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Effects of HIV seropositivity and drug abuse on cognitive function.

Eur Neurol. 1997;37(1):48-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97170729
Grassi MP; Perin C; Clerici F; Zocchetti C; Borella M; Cargnel A; Mangoni A; Department of Neurology, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.

Abstract: Fifty-eight HIV-positive drug abusers and 22 HIV-positive nondrug abusers at stages II-III and IV of the Centers for Disease Control classification were evaluated neuropsychologically. The study confirmed previous findings that drug abuse has a negative influence on cognitive function. It also emerges that seropositivity affects cognitive function, although the poor performance of group II-III patients compared to group IV may be explained by factors related to seropositivity (anxiety and panic) rather than the disease itself. It is concluded that disease-related factors probably determine cognitive performance in the earlier stages of HIV infection.
Keywords: *AIDS Dementia Complex/DIAGNOSIS *HIV Seropositivity/DIAGNOSIS *Neuropsychological Tests *Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced/DIAGNOSIS *Substance Abuse, Intravenous/COMPLICATIONSKWDaidsdementiacomplex/diagnosisKWDhivseropositivity/diagnosisKWDneuropsychologicaltestsKWDorganicmentaldisorders,substance-induced/diagnosisKWDsubstanceabuse,intravenous/complications
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