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Soliman N, Alsultan M, Alhusseini A, Alsamarrai O, Basha K. Status epilepticus resulted in rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI associated with hepatotoxicity induced by synergistic carbamazepine and diazepam: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e36834. [PMID: 38394513 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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RATIONALE Rhabdomyolysis is a serious complication of status epilepticus (SE) caused by muscle cell damage and can lead to a life-threatening acute kidney injury (AKI). PATIENT CONCERNS A 35-year-old man with a history of seizures treated with 3 different antiepileptic drugs (carbamazepine, lamotrigine, and levetiracetam) presented with SE. The patient received 5 doses of diazepam to control the SE in another hospital and was transferred to our emergency due to AKI. DIAGNOSES Laboratory tests corresponded with rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Thereafter, the decrease in renal excretion of both drugs (diazepam and carbamazepine) caused acute liver injury and neurotoxicity. The carbamazepine concentration was 16.39 mcg/mL, which considered in toxic level, despite using the usual dose. INTERVENTIONS The patient was treated with hydration and sodium bicarbonate, however; severe AKI mandated a hemodialysis session. OUTCOMES The diuresis started to increase, kidney and liver functions improved, and altered mental status reversed. LESSONS This case alerts physicians to consider the synergistic drug side effects and interactions, especially when patients present with impaired liver or kidney functions. The reduction in metabolism or excretion of drugs can cause an increase in serum concentrations and induce toxicity, even when the drug intake at the usual dose.
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- Nawwar Soliman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Nephrology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Neurology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Neurology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
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- Nephrology Department, Al Mouwasat University Hospital, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
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Kotb AN, Soliman N. Snatching: A modified cosmetic technique in pterygium surgery without using scalpel. J Fr Ophtalmol 2023; 46:756-762. [PMID: 37085358 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the cosmetic surgical outcomes of primary corneal pterygia excision using the avulsion (snatching) technique. METHODS A prospective, interventional study included twenty-five eyes of 25 patients with primary pterygium underwent excision were followed up for at least 6 months. In all patients, snatching (modified avulsion) technique was utilised to avulse the pterygium head off the corneal surface and remove any residual fibres by Colibri without need for keratectomy with a scalpel. RESULTS The study involved 25 eyes of 25 patients with an average age of 42.5±56.5 years. The mean follow-up was 6 months. One-week post-op, 8 patients (32%) reported they can tell which is the operated eye but looked untouched while 17 (68%) patients reported that the operated eye looked red but is accepted. Twenty patients (80%) reported some discomfort while the remaining 5 patients (20%) reported no discomfort. Cornea examination showed a clear cornea in 18 eyes (72%), 6 eyes (24%) had mild keratitis, and 1 eye (4%) had clouding at the surgical site. Over an average of six months post-op follow-up period, all the patients (100%) reported they cannot tell which eye had the surgery and none (0%) of them reported discomfort. Examination of the cornea was clear in 24 (96%) eyes, but 1 (4%) eye had mild keratitis. CONCLUSION Snatching (modified avulsion) technique was found to be effective, safe, and presents decent aesthetic appearance for the management of primary corneal pterygia when safety points are firmly followed.
