Open AccessNeuropsychiatric side-effects of interferon alfa therapy for hepatitis C and their management: A review
Author(s) -
Yaser R Al-Huthail
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.27847
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , interferon alfa , depression (economics) , hepatitis c , alpha interferon , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis , side effect (computer science) , psychiatry , interferon , intensive care medicine , immunology , virus , computer science , economics , macroeconomics , programming language
Interferon-Alfa (IFN-alpha) has been the mainstay of treatment for chronic hepatitis C. It has the potential to alter the course of chronic hepatitis C and prevent complications.