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Seggane Musisi
Researcher at College of Health Sciences, Bahrain
Publications - 129
Citations - 4519
Seggane Musisi is an academic researcher from College of Health Sciences, Bahrain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 124 publications receiving 3877 citations. Previous affiliations of Seggane Musisi include Makerere University.
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The International HIV Dementia Scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementia.
Ned Sacktor,Matthew H. Wong,Noeline Nakasujja,Richard L. Skolasky,Ola A. Selnes,Seggane Musisi,Kevin Robertson,Justin C. McArthur,Allan R. Ronald,Elly Katabira +9 more
TL;DR: The IHDS may be a useful screening test to identify individuals at risk for HIV dementia in both the industrialized world and the developing world and full neuropsychological testing should be performed to confirm a diagnosis of HIV dementia.
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Depression, Alcohol Use and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu,Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu,Judith K. Bass,Pierre K. Alexandre,Edward J Mills,Seggane Musisi,Malathi Ram,Elly Katabira,Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega +9 more
TL;DR: Estimates of depression symptoms, major depression, alcohol use or disorders and their association with ART adherence in sub-Saharan Africa are evaluated and interventions to improve mental health of HIV-positive individuals and to support adherence are desperately needed.
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Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda
Noeline Nakasujja,Richard L. Skolasky,Seggane Musisi,Peter Allebeck,Kevin Robertson,Allan R. Ronald,Elly Katabira,David B. Clifford,Ned Sacktor +8 more
TL;DR: Depression symptomatology is distinct and common among cognitively impaired HIV patients and individuals in HIV care should be screened and treated for depression.
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Antiretroviral therapy improves cognitive impairment in HIV+ individuals in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ned Sacktor,Noeline Nakasujja,Richard L. Skolasky,Kevin Robertson,Matthew Wong,Seggane Musisi,Allan R. Ronald,Elly Katabira +7 more
TL;DR: Improvements found in the Memorial Sloan Kettering HIV dementia stage and in tests of verbal memory, psychomotor speed, and executive functioning after 3 and 6 months of HAART suggest that HAART, if available in areas with limited resources in sub-Saharan Africa, should be provided for patients with HIV-associated cognitive impairment.
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HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda
Ned Sacktor,Noeline Nakasujja,Richard L. Skolasky,Mona Rezapour,Kevin Robertson,Seggane Musisi,Elly Katabira,Allan R. Ronald,David B. Clifford,Oliver Laeyendecker,Oliver Laeyendecker,Thomas C. Quinn,Thomas C. Quinn +12 more
TL;DR: Findings provide the first evidence, to the authors' knowledge, to demonstrate that HIV subtypes may have a pathogenetic factor with respect to their capacity to cause cognitive impairment, and suggest that HIV dementia may be more common among patients infected with subtype D virus than among those infected withSubtype A virus.