Longitudinal trajectories of neurocognitive test performance among individuals with perinatal HIV-infection and -exposure: adolescence through young adulthood.

ABSTRACT: There are an estimated 2.1 million youth less than 15 years of age living with HIV globally (the majority perinatally HIV-infected [PHIV]) and millions more perinatally HIV-exposed uninfected (PHEU) youth who are expected to survive through adolescence and into adulthood. Transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood requires adaptation to more demanding social interactions, academic pressures, and individual responsibilities which place distinct demands on neurocognitive functions. This study examined longitudinal trajectories of neurocognitive test performance in the domains of processing speed (PS), working memory (WM), and executive functioning (EF) among PHIV and demographically similar PHEU from adolescence through young adulthood. Data for this paper come from four time points,

SUBMITTER: Robbins RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883154 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature