A Persistent Dementia-like Condition Following Treatment of Hepatitis C With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin.
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a viral illness that affects 1.8% of the US population. HCV becomes a chronic illness in the majority of exposures (55–85%).1 Currently, approximately 3 million Americans are chronically infected, and there are 30,000 new cases each year.2,3 HCV is a slowly progressing disease that proceeds to cirrhosis in 20–30% of older patients after 20 years or more.4 We present a case of a dementia like condition resulting from hepatitis C antiviral therapy, an outcome that has not been previously documented.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Susan Ruffner-Statzer, Allan L Bernstein
Language: English
Topic: Hepatitis C virus research
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1603910043