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- A N Kotb
- Alpha Vision Centre, Zagazig, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Alpha Vision Centre, Zagazig, Egypt; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Alsultan M, Obeid A, Alsamarrai O, Anan MT, Bakr A, Soliman N, Kurdy M, Mosa MH, Saleh Z, Hujij F, Barhoum J. Efficacy of Colchicine and Budesonide in Improvement Outcomes of Patients with Coronavirus Infection 2019 in Damascus, Syria: A Randomized Control Trial. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis 2021; 2021:2129006. [PMID: 34984065 PMCID: PMC8720363 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2129006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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COVID-19 was reported in China in 2019 and has spread worldwide. Transmission occurs through respiratory secretions and, less commonly, through contaminated surfaces. The severity of the disease can range from asymptomatic to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In this study, we aim to investigate the efficacy of two agents (oral colchicine and budesonide inhaler) in COVID-19 infection management, compared with supportive care alone. 77 patients were admitted to the isolation section of Al Assad University Hospital, between the 1st of August and the 30th of August. A total of 49 patients were included in this randomized control trial, after excluding ineligible patients. The random sample was divided into three groups; the first group was supportive care plus colchicine, the second group was supportive care plus budesonide inhaler, and the control group was supportive care alone. PaO2/FiO2 was improved in the budesonide group, higher than the supportive and colchicine groups. The median hospitalization days were shorter when using colchicine or budesonide, opposed to supportive care alone (8 vs 10 days, respectively). 34 patients (69.3%) were discharged, and 27 patients (55.1%) were followed up until they were weaned from oxygen and made a complete recovery. There was a significant decrease in mortality with colchicine (3 patients; 21.4%) compared with supportive care (7 patients; 33.3%) and the budesonide group (5 patients; 35.7%).
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- Mohammad Alsultan
- Department of Nephrology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Neurology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Oncology, Al Biruni University Hospital, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Oncology, Al Biruni University Hospital, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Neurology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Al Assad and Al Mouwasat University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria
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Khairat S, Soliman N. Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance by genexpert® MTB/RIF and anyplex™ II MTB/MDR in a tertiary care hospital. Int J Infect Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hassan A, Soliman N, Elhasin H, Szolics M. Recurrent and hemorrhagic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: Does it a really benign and reversible clinical condition? J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Elhasin H, Hassan A, Soliman N, Szolics M. Ischemic monomelic neuropathy: A rare complication after brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Khorshied M, Soliman N, Bakr S, Khorshied O. Genetic variations in tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1 (TRAIL-R1) gene and the susceptibility to B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Egypt. Leuk Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(19)30260-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Szolics M, El Hasin H, Soliman N, Hassan A, Al Kuwaiti M, Statsenko Y, Al Mansoori T, Von Gorkom K, Ljubisavljevic M. Unusual intracranial hemorrhagic complications of sickle cell disease after multiple blood transfusions: One or multiple clinical - Radiological entity? J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Elhasin H, Szolics M, Hassan A, Soliman N, Kaasch A. Risk scores for predicting stroke associated pneumonia: Validity of A2DS2 and ISAN scores. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Elhasin H, Szolics M, Hassan A, Salih F, Soliman N. Paroxysmal kinesigenic dystonia mimics focal seizure. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hosseini-Moghaddam SM, Alhomayeed B, Soliman N, Weir MA, House AA. Primary Epstein-Barr virus infection, seroconversion, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in seronegative renal allograft recipients: a prospective cohort study. Transpl Infect Dis 2016; 18:423-30. [PMID: 27016725 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seronegative renal transplant recipients are at risk of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). We compared primary EBV infection, seroconversion, and PTLD in EBV-seronegative patients who received renal allograft from seropositive or seronegative donors (D+/R- and D-/R-, respectively). METHODS We prospectively followed 25 D+/R- and 8 D-/R- recipients. We followed patients from January 1999 to June 2009 with clinical visits, monthly EBV polymerase chain reaction tests, and serologic tests for a period of 1 year after kidney transplantation and on an individual basis thereafter. RESULTS Three patients (9%) developed PTLD including 2 early-onset (<12 months) and 1 late-onset (>12 months) disease. In D+/R- and D-/R- patients, the frequencies of PTLD (8% vs. 12.5%, P = 0.7), EBV seroconversion (64% vs. 50%, P = 0.4), and EBV viremia (40% vs. 25%, P = 0.6) were not significantly different. Clinical, serologic, and virologic surveillance as well as reduction in immunosuppression after evidence of primary EBV infection resulted in a PTLD rate of 9%, despite a seroconversion rate of 60.6%. Rate of graft loss after reduction in immunosuppression was 10% (2 of 20), which was not significantly different from 13 patients without EBV seroconversion (no graft loss, P = 0.5). Rates of viremia, seroconversion, and PTLD in D+/R- and D-/R- patients appear to be similar. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of PTLD in renal transplants ranges from 0.5% to 2.9%. Our data show a significantly higher rate in EBV-seronegative renal allograft recipients, suggesting the need for close surveillance. Our data also suggest that donors for EBV-seronegative recipients may be accepted irrespective of positive or negative serostatus, with ongoing surveillance important in either circumstance.
