PMID- 38302516 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240205 LR - 20240206 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Feb 1 TI - Central auditory test performance predicts future neurocognitive function in children living with and without HIV. PG - 2712 LID - 10.1038/s41598-024-52380-1 [doi] LID - 2712 AB - Tests of the brain's ability to process complex sounds (central auditory tests) correlate with overall measures of neurocognitive performance. In the low- middle-income countries where resources to conduct detailed cognitive testing is limited, tests that assess the central auditory system may provide a novel and useful way to track neurocognitive performance. This could be particularly useful for children living with HIV (CLWH). To evaluate this, we administered central auditory tests to CLWH and children living without HIV and examined whether central auditory tests given early in a child's life could predict later neurocognitive performance. We used a machine learning technique to incorporate factors known to affect performance on neurocognitive tests, such as education. The results show that central auditory tests are useful predictors of neurocognitive performance and perform as well or in some cases better than factors such as education. Central auditory tests may offer an objective way to track neurocognitive performance in CLWH. CI - (c) 2024. The Author(s). FAU - Joseph, Jeff AU - Joseph J AD - Department of Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Niemczak, Christopher AU - Niemczak C AD - Department of Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. AD - Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. FAU - Lichtenstein, Jonathan AU - Lichtenstein J AD - Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. AD - The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Kobrina, Anastasiya AU - Kobrina A AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Magohe, Albert AU - Magohe A AD - Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. FAU - Leigh, Samantha AU - Leigh S AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Ealer, Christin AU - Ealer C AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Fellows, Abigail AU - Fellows A AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Reike, Catherine AU - Reike C AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Massawe, Enica AU - Massawe E AD - Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. FAU - Gui, Jiang AU - Gui J AD - Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. FAU - Buckey, Jay C AU - Buckey JC AD - Department of Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. Jay.C.Buckey.Jr@dartmouth.edu. AD - Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. Jay.C.Buckey.Jr@dartmouth.edu. AD - Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. Jay.C.Buckey.Jr@dartmouth.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 DC009972/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States GR - 5R01DC009972/NH/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240201 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 SB - IM MH - Child MH - Humans MH - *Hearing Tests MH - Neuropsychological Tests MH - Educational Status MH - *HIV Infections/complications/psychology PMC - PMC10834399 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2024/02/02 00:42 MHDA- 2024/02/05 06:42 PMCR- 2024/02/01 CRDT- 2024/02/01 23:38 PHST- 2023/08/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/05 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/02 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/01 23:38 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-024-52380-1 [pii] AID - 52380 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-024-52380-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 1;14(1):2712. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52380-1.