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Abstract #3158

Alterations in regional and network-level neural function in patients with HCV infection and its association with cognitive dysfunction

Jia Yan Shi1, Zhong Shuai Zhang2, and Hua Jun Chen1
1Department of Radiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China, 2SIEMENS Healthcare, Shanghai, China

We aimed to investigate alterations in regional and network-level neural function in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and examine the association between these alterations and patients’ cognition dysfunction. HCV-infected patients performed significantly worse in the cognitive tests. In the HCV group, amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) decreased in two prefrontal regions (Region-1and Region-2). The HCV group showed lower FC between the Region-1 and right middle frontal gyrus; whereas they presented an increase in FC between Region-2 and bilateral parietal-temporal cortex. HCV infection affects brain function, including local intrinsic neural activity and global functional integration.

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