A new study has given a clear understanding about how even with early treatment, HIV still manages to attack young brains.Across sub-Saharan Africa today, a vast majority of children suffer from HIV. While early antiretroviral treatment, or ART, ensured that children with and exposed to HIV have less deadly results, studies have shown that the virus can still affect the brain.HIV may disrupt neurodevelopment, affecting how children learn, reason and function.This is why Michael Boivin, Professor and Head of Psychiatry Research at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, State University of Michigan, gave a two-year longitudinal study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases to obtain a clear picture of how HIV influences children's neuropsychological growth. The study was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.The neuropsychological performance in three groups of children 5 to 11 years old has been examined by ...
