[HTML][HTML] Chronic HCV infection and inflammation: Clinical impact on hepatic and extra-hepatic manifestations

R Zampino, A Marrone, L Restivo… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The liver has a central role in regulating inflammation by its capacity to secrete a number of
proteins that control both local and systemic inflammatory responses. Chronic inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropsychiatric and psychosocial issues of patients with hepatitis C infection: a selective literature review

A Modabbernia, H Poustchi, R Malekzadeh - Hepatitis monthly, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results HCV infection is associated with poorer health-related quality of life, and physical,
mental, and social health. A part of impaired health of these patients is related to cirrhosis …

Protective effects of higher cognitive reserve for neuropsychological and daily functioning among individuals infected with hepatitis C

M Sakamoto, SP Woods, M Kolessar, D Kriz… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Higher levels of cognitive reserve (CR) can be protective against the neuropsychological
manifestation of neural injury across a variety of clinical disorders. However, the role of CR …

Impact of sustained virologic response on quality of life in chronic HVC carriers

R Daltro-Oliveira, M Morais-de-Jesus… - Annals of …, 2013 - medigraphic.com
Introduction. It is known that patients with chronic hepatitis C have a lower health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) than the general population and evidence suggests that the hepatitis …

Neurocognitive deficits associated with the hepatitis C virus among incarcerated men

TM Umaki, RL Denney - The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine cognitive functioning in inmates with
the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and to investigate relationships among performance on the …

Психическое здоровье и качество жизни пациентов с хроническими вирусными гепатитами (обзор иностранной литературы)

ИЕ Куприянова, КИ Чуйкова, ТА Ковалева… - … вестник психиатрии и …, 2013 - elibrary.ru
В обзоре обобщены результаты исследований последних лет, характеризующих
психическое здоровье и качество жизни пациентов с вирусными гепатитами В и С …

Dementia and systemic disorders

JR Molano, BJ Kelley - Neurological Disorders due to Systemic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides an overview of the relationship between systemic disorders and
cognitive dysfunction. While systemic disorders can be associated with cognitive impairment …

Central nervous system complications of hepatitis C virus infection

DM Forton, S Taylor‐Robinson, M Gess… - Viral …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of liver morbidity, and hepatic
encephalopathy is the clearest example of central nervous system (CNS) involvement as a …

Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity

JM LOFTIS, M HUCKANS, E WEBER… - … Aspects of Substance …, 2013 - books.google.com
Certain patterns of substance use (eg, injection) and accompanying high-risk sexual
behaviors can greatly increase the likelihood of transmitting and acquiring blood-borne …

Depression and Behavioral Disorders in Chronic Viral Hepatitis

E Micali, G Squadrito, G Raimondo… - Illness, Crisis & …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This study assesses behavioral disorders and depression in 50 patients with chronic viral
hepatitis (32 patients with HBV and 18 patients with HCV). A psychodiagnostic protocol …