are independently associated with MHE and the risk of overt HE in patients with cirrhosis; in malnourished patients, the amelioration of nutritional status may be a goal to decrease both the prevalence of MHE and the incidence of overt HE.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/hep.30692","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,30]],"date-time":"2019-04-30T23:09:29Z","timestamp":1556665769000},"page":"1704-1713","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":159,"title":["Muscle Alterations 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