Medical comorbidities and lower myelin content are associated with poor cognition in young adults with perinatally acquired HIV.
Patel P, Prince D, Bolenzius J, Chen P, Chiarella J, Kolind S, Vavasour I, Pedersen T, Levendovszky S, Spudich S, Marra C, Paul R. Medical comorbidities and lower myelin content are associated with poor cognition in young adults with perinatally acquired HIV. AIDS 2024 PMID: 39110577, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor cognitionCognitive impairmentHorizontally acquired HIVMarkers of cognitive reserveAssociated with poorer cognitionRisk factorsCross-sectional studyYoung adultsLower cognitive scoresYears of educationMultiple cognitive domainsExperience cognitive deficitsCognitive domain scoresHIV-uninfected controlsOlder adultsCorticospinal tractCognitive batteryDomain scoresMedical comorbidityCognitive deficitsCognitive domainsMyelin contentCognitive reserveNeuroimaging dataCognitive scores