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Chronic hepatitis C virus infection and neurological and psychiatric disorders: An overview.
Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered a systemic disease because of involvement of other organs and tissues concomitantly with liver disease. Among the extrahepatic manifestations, neuropsychiatric disorders have been reported in up to 50% of chronic HCV infected patients. Both the central and peripheral nervous system may be involved with a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Main HCV-associated neurological conditions include cerebrovascular events, encephalopathy, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, and cognitive impairment, whereas "brain fog", depression, anxiety, and fatigue are at the top o...
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - February 28, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Adinolfi LE, Nevola R, Lus G, Restivo L, Guerrera B, Romano C, Zampino R, Rinaldi L, Sellitto A, Giordano M, Marrone A Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research

Acute bacterial infection negatively impacts cancer specific survival of colorectal cancer patients.
CONCLUSION: Infection and high neutrophil counts are associated with a poorer cancer-specific survival in colorectal cancer patients. PMID: 25320529 [PubMed - in process]
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - October 14, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Attiê R, Chinen LT, Yoshioka EM, Silva MC, de Lima VC Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research