@fizkes/ShutterstockCuring hepatitis C improves cognitive function, especially in older people already showing signs of cognitive impairment, a Spanish study has found.
Cognitive impairment covers a wide spectrum of problems with memory, concentration, learning, attention span, decision-making ability and difficulties with mental tasks in everyday life. Some people with hepatitis C refer to these problems as ‘brain fog’. Cognitive impairment is more commonly observed in people with cirrhosis. In people with decompensated cirrhosis, it is an early sign of the onset of hepatic encephalopathy.
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