NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT IN HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION - IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT IN HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION - IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT
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DOI:
10.1097/00006842-199401000-00001
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发表时间:
1994-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
WEINRICH, JD
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作者:
HEATON, RK;VELIN, RA;WEINRICH, JD
Individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus-Type 1 (HIV-1), are at increased risk for neurobehavioral impairment, particularly in later stages of the disease. Even patients in the medically asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic stages of infection may show mild deficits on comprehensive neuropsychological (NP) test batteries, although the clinical significance of such deficits remains uncertain. The present study used vocational difficulties as markers of clinical significance of NP impairment. In a sample of 289 HIV-infected, nondemented men, those who evidenced NP impairment had a higher unemployment rate (p