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ArticleAIDS (London, England)2021

Neurocognitive course at 2-year follow-up in a Swiss cohort of people with well-treated HIV.

José Damas, Bruno Ledergerber, Isaure Nadin, Philip E Tarr, Marcel Stoeckle, Ursi Kunze, Christoph Hauser, Klemens Gutbrod, Alexandra Calmy, Frédéric Assal and 10 more

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Article in AIDS (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

José DamasService of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne.
Bruno LedergerberDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Universitätsspital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich.
Isaure NadinLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Research Centre of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne.
Philip E TarrUniversity Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, University of Basel, Bruderholz.
Marcel StoeckleDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Universitätsspital Basel, University of Basel.
Ursi KunzeMemory Clinic, Felix Platter Hospital, University Center for Medicine of Aging, Basel.
Christoph HauserDepartment of Infectious Diseases.
Klemens GutbrodDepartment of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern.
Alexandra CalmyHIV unit, Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva.
Frédéric AssalDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva.
Patrick SchmidDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology Division, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
Thomas HundsbergerDepartment of Neurology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen.
Caroline Di BenedettoInfectious Diseases Division, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano.
Stefania RossiDepartment of Neurology, Neurocentre of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Civico, Lugano.
Barbara HasseDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Universitätsspital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich.
Ladina SchlosserNeuropsychology Unit, Department of Neurology, Universitätsspital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich.
Renaud Du PasquierService of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Katharine E A DarlingService of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne.
Matthias CavassiniService of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne.
NAMACO study group
University of Lausanne · CHKantonsspital St. Gallen · CHOspedale regionale di Lugano · CHUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHFelix Platter-Hospital · CHKantonsspital Baselland Standort Bruderholz · CHUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to examine neurocognitive course over time among people with well treated HIV.

designThe Neurocognitive Assessment in the Metabolic and Aging Cohort (NAMACO) study is an ongoing, prospective, longitudinal, multicenter and multilingual study within the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). Participants undergo neuropsychological assessment at baseline and two-yearly follow-up.

settingSeven SHCS centres.

participantsPatients aged at least 45 years enrolled in the SHCS with fluency in the local language (French, German or Italian) and agreeing to participate in the NAMACO study: 981 participants at baseline, 720 at 2-year follow-up of whom 644 had complete data sets.

interventionStandardized neuropsychological assessment at baseline and 2-year follow-up.

main outcome measureNeurocognitive performance using Frascati criteria and mean z-scores.

resultsFour participants (of 644, 0.6%) had plasma HIV-1 RNA more than 50 copies/ml; median CD4+ cell count was 660 cells/μl. According to Frascati criteria, 204 participants (31.7%) had neurocognitive impairment (NCI) at baseline. NCI severity in these participants changed little over 2 years and comprehensive models based on Frascati criteria were not feasible. Examining mean z-scores, however, we observed neurocognitive stability or improvement over two years in five of seven neurocognitive domains assessed. Age at least 65 years (P = 0.02) and cognitive complaints (P = 0.004) were associated with neurocognitive decline, while black race (P = 0.01) and dolutegravir treatment (P = 0.002) were associated with improvement.

conclusionFrascati criteria were less sensitive in measuring NCI change and therefore unsuitable for following neurocognitive course in our cohort of people with well treated HIV. Examining neurocognitive course by mean z-score change, we observed stability or improvement.

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HIV InfectionsCohort StudiesFollow-Up StudiesHumansNeuropsychological TestsProspective StudiesSwitzerland

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PMCPMC8631148
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