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Chronic HCV infection and neuropsychiatric dysfunction

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 17; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ensci.2019.100206

2405-6502

Ida Fortini, Eustáquio Martins Gomes Arouca, Fatima Mitiko Tengam, Ricardo Nitríni,

Liver Disease and Transplantation

•Cognitive impairment may contribute to the morbidity of chronic HCV infection.•Deficits in memory recall can be found in chronic HCV patients.•There is a lack of correlation between virus genotypes, viral load and cognitive performance.•Minimal hepatic encephalopathy may be present in HCV patients with cognitive impairment.