| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Published Manuscript | | Title: Methamphetamine dependence increases risk of neuropsychological impairment in HIV infected persons. | | Authors: Rippeth JD, Heaton RK, Carey CL, Marcotte TD, Moore DJ, Gonzalez R, Wolfson T, Grant I, and the HNRC Group | | Contact: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA. | | Year: 2004 | | Publication: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS | | Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-14 | | Abstract:Both HIV infection and methamphetamine dependence can be associated with brain dysfunction. Little is known, however, about the cognitive effects of concurrent HIV infection and methamphetamine dependence. The present study included 200 participants in 4 groups: HIV infected/methamphetamine dependent (HIV+/METH+), HIV negative/methamphetamine dependent (HIV-/METH+), HIV infected/methamphetamine nondependent (HIV+/METH-), and HIV negative/methamphetamine nondependent (HIV-/METH-). Study groups were comparable for age, education, and ethnicity, although the HIV-/METH- group had significantly more females. A comprehensive, demographically corrected neuropsychological battery was administered yielding a global performance score and scores for seven neurobehavioral domains. Rates of neuropsychological impairment were determined by cutoff scores derived from performances of a separate control group and validated with larger samples of HIV+ and HIV- participants from an independent cohort. Rates of global neuropsychological impairment were higher in the HIV+/METH+ (58%), HIV-/METH+ (40%) and HIV+/METH- (38%) groups compared to the HIV-/METH- (18%) group. Nonparametric analyses revealed a significant monotonic trend for global cognitive status across groups, with least impairment in the control group and highest prevalence of impairment in the group with concurrent HIV infection and methamphetamine dependence. The results indicate that HIV infection and methamphetamine dependence are each associated with neuropsychological deficits, and suggest that these factors in combination are associated with additive deleterious cognitive effects. This additivity may reflect common pathways to neural injury involving both cytotoxic and apoptotic mechanisms. | | Funding: NIMH:MH MH 62512, NIDA:DA P01DA12065 | | Keywords: Adult, Brain, Cognition Disorders, Female, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Methamphetamine, Neuropsychological Tests, Research Support, U.S. Gov''t, P.H.S., Severity of Illness Index, Substance-Related Disorders |
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