LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH HEMOPHILIA AND HIV-INFECTION

Neuropsychological performance was examined in a 3-year longitudinal i nvestigation of children and adolescents with hemophilia and HIV infec tion, a comparable group of hemophiliacs without HIV, and a sibling co ntrol group. All groups had lower academic achievement than expected b ased on levels of intelligence. No systematic differences related to H IV status were found, and performance by the group with HIV did not wo rsen over time. The findings suggest that children and adolescents wit h HIV, but not AIDS, do not show a progressive pattern of neuropsychol ogical impairment.