A longitudinal study of the neuropsychiatric consequences of HIV-1 infection in gay men. I Neuropsychological performance and neurological status at baseline and at 12-month follow-up
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 24 (4) , 885-895
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s003329170002897x
Abstract
Synopsis The aim of this study was to determine whether HIV infection is associated with neurological or neuropsychological impairment in the asymptomatic and early symptomatic stages of disease. Subjects included 61 gay men (41 HIV −, 20 HIV +) who were assessed at the time of requesting their first HIV test and again 12 months later. The assessments at baseline were conducted double-blind to HIV serostatus. Measures included a neuropsychological battery, neurological examination and full psychiatric assessment. There were no differences between the asymptomatic HIV + and HIV − groups at baseline or at follow-up in terms of mean scores on neuropsychological tests. Mean scores were within the normal range for all neuropsychological tests for both groups. Multiple regression analysis was used to predict each individual's performance at follow-up on the basis of their baseline performance, psychiatric state, neurological history and drug use for each of the neuropsychological tests. HIV + subjects were more likely than control subjects to perform at a significantly lower level at follow-up on one or more tests than predicted on the basis of their baseline performance.Keywords
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