Infection with hepatitis C virus as a cause of nervous system disorders
| Main Authors: | Ślusarz, Krystian, Łanowy, Patrycja, Pyka, Weronika, Bijak, Bartosz, Bichalski, Miłosz, Dzindzio, Jakub, Jaroszewicz, Jerzy |
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| Format: | Article eJournal |
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, 2019
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https://zenodo.org/record/3242187 |
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- Ślusarz Krystian, Łanowy Patrycja, Pyka Weronika, Bijak Bartosz, Bichalski Miłosz, Dzindzio Jakub, Jaroszewicz Jerzy. Infection with hepatitis C virus as a cause of nervous system disorders. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(6):230-240. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3242187 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7016 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/915588 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.05.2019. Revised: 25.05.2019. Accepted: 10.06.2019. Infection with hepatitis C virus as a cause of nervous system disorders Krystian Ślusarz, Patrycja Łanowy, Weronika Pyka, Bartosz Bijak, Miłosz Bichalski, Jakub Dzindzio, Jerzy Jaroszewicz* Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Silesia, Bytom, Poland * E-mail: jerzy.jr@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Hepatitis C is a disease caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV), which prevalence may reach over 5% in some countries. Untreated infection may lead to death due to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Almost 80% of infected patients occurs as asymptomatic. Symptoms of hepatitis C may include jaundice, nausea, vomiting, fever or muscle and joint pains. Even half of the patients experience nervous system disorders, due to the affinity of some types of HCV to nerve cells. It is also estimated that up to 30% of patients with chronic hepatitis C will develop cirrhosis within 25-30 years. Currently, the vast majority of infected patients can be cured thanks to the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). Key words: hepatitis C virus, HCV, neurocognitive disorders, nervous system disorders