title: Neuropsychological deficits in HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative intravenous drug users.
abstract: A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to detoxified HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative intravenous drug users. There were few problems related to administering the test battery to the groups in question. Of the total sample, 28% obtained an Halstead-Reitan Impairment Index > .4, indicating central nervous system deficits. Both groups performed below comparable normative levels on the variables studied. The HIV-1 infection per se could not explain the neuropsychological impairment.
authors.affiliation: Stiftelsen Veslelien, Brumunddal, Norway.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hestad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aukrust
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ellertsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kløve
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009664:Norway; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology*; D014888:Wechsler Scales