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- S M Hosseini-Moghaddam
- Multi-organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.,Program of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, King Fahad Hospital, Medinah Munawrah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Multi-organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.,Program of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Nephrology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Multi-organ Transplant Program, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.,Program of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Nephrology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Morbidly obese women are at increased risk of obstetric complications and poor neonatal outcomes. Gastric bypass surgery is being performed with increased frequency in reproductive-aged women to treat morbid obesity. Both maternal and fetal complications have been reported in women who underwent gastric bypass surgery. Current recommendations advise delaying pregnancy for at least 1 year following bariatric surgery. This guideline is meant to discourage women from becoming pregnant during the rapid weight loss phase of the first post-surgical year. Pregnancy during this time could lead to a malnourished fetus, due to some protein malnutrition, possibly resulting in complications such as low birth weight or malformation. However, data validating this concern are lacking. We report a case of 37-year-old woman who had laparoscopic bypass surgery, as treatment for morbid obesity, 6 months prior to her pregnancy with good outcome despite the short duration between gastric bypass surgery and pregnancy.
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- Yeovil District Hospital, Somerset, UK
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- Yeovil District Hospital, Somerset, UK
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- Yeovil District Hospital, Somerset, UK
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Wassell J, Michail M, Soliman N, Wardle PG. The value of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in predicting treatment response in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Clin Lab 2011; 57:95-98. [PMID: 21391472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder characterised by chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries on ultrasound. Patients commonly show features of the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. It has been shown that treatment with the insulin sensitising agent metformin can lead to improvements in symptoms in some but not all patients. The aim of the study was to assess whether sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) (a surrogate marker of insulin resistance) could predict a positive response to metformin treatment in women with PCOS. METHODS Medical notes of patients who presented to the gynaecology clinic at Southmead Hospital, Bristol with suspected PCOS were reviewed. Data collected included clinical symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism, markers of PCOS in the family and obstetric history, biochemical markers and outcome of any treatment. RESULTS A total of 66 patients were included in the study; 45 were classified as PCOS positive. In this group, patients who responded to metformin treatment had significantly lower SHBG levels compared to those who did not (median SHBG 37.5 nmol/L compared to 56.0 nmol/L) (p = 0.016, Mann-Whitney U-test). Patients with lower SHBG tended to have a better treatment outcome than those with higher values (odds ratio 0.983, 95% confidence interval 0.963-1.002, p = 0.079). CONCLUSIONS Patients with a positive response to metformin treatment had significantly lower pre-treatment SHBG levels. For every unit increase in SHBG, the odds of a patient having a positive outcome to metformin treatment fell by a factor of 0.983.
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- J Wassell
- Department of Biochemistry, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK.
