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Deformed Subcortical Structures Are Related to Past HIV Disease Severity in Youth With Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection
Author(s) -
C. Paula Lewisde los Angeles,
Kathryn I. Alpert,
Paige L. Williams,
Kathleen Malee,
Yanling Huo,
John G. Csernansky,
Ram Yogev,
Russell B. Van Dyke,
Elizabeth R. Sowell,
Lei Wang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piw051
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , cognition , disease , cognitive skill , young adult , pediatrics , immunology , viral load , psychiatry , pathology
Combination antiretroviral therapy has led to increased survival among youth with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIV). However, cognitive deficits continue to be common. Histopathological studies in adults have found HIV concentrated in subcortical structures, which are involved in sensory processing, movement, and higher-order cognition that emerges with development.

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