A study just published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases links HIV infection to more rapid decrease in blood flow to the brain. Researchers from Washington University at St. Louis School of Medicine and the University of California, San Diego studied 26 subjects with HIV infection and 25 seronegative subjects. They found "functional brain demands in HIV positive subjects where equivalent to those of HIV negative subjects who were 15-20 years older".
The citation for the article is: Ances, B. M et al (2010). HIV and aging independently affect brain function as measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 201, 336-340.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment