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Persistent neurocognitive decline in a clinic sample of hepatitis C virus-infected persons receiving interferon and ribavirin treatment.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Dec 2014
Cattie Jordan E, Letendre Scott L, Woods Steven Paul, Barakat Fatma, Perry William, Cherner Mariana, Umlauf Anya, Franklin Donald, Heaton Robert K, Hassanein Tarek, Grant Igor
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (IFN/RBV) can be associated with neuropsychiatric side effects, which may necessitate dose reductions or treatment discontinuation. This study aimed to characterize the time course and predictors of cognitive and affective/mood symptoms after IFN/RBV treatment initiation. Forty individuals enrolled in a longitudinal project underwent...
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