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Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection-Reversibility after HCV Eradication: A Single Center Study.

Theodoros Androutsakos, Ioanna Tsantzali, Dimitrios S Karagiannakis, Pagona Flevari, Despoina Iakovou, Abraham Pouliakis, Stylianos Kykalos, Stylianos Doris, Vasileia Xyla

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Article in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Theodoros AndroutsakosDepartment of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2556-6230
Ioanna TsantzaliSecond Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Attikon" General University Hospital, 124 62 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios S KaragiannakisAcademic Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0082-634X
Pagona FlevariCentre of Excellence in Rare Haematological (Haemoglobinopathies) & Rare Metabolic (Gaucher Disease) Diseases, Laiko General Hospital, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8638-7944
Despoina IakovouWest Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ, UK.
Abraham PouliakisSecond Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0074-3619
Stylianos KykalosSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8687-685X
Stylianos DorisNeurology Department, Metropolitan General Hospital, 155 62 Athens, Greece.
Vasileia XylaDepartment of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRMetropolitan Hospital · GRWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by a variety of extra-hepatic manifestations; peripheral neuropathy (PN) is one of the most common, especially when mixed cryoglobulinemia (MCG) is present. The prevalence and risk factors of HCV-related PN in the absence of MCG are largely unknown. We conducted a prospective, single-center study, examining the prevalence and reversibility of HCV-associated neuropathy in the absence of MCG. Nerve fiber density in the epidermis was evaluated through skin biopsy and electroneurography (ENG) before HCV-treatment initiation and 1 year post sustained virological remission (SVR). Forty HCV-infected individuals (nine HIV co-infected) with no other neuron-harming factors were included; four other HCV mono- and three HIV co-infected individuals were excluded due to presence of diabetes, B12 insufficiency, or neurotoxic drugs. Twelve consecutive controls with no neuron-harming conditions were also recruited; eight more were excluded due to meeting exclusion criteria. Four patients had ENG signs of polyneuropathy (two with HCV mono- and two with HIV co-infection), while seven more (five with HCV mono- and two with HIV co-infection) had signs of mono-neuropathy, leading to PN prevalences of 22.5% and 44% for mono- and co-infection, respectively (

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis C, ChronicPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesAdultAgedCoinfectionCryoglobulinemiaFemaleHepacivirusHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsAntiviral AgentsDAAelectroneurographyHCVnerve biopsyperipheral neuropathy

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PMID38675865
PMCPMC11054011
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