Abstract
The authors conducted a study to examine the association between neuropsychological markers of central nervous system impairment and systemic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression in a sample of 64 HIV-positive asymptomatic patients who were followed for a median of 45.6 months. Patients with poorer baseline scores on the Haistead-Reitan Trail-Making A neuropsychological test developed HIV-related systemic symptoms earlier over the study period than patients with the higher scores on the same test (P < 0.05). Subclinical neuropsychological dysfunction in otherwise asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals may be a harbinger of progressive HIV-related immunologic dysfunction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 502-505 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Psychosomatics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health