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Soliman N, Elmardi A, Abuzeid H. O883 Incontinence in the Sudan; Magnitude of the problem. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61256-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Soliman N, Hummeida M. P52 Is this pregnancy intra-uterine? Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61544-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gasim MA, Soliman N, Bashir AF. P414 Assessment of conservative management of first trimester miscarriage in Sudanese women. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61906-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Soliman N. Nail-patella syndrome, infantile nephrotic syndrome: complete remission with antiproteinuric treatment. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009; 24:2951; author reply 2951-2. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfp266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Soliman N. HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY: A SURVEY OF GENERAL PRACTITIONER'S PRESCRIBING PRACTICES. Maturitas 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(09)70310-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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EL-Batran M, Soliman N, EL-Wakil K. The relationship between cranial base and maxillo-facial morphology in Egyptian children. HOMO 2008; 59:287-300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2006] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abdel Razek AAK, Kandeel AY, Soliman N, El-shenshawy HM, Kamel Y, Nada N, Denewar A. Role of diffusion-weighted echo-planar MR imaging in differentiation of residual or recurrent head and neck tumors and posttreatment changes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:1146-52. [PMID: 17569975 PMCID: PMC8134145 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a0491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this work was to evaluate whether diffusion-weighted MR imaging can be used in differentiating residual or recurrent head and neck tumors from postoperative or postradiation changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 32 patients clinically suspected for recurrent head and neck tumor after surgery (n=3), radiation therapy (n=13), or both (n=16). Diffusion-weighted MR imaging was done by using a single-shot spin-echo echo-planar sequence. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the suspected lesion was calculated and correlated with pathologic results. RESULTS Adequate diffusion-weighted MR images and ADC maps were obtained in 30 patients (93.8%). The mean ADC value of residual or recurrent lesions (1.17 +/- 0.33 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s) was less than that of posttherapeutic changes (2.07 +/- 0.25 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s), and the difference was statistically significant (P<.001). When an ADC value of 1.30 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s was used as a threshold value for differentiation, the best results were obtained with an accuracy of 87%, sensitivity of 84%, specificity of 90%, positive predictive value of 94%, and negative predictive value of 76%. CONCLUSIONS Diffusion-weighted MR imaging with ADC measurement has promising results for differentiating residual or recurrent head and neck tumors from postoperative or postradiation changes.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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A cross-sectional sample of 253 ambulatory elderly Egyptians (99 males and 154 females) of minimal age, 60 y, living in the metropolitan Cairo area was investigated. Nutritional status assessment was based on body weight, mid-upper arm circumference and skinfold thickness. Additionally, three nutritional indices, namely body mass index, index of adiposity and index of muscularity, were computed. The oral cavity was examined clinically to evaluate the number and health condition of teeth present. Results showed that the anthropometric nutritional indicators were higher than expected, however, they decreased by age in both sexes. In addition, the values of body mass index and index of adiposity in females were significantly higher than in males, while the reverse was observed in regards to muscularity index (p < 0.05). The three nutritional indices in dentate subjects were slightly higher than those in edentulous ones. Moreover, within the dentate groups there was a tendency for increased values of these indices by the increasing number of healthy teeth.
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- N Soliman
- Human Biology Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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Soliman N, Frank BL. Auricular acupuncture and auricular medicine. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 1999; 10:547-54, viii. [PMID: 10516975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Auricular acupuncture is a treatment system based on normalizing the body's pain and dysfunction through stimulation of points on the ear. Resulting amelioration of pain and illness is believed to be through the reticular formation through the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Scalp acupuncture is one of the newest systems of microacupuncture therapy and anesthesia developed in the People's Republic of China; here the needle is inserted and stimulated in the areas directly above the corresponding nerve center. Hand acupuncture is a recently developed type of microreflex system that can be used exclusively or in addition to body acupuncture. Hand acupuncture is indicated to treat all ailments for which acupuncture is traditionally recommended.
