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

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 propose...

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Published in:International journal of hepatology (New York) 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-7
Main Authors: Abrantes, Jefferson, Brandão – Mello, Carlos Eduardo, Torres, Daniel Simplicio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Apoptosis
Blood-brain barrier
Cognition disorders
Cognitive ability
Complaints
Cytokines
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Encephalitis
Health aspects
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C virus
HIV
Homeostasis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Hypotheses
Immune system
Infection
Infections
Liver
Liver cirrhosis
Liver diseases
Memory
Nervous system
Population
Review
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
Viral infections
Viruses
West Nile virus
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2090-3448
2090-3456
DOI:10.1155/2020/9675235