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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022

Fewer neurocognitive deficits and less brain atrophy by third ventricle measurement in PLWH treated with modern ART: A prospective analysis.

Dominic Kaddu-Mulindwa, Matthias Heit, Gudrun Wagenpfeil, Moritz Bewarder, Klaus Fassbender, Stefanie Behnke, Umut Yilmaz, Mathias Fousse

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Dominic Kaddu-MulindwaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Matthias HeitDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Gudrun WagenpfeilInstitute for Medical Biometrics, Epidemiology and Medical Computer Science, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Moritz BewarderDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Klaus FassbenderDepartment of Neurology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Stefanie BehnkeDepartment of Neurology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Umut YilmazDepartment of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Mathias FousseDepartment of Neurology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Saarland University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Despite antiretroviral therapy, cognitive dysfunction seems to remain a major issue for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH). Previous studies showed a correlation between the width of the third ventricle (WTV) and neurocognitive disorders in PLWH. Patients and methods: We investigated prevalence and correlation of neuropsychological disorders using WTV as a brain atrophy marker examined by transcranial sonography and MRI in PLWH and healthy age- and gender-matched controls. We used Becks Depression Inventory (BDI) for depression screening, the questionnaires Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) for fatigue and Short-Form-36 (SF36) for quality of life (QoL) evaluation and Consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease (CERAD-PLUS) as neuropsychological test battery. Results: 52 PLWH (47 males) and 28 non-infected controls (23 males) with a median age of 52 years (24-78 years) and 51 years (22-79) were analyzed. WTV correlated significantly with age ( Conclusion: WTV is considered as a predictor of cognitive deficits in neurodegenerative diseases. Nevertheless, we found no significant difference in WTV or overall cognitive performance between PLWH and controls. PLWH suffer more often from depression and fatigue and report reduced QoL when compared to healthy controls.

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CERAD-PLUSfractional anisotropyHIVHIV associated neurocognitive disordersthird ventricle diametertranscranial ultrasound

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PMID36081869
PMCPMC9447481
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