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Neuropsychological abnormalities in patients with dementia in CRF 01_AE HIV-1 infection.

Valcour VG, Sithinamsuwan P, Nidhinandana S, Thitivichianlert S, Ratto-Kim S, Apateerapong W, Shiramizu BT, Desouza MS, Chitpatima ST, Watt G, Chuenchitra T, Robertson KR, Paul RH, McArthur JC, Kim JH, Shikuma CM

Hawaii AIDS Clinical Research Program, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Vvalcour@hawaii.edu

HIV-associated dementia (HAD) is not firmly established in patients with circulating recombinant form (CRF) 01_AE HIV-1. In this study, we compared neuropsychological performance among 15 Thai individuals with HAD, 15 Thai individuals without HAD, and 30 HIV-negative control subjects. HIV-1 participants were highly active anti-retroviral therapy naive and matched by age, education, and CD4 count. Neuropsychological testing abnormalities were identified in most cognitive domains among HAD vs HIV-negative participants, confirming the presence of HAD in CRF01_AE.

Published 13 February 2007 in Neurology, 68(7): 525-7.
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