TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurocognitive Development in Perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Adolescents on Long-term Treatment, Compared to Healthy Matched Controls: A Longitudinal Study
AU - van den Hof, Malon
AU - Wit, Ferdinand W. N. M.
AU - Reiss, Peter
AU - ter Haar, Anne M.
AU - Scherpbier, Henriette J.
AU - van der Lee, Hanneke H.
AU - Oostrom, Kim J.
AU - Pajkrt, Dasja
N1 - Funding Information: Financial support. This work was supported by AIDSfonds (grant number 2015009). Publisher Copyright: © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/3/17
Y1 - 2020/3/17
N2 - Background: A cross-sectional analysis of the Neurological, cOgnitive and VIsual performance in hiv-infected Children cohort showed significant cognitive impairment in combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)-treated, perinatally human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adolescents (PHIV+) compared to age-, sex-, ethnicity- and socioeconomic status (SES)-matched HIV-negative controls (HIV-). In this longitudinal study, we compared cognitive development in the same adolescents over time. Methods: We repeated the standardized cognitive test battery after a mean of 4.6 years (standard deviation 0.3). In participants who completed both assessments, we compared cognitive trajectories between groups in the domains of intelligence quotient (IQ), processing speed, working memory, executive functioning, learning ability, and visual-motor function, using linear mixed models. We explored associations with disease- and treatment-related factors and used multivariate normative comparison (MNC) to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment. Results: There were 21 PHIV+ and 23 HIV- participants that completed 2 assessments and were similar concerning age, sex, ethnicity, and SES. Compared to HIV- participants, in PHIV+ participants the IQ score increased significantly more over time (group∗time 6.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5-10.50; P =. 012), whereas executive functioning decreased significantly more (group∗time -1.43 z score, 95% CI -2.12 to -0.75; P <. 001), resulting in the disappearance and appearance of significant differences. Processing speed, working memory, learning ability, and visual-motor function trajectories were not statistically different between groups. Univariately, those who had started cART at an older age deviated more in executive functioning (-0.13 z score, 95% CI -0.24 to -0.02; P =. 043). The prevalence of cognitive impairments by MNC was similar in both groups, at both time points. Conclusions: The cART-treated PHIV+ adolescents appeared to have similar global cognitive development, compared to their healthy peers. Executive functioning trajectory appears to deviate, potentially explained by earlier brain damage.
AB - Background: A cross-sectional analysis of the Neurological, cOgnitive and VIsual performance in hiv-infected Children cohort showed significant cognitive impairment in combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)-treated, perinatally human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adolescents (PHIV+) compared to age-, sex-, ethnicity- and socioeconomic status (SES)-matched HIV-negative controls (HIV-). In this longitudinal study, we compared cognitive development in the same adolescents over time. Methods: We repeated the standardized cognitive test battery after a mean of 4.6 years (standard deviation 0.3). In participants who completed both assessments, we compared cognitive trajectories between groups in the domains of intelligence quotient (IQ), processing speed, working memory, executive functioning, learning ability, and visual-motor function, using linear mixed models. We explored associations with disease- and treatment-related factors and used multivariate normative comparison (MNC) to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment. Results: There were 21 PHIV+ and 23 HIV- participants that completed 2 assessments and were similar concerning age, sex, ethnicity, and SES. Compared to HIV- participants, in PHIV+ participants the IQ score increased significantly more over time (group∗time 6.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5-10.50; P =. 012), whereas executive functioning decreased significantly more (group∗time -1.43 z score, 95% CI -2.12 to -0.75; P <. 001), resulting in the disappearance and appearance of significant differences. Processing speed, working memory, learning ability, and visual-motor function trajectories were not statistically different between groups. Univariately, those who had started cART at an older age deviated more in executive functioning (-0.13 z score, 95% CI -0.24 to -0.02; P =. 043). The prevalence of cognitive impairments by MNC was similar in both groups, at both time points. Conclusions: The cART-treated PHIV+ adolescents appeared to have similar global cognitive development, compared to their healthy peers. Executive functioning trajectory appears to deviate, potentially explained by earlier brain damage.
KW - HIV
KW - adolescents
KW - cognition
KW - executive functioning
KW - longitudinal
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076252723&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz386
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz386
M3 - Article
C2 - 31106812
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 70
SP - 1364
EP - 1371
JO - Clinical infectious diseases
JF - Clinical infectious diseases
IS - 7
ER -