Neuroimaging markers of human immunodeficiency virus infection in South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Heaps J.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Joska J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoare J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ortega M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Agrawa A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Seedat S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ances B.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stein D.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Paul R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-26T07:16:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-07-26T07:16:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description | Article | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous studies have reported cognitive deficits among HIV-positive individuals infected with clade C virus. However, no study has examined whether individuals predominately infected with clade C virus exhibit brain atrophy relative to healthy controls. This study examined volumetric differences between 28 HIV+ individuals and 23 HIV? controls from South Africa. Volumetric measures were obtained from six regions of interest - caudate, thalamus, corpus callosum, total cortex, total gray matter, and total white matter. HIV+ participants had significantly lower volumes in the total white matter (p<0.01), thalamus (p<0.01) and total gray matter (inclusive of cortical and subcortical regions, p<0.01). This study is the first to provide evidence of brain atrophy among HIV+ individuals in South Africa, where HIV clade C predominates. Additional research that integrates neuroimaging, comprehensive neuropsychological testing, genetic variance in clade-specific proteins, and the impact of treatment with Antiretrovirals (ARV) are necessary to understand the development of HIV-related neurocognitive disorders in South Africa. © Journal of NeuroVirology, Inc. 2012. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of NeuroVirology | |
dc.identifier.citation | 18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 3 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 151 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 156 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 13550284 | |
dc.identifier.other | doi:10.1007/s13365-012-0090-5 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21850 | |
dc.subject | Clade C virus | |
dc.subject | HIVinfection | |
dc.subject | Neuroimaging | |
dc.subject | South Africa | |
dc.title | Neuroimaging markers of human immunodeficiency virus infection in South Africa |