The functional impact of HIV-associated neuropsychological impairment in Spanish-speaking adults: a pilot studyMonica Rivera Mindt
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 25:122-32. 2003
..These results, though preliminary, suggest that Spanish language functional assessments are potentially valid tools for detecting everyday functioning deficits associated with NP impairments in HIV-infected Spanish-speakers...
The impact of HIV-associated neuropsychological impairment on everyday functioningRobert K Heaton
Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, and VA San Diego Health Care System, La Jolla, 92093-0603, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 10:317-31. 2004
..Finally, there is a need for additional research investigating the apparently independent effect of depression on level of everyday functioning in HIV infected persons...
Cognitive functioning during highly active antiretroviral therapy interruption in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infectionMeredith E Childers
Department of Neurosciences, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California 92103, USA
J Neurovirol 14:550-7. 2008
..TIs of up to 6 months appear to be neurocognitively and psychiatrically safe for most patients...
Effects of methamphetamine dependence and HIV infection on cerebral morphologyTerry L Jernigan
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 9151B, USA
Am J Psychiatry 162:1461-72. 2005
..The authors examined the separate and combined effects of methamphetamine dependence and HIV infection on brain morphology...
Understanding the neuropsychological profile of HIV+ participants with low literacy: role of the General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA)Elizabeth L Ryan
Department of Psychiatry, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 22:1018-34. 2008
..The GAMA may be a useful test when disparities in educational quality render reading-based measures of IQ a poor surrogate of premorbid function...
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders before and during the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: differences in rates, nature, and predictorsRobert K Heaton
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
J Neurovirol 17:3-16. 2011
..Clinical trials targeting HAND prevention should specifically examine timing of ART initiation...
Effects of HIV-1 infection and aging on neurobehavioral functioning: preliminary findingsMarianna Cherner
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0603, USA
AIDS 18:S27-34. 2004
..CONCLUSION: Although further studies with larger and older samples are needed, this investigation suggests that older adults may be at greater risk of HIV-related neurocognitive dysfunction...
Cultural influences on antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected Puerto RicansReuben N Robbins
Clinical Psychology, HIV Center for Clinical and BehavioralStudies, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia Universityand the New York Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 23:531-8. 2012
..Understanding the role of an individual's sociocultural experience may help elucidate why HIV-infected Latinos have difficulties achieving optimal ART adherence and improve ART adherence interventions...
Neuropsychological impairment in racial/ethnic minorities with HIV infection and low literacy levels: effects of education and reading level in participant characterizationElizabeth L Ryan
Department of Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 0029 6574, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:889-98. 2005
..Identifying appropriate normative standards is and will continue to be important in the detection of cognitive impairment in racial/ethnic minorities with HIV...
Demographically corrected norms for the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-revised and Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-revised in monolingual Spanish speakers from the U.S.-Mexico border regionM Cherner
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, San Diego, CA92103, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 22:343-53. 2007
..Because the age range of our sample was limited, the norms presented should not be applied to elderly populations...
Motor function and human immunodeficiency virus-associated cognitive impairment in a highly active antiretroviral therapy-era cohortJessica Robinson-Papp
Departments of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Box 1052, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
Arch Neurol 65:1096-101. 2008
..Cognitive impairment has long been recognized as a manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has altered the neurologic manifestations of HIV...