A review of pediatric HIV effects on neurocognitive development.
There are 2.3-million children infected with HIV worldwide. Medical advances and therapies have increased the life expectancy of HIV-infected children and improved their quality of life. This article reviews the HIV literature over the past 15 years related to children's development including: (1) the effects of HIV on the neurocognitive development of children; (2) the relationship between disease status and developmental functioning in HIV-infected children; and (3) the influence of the environmental context on HIV-infected children's development. As children with HIV continue to live longer, they will become a population of children with special needs. This paper reflects the current evidence of these needs and explores the interventions available to HIV-infected children.
Burns
Sherwood
S
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0160, USA.
Hernandez-Reif
Maria
M
Jessee
Peggy
P
D000293:Adolescent; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015897:Comorbidity; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support