The presence and severity of NAFLD are associated with cognitive impairment and hippocampal damage.

Yingwen MiaoBing ZhangXitai SunXuelin MaDa FangWen ZhangTianyu WuXiang XuCongcong YuYinjiao HouQun DingSijue YangLinqing FuZhou Zhang Yan Bi

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)

We are the first to report the presence and severity of NAFLD to be associated with an increased risk of memory impairment and hippocampal structural and functional abnormalities. These findings stress the significance of early cognitive evaluation in patients with NAFLD.

Keyphrases

cognitive impairment
cerebral ischemia
working memory
temporal lobe epilepsy
stress induced
liver fibrosis