The Effects of HIV and History of Cocaine Use on Sustained Attention and Neurocognitive and Immunological Outcomes: A Pilot Study
Abstract
Currently there are over 33 million people living with HIV in the world, and a little over a million in the United States (UNAIDS 2010). The number of people living with HIV has increased by 7% from 1996 to 2009 as reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC 2011). This increase in the prevalence within the United States (U.S.) could be largely attributed to the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), which has greatly reduced mortality and medical morbidity, turning HIV from a fatal disease into a chronic one. However, new cases of HIV infection still occur at about fifty-five thousand new infections per year (Hail et al., 2010).‘Furthermore, neurologic complications such as HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) are still prevalent (Heaton et al., 2010). Although the effects of HIV on neurocognitive impairment can vary (Dawes et al., 2008), the predominant neurocognitive domains sSected by HIV are attention, memory, processing speed, motor abilities, and executive function (Heaton et al., 2010; Heaton et al., 2011; Moore et al., 2011; Woods, Moore, Weber, & -Grant, 2009).
Subject Area
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Arce, Miguel, "The Effects of HIV and History of Cocaine Use on Sustained Attention and Neurocognitive and Immunological Outcomes: A Pilot Study" (2013). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI13853123.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI13853123
