Neuropsychological profile of patients with infectious disease: characterization and comparison of patients with HIV, HTLV, and HCV

Author(s)

Gascon, Maria Rita Polo ; de Oliveira, Giovana S. ; Laurence, Paulo Guirro ; Gualqui, Carolina Fernandes ; de Oliveira, Augusto Cesar Penalva ; Smid, Jerusa ; Fonseca, Luiz A. M. ; Casseb, Jorge ; Macedo, Elizeu Coutinho

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY; v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2022-12-17.

Abstract

Understanding the effect of the HIV, HTLV-1, and HCV viruses on cognitive aspects can help in the better characterization of dementia, as well as the best conducts to be suitable for rehabilitation. Thus, the present study aimed to characterize and compare the neuropsychological profile of 3 groups of patients with infectious diseases: HIV, HTLV, and HCV. The results of neuropsychological assessments and depression assessment of 325 people treated at a referral hospital for infectious dis-eases were analyzed, being 120 HIV carriers (74 (61.7%) men) with an average age of 47.5 years (SD = 10.3), 65 patients with HTLV-1 (16 (24.6%) men) with a mean age of 49.9 years (SD = 12.9), and 87 HCV patients (47 (54%) men) with a mean age of 55.5 years (SD = 11.2). In addition, 54 people (26 (48.1%) men) with negative serology who made up the con-trol group were evaluated. The results of the statistical evaluation of the sociodemographic factors of the four groups (HIV, HTLV-1, HCV, and control) showed that in addition to age, schooling was a significant factor among them and may have a strong influence on the performance of cognitive tests. The HTLV-1 group had the lowest neurocognitive performance and also the highest rate of depressive symptoms. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/07239-2 - Incidence, risk factors, and pathogenic mechanism of neurocognitive disorders (HAND) among HIV-1-infected subjects
• Grantee: Jorge Simao do Rosario Casseb
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants