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The Many Difficulties and Subtleties in the Cognitive Assessment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Published:2020-03-19 Issue: Volume:2020 Page:1-7
ISSN:2090-3448
Container-title:International Journal of Hepatology
language:en
Short-container-title:International Journal of Hepatology

Author:

Abrantes Jefferson¹^ORCID,Torres Daniel Simplicio¹,Brandão – Mello Carlos Eduardo²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Mariz e Barros, 775 - Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro 20270-004, Brazil

2. Department of Gastroenterology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

Since the discovery of HCV in 1989, several diseases have been related to chronic infection by this virus. Often, patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) complain of cognitive impairment even before the development of hepatic cirrhosis, which they described as “brain fog.” Several studies have proposed a link between chronic HCV infection and the development of cognitive alterations, but the inclusion of confounding factors in their samples significantly limits the analysis of the results. In this article, we will give an overview about cognitive dysfunction in patients with HCV.

Funder

Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

Hepatology

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ijh/2020/9675235.pdf

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