Neuropsychological Characterization of the Aids Dementia Complex and Rationalization of a Test Battery

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To define the neuropsychological deficits present in mild human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia complex (ADC) and to develop a rational neuropsychological test battery for its diagnosis. DESIGN: Survey. SETTING: Subjects were recruited from large metropolitan hospital outpatient clinics and were all living independently in the general community. PATIENTS: Three volunteer samples of homosexual-bisexual men: (1) 15 patients who met clinical and research criteria for mild ADC; (2) 27 HIV-seronegative (HIV-) controls; and (3) 17 patients with AIDS who were neurologically intact (NI-AIDS) who were matched with..