Cognitive reserve and neuropsychological functioning in patients infected with hepatitis C. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This study evaluated the influence of cognitive reserve on neuropsychological test performance in 198 patients infected with the hepatitis C virus. IQ scores, educational level, and occupational rating were combined to calculate a Cognitive Reserve Score (CRS) for each patient. Similar to studies of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, there was a significantly increased risk of impairment in neuropsychological test performance in individuals with lower CRSs. It is important to account for CRS when assessing cognitive findings in large-scale clinical trials.

publication date

  • May 18, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Cognition
  • Cognition Disorders
  • Hepatitis C
  • Neuropsychological Tests

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 34548425526

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/S1355617707070877

PubMed ID

  • 17521478

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 4