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doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.10.27321.
Managing the neuropsychiatric complications of hepatitis C treatment
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- DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.10.27321
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Managing the neuropsychiatric complications of hepatitis C treatment
Br J Hosp Med (Lond).
2007 Oct.
Abstract
Interferon-alpha is the mainstay of hepatitis C treatment and has been linked to several neuropsychiatric complications, including depression, anxiety, mania, psychosis and cognitive changes. This article reviews the management of neuropsychiatric adverse effects and the risks of interferon-alpha treatment to psychiatric patients.
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Depression and hepatitis C.Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007 Dec;68(12):682. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.12.682. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007. PMID: 18186414 No abstract available.
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