Michele Murtas

Dr. Michele Murtas

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Academic Career Length

37Years (1990-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 March 2024 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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FSFrancesco Salis
Francesco Salis
MBMaristella Belfiori
Maristella Belfiori
ABAlice Bellisai
Alice Bellisai
EBEleonora Bernardini
Eleonora Bernardini
MMMichele Murtas
Michele Murtas
AMAntonella Mandas
Antonella Mandas
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection represents a significant public health concern and, consequently, the incidence of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) has grown over the years. The present study aims to assess HAND with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to find significant associations with cognitive impairment. Methods: The study included 210 PLWHA, aged from 30 to 81 years, of whom, 137 (65.2%) were males. They were assessed at the Immunology Service of the University Hospital of Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy, between November 2022 and April 2023. Results: The sample showed an overall optimal response to antiretroviral therapy, as shown by the excellent levels of CD4+ lymphocytes and HIV RNA copies. A sum of 115 subjects (54.8%) were considered cognitively impaired and the multivariate analysis demonstrated that it was independently associated with duration of infection (OR: 0.96), age (OR: 1.12), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (OR: 1.02), and depression (OR: 1.33). By dichotomizing the variables, the significance of the association was confirmed for age (65-year threshold) (χ2: 5.142, p = 0.0233) and depression (χ2: 7.834, p = 0.0051). Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that it is hard to find both statistically and clinically significantly associated variables with cognitive impairment in PLWHA, and that the strongest independent association is with depressed mood.

1 January 1990 in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
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FMF Marongiu
F Marongiu
MCM Conti
M Conti
MMMichele Murtas
Michele Murtas
GMG Mameli
G Mameli
GSG G Sorano
G G Sorano
EME Martino
E Martino

4 April 1992 in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
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LGL. Grasso
L. Grasso
PMP. L. Maxia
P. L. Maxia
LBLuigi Bartalena
Luigi Bartalena
MMMichele Murtas
Michele Murtas
ATA. Taberlet
A. Taberlet
EME. Martino
E. Martino