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Assessment of Executive Functions in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients

Abstract
Background: Chronic infection with HCV is one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease, which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is well established that advanced forms of the disease are accompanied by overt and global cognitive deficits (hepatic encephalopathy) but now there is a growing evidence that the alterations in cerebral function in patients wit...
Keywords
Medicine
Cirrhosis
Hepatic encephalopathy
Internal medicine
Hepatitis C virus
Memory span
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver disease
Verbal fluency test
Gastroenterology
Chronic liver disease
Executive functions
Hepatitis C
Working memory
Neuropsychology
Immunology
Cognition
Virus
Psychiatry
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being



Assessment of Executive Functions in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients

Assessment of Executive Functions in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients

Abstract
Background: Chronic infection with HCV is one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease, which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is well established that advanced forms of the disease are accompanied by overt and global cognitive deficits (hepatic encephalopathy) but now there is a growing evidence that the alterations in cerebral function in patients wit...
Keywords
Medicine
Cirrhosis
Hepatic encephalopathy
Internal medicine
Hepatitis C virus
Memory span
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver disease
Verbal fluency test
Gastroenterology
Chronic liver disease
Executive functions
Hepatitis C
Working memory
Neuropsychology
Immunology
Cognition
Virus
Psychiatry
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being