Hestad K, Aukrust P, Ellertsen B, Kløve H, Wilberg K
Stiftelsen Veslelien, Brumunddal, Norway.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 1993 Sep;15(5):732-42. doi: 10.1080/01688639308402592.
A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to detoxified HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative intravenous drug users. There were few problems related to administering the test battery to the groups in question. Of the total sample, 28% obtained an Halstead-Reitan Impairment Index > .4, indicating central nervous system deficits. Both groups performed below comparable normative levels on the variables studied. The HIV-1 infection per se could not explain the neuropsychological impairment.
