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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders persist in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: CHARTER Study

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Heaton, R.K., Clifford, D.B., Franklin, D.R., Woods, S.P., Ake, C., Vaida, F., Ellis, R.J., Letendre, S.L. +19 more·2010·Neurology

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OBJECTIVES: This is a cross-sectional, observational study to determine the frequency and associated features of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in a large, diverse sample of infected individuals in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy (CART). METHODS: A total of 1,555 HIV-infected adults were recruited from 6 university clinics across the United States, with minimal exclusions. We used standardized neuromedical, psychiatric, and neuropsychological (NP) examinations, and recently published criteria for diagnosing HAND and classifying 3 levels of comorbidity (minimal to severe non-HIV risks for NP impairment). RESULTS: Fifty-two percent of the total sample had NP impairment, with higher rates in groups with greater comorbidity burden (40%, 59%, and 83%). Prevalence estimates for specific HAND diagnoses (excluding severely confounded cases) were 33% for asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment, 12% for mild neurocognitive disorder, and only 2% for HIV-associated dementia (HAD). Among participants with minimal comorbidities (n = 843), history of low nadir CD4 was a strong predictor of impairment, and the lowest impairment rate on CART occurred in the subset with suppressed plasma viral loads and nadir CD4 ≥200 cells/mm(3) (30% vs 47% in remaining subgroups). CONCLUSIONS: The most severe HAND diagnosis (HAD) was rare, but milder forms of impairment remained common, even among those receiving CART who had minimal comorbidities. Future studies should clarify whether early disease events (e.g., profound CD4 decline) may trigger chronic CNS changes, and whether early CART prevents or reverses these changes.

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Heaton, R. K., Clifford, D. B., Franklin, D. R., Woods, S. P., Ake, C., Vaida, F., Ellis, R. J., Letendre, S. L., Marcotte, T. D., Atkinson, J. H., Rivera-Mindt, M., Vigil, O. R., Taylor, M. J., Collier, A. C., Marra, C. M., Gelman, B. B., McArthur, J. C., Morgello, S., Simpson, D. M., McCutchan, J. A., Abramson, I., Gamst, A., Fennema-Notestine, C., Jernigan, T. L., Wong, J., Grant, I., & For the CHARTER Group
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  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • From the University of California (R.K.H., D.R.F., S.P.W., C.A., F.V., R.J.E., S.L.L., T.D.M., J.H.A., O.R.V., M.J.T., J.A.M., I.A., A.G., C.F.-N., T.L.J., I.G.), San Diego; University of California (J.W.), San Francisco; Washington University (D.B.C.), St. Louis, MO; Mount Sinai School of Medicine (M.R.-M., S.M., D.M.S.), New York, NY; University of Washington (A.C.C., C.M.M.), Seattle; University of Texas Medical Branch (B.B.G.), Galveston; and Johns Hopkins University (J.C.M.), Baltimore, MD.
Venue
Neurology
Published
2010-12-07
Volume
75
Issue
23
Pages
2087-2096
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  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
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W2137321682
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
Keywords
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, HIV-associated dementia, highly active antiretroviral therapy, CD4 nadir, viral suppression, comorbidities, asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment, mild neurocognitive disorder, HIV infection
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Algorithms, Cognition Disorders, Disability Evaluation, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neurologic Examination, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Retrospective Studies, Models, Statistical, HIV Infections, Cross-Over Studies, Observation, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active

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