Demographics and clinical data of all cirrhotic patients and healthy controls.

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. NCT-A = number connection test type A; DST = digit symbol test; HC = healthy control; HE = hepatic encephalopathy; OHE = overt hepatic encephalopathy; MHE = minimal hepatic encephalopathy; nHE = non hepatic encephalopathy; CECT = contrast-enhanced CT; TIPS = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.aThe P value for gender distribution in the two groups was obtained by Chi-square test.bThe P value for age and neuropsychological tests difference between the two groups was obtained by two sample t test.