TY - JOUR
T1 - Spatial working memory in asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects
AU - Grassi, Barbara
AU - Garghentini, Giacomo
AU - Campana, Arturo
AU - Grassi, Elena
AU - Bertelli, Sara
AU - Cinque, Paola
AU - Epifani, Mara
AU - Lazzarin, Adriano
AU - Scarone, Silvio
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Many clinical and research findings converge to indicate that frontal lobe, basal ganglia, and related neuronal connections are primarily involved in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; frontal lobe, mainly the prefrontal cortex, has a specialised role in working memory processes. This study focused on neuropsychological evaluation of the spatial component of working memory in a sample of 34 asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects as compared with 34 age- and sex-matched seronegative control subjects. A computer-administered test assessing spatial working memory was used for the neuropsychological evaluation. The findings did not show any spatial working memory impairment during the asymptomatic phase of HIV infection.
AB - Many clinical and research findings converge to indicate that frontal lobe, basal ganglia, and related neuronal connections are primarily involved in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; frontal lobe, mainly the prefrontal cortex, has a specialised role in working memory processes. This study focused on neuropsychological evaluation of the spatial component of working memory in a sample of 34 asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects as compared with 34 age- and sex-matched seronegative control subjects. A computer-administered test assessing spatial working memory was used for the neuropsychological evaluation. The findings did not show any spatial working memory impairment during the asymptomatic phase of HIV infection.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10440016
AN - SCOPUS:0032876105
VL - 11
SP - 387
EP - 391
JO - Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
JF - Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
SN - 0895-0172
IS - 3
ER -