Impact of Delayed HIV Diagnosis and Treatment on Dementia Risk in Later Life
Low CD4 count prior to ART-reflecting delayed HIV diagnosis or treatment-was associated with higher dementia risk. Continuing assertive HIV screening and prompt ART initiation in the community will be important to support long-term cognitive health in people with HIV.
Authors
- Craig E. Hou
- Catherine K. Lee
- Alexandra N. Lea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6194-699X)
- William James Towner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5645-2979)
- Haihong Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-4467)
- Jennifer O Lam
- Dongjie Fan
- Michael A Horberg
- Michael J Silverberg
- Errol Lopez
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf791
- Primary Topic
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kaiser Permanente
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases