Aaron Mcmurtray
Assistant Clinical Professor
Neurology
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
United States of America
Biography
HIV associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) continues to be a devastating problem for HIV seropositive individuals despite currently available antiretroviral treatment options that allow successful systemic viral suppression for many patients. The mechanisms causing neuronal dysfunction in HAND, and the relationship between HAND and aging are not fully understood. My research focuses on improving understanding of the pathogenesis of this disorder and its interaction with the aging process, specifically the contribution of cerebral white matter damage to HIV related cognitive dysfunction.
Research Interest
HIV associated neurocognitive disorder ,the contribution of cerebral white matter damage to HIV related cognitive dysfunction
Publications
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Small-vessel vascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus infection: the Hawaii aging with HIV cohort study. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2007
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Cortical atrophy and white matter hyperintensities in HIV: the Hawaii Aging with HIV Cohort Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2008
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Cerebrovascular risk factors and brain microstructural abnormalities on diffusion tensor images in HIV-infected individuals. J Neurovirol. 2012