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- N Soliman
- UCLA School of Medicine, Medical Acupuncture for Physicians Program, USA
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Ghazi S, Mohamed A, Younis N, Soliman N, Abbas S, Ben Khalifa M. R-170. Incidence and significance of abnormal karyotyping and microdeletion on Y chromosome among patients with functional azoospermia undergoing testicular sperm extraction. Hum Reprod 1999. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_3.355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Rath SA, Seitz K, Soliman N, Kahamba JF, Antoniadis G, Richter HP. DREZ coagulations for deafferentation pain related to spinal and peripheral nerve lesions: indication and results of 79 consecutive procedures. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1998; 68:161-7. [PMID: 9711710 DOI: 10.1159/000099917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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During a 16 years' period, a total of 79 dorsal root entry zone coagulations were performed in 68 patients for deafferentation pain. Of the 23 patients who underwent surgery for pain due to cervical root avulsion, 18 (82%) had a good (12) or fair (6) pain relief (mean follow-up period 51 months). Twelve (57%) patients with spinal cord injuries noted continuous pain reduction (10 good, 2 fair; mean follow-up 52 months). Continuous marked improvement for longer periods was reported only by 2 out of 10 patients with postherpetic neuralgia and 1 out of 7 patients with painful states due to other brachial plexus lesions and none out of 5 with spinal cord lesions (3) and phantom limb pain (2).
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulm, Günzburg, Germany
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Rath SA, Braun V, Soliman N, Antoniadis G, Richter HP. Results of DREZ coagulations for pain related to plexus lesions, spinal cord injuries and postherpetic neuralgia. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1996; 138:364-9. [PMID: 8738385 DOI: 10.1007/bf01420297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The results of 58 dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) thermocoagulation procedures in 51 patients are reported. The postoperative analgesic effect was judged by the patients as being good (more than 75% pain reduction), fair (25-75% pain reduction) or poor (less than 25% pain reduction). Of the 14 patients who underwent surgery for pain due to cervical root avulsion, 10 (77%) had permanently good (8) or fair (2) pain relief after a mean follow up period of 76 months, another 2 (15%) experienced recurrence to the preoperative level (initially 1 good, 1 fair) after more than 2 and 4 years, respectively. Twenty two paraplegics were operated upon, 3 of whom twice, for intractable pain. After a mean observation time of 54 months, continuing pain relief was reported by 12 (55%) patients (11 good, 1 fair), and one (initially fair) had recurrent pain after 8 months. All 3 (early) re-operations remain successful for an average period of 75 months. Poor results were seen especially in cases of associated spinal cord cysts (5 out of 7), despite combined drainage, and in patients with diffuse pain distribution (5 out of 6). Continuous marked improvement for longer periods (mean follow up: 52 months) after DREZ lesions was reported only by 2 out of 10 patients with postherpetic neuralgia (12 procedures) and by 1 out of 5 with painful states due to radiation-induced brachial plexopathy (2), previous surgery (2) and malignant tumour infiltration of the brachial plexus (1). Three patients died postoperatively due to acute cardiac failure (2) and pulmonary embolism (1). Major complications, especially permanent gait disturbances were observed in 6 patients (12%) following primary procedures and in 2 out of 7 patients after re-operations, most of them suffering from postherpetic neuralgia. Minor neurological deficits were noted in 9 cases (18%). DREZ lesions revealed to be an effective procedure in patients with pain related to root avulsion and paraplegia. In contrast, it seems to be less successful for painful states due to other plexus lesions or postherpetic neuralgia.
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- S A Rath
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulm, Günzburg, Federal Republic of Germany
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Lopes JM, Soliman N, Smith PK, Lawther RP. Transcriptional polarity enhances the contribution of the internal promoter, ilvEp, in the expression of the ilvGMEDA operon in wild-type Escherichia coli K12. Mol Microbiol 1989; 3:1039-51. [PMID: 2691839 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1989.tb00254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The ilvG gene of Escherichia coli K12 produces a cryptic peptide as a result of a frameshift mutation located approximately halfway through the coding sequence of the gene. This mutation is polar on expression of the downstream genes (ilvEDA) because transcription terminates within the translationally barren region that results from the mutation. Contrary to this, Salmonella typhimurium produces a full-length functional ilvG protein and is therefore unlikely to manifest this polarity event. E. coli K12 strains with mutations either in the ilvG gene (which restores a full-length protein) or in the rho gene, relieve this polarity suggesting that this event couples transcription and translation in a manner analogous to attenuation. This paper describes experiments designed to determine the molecular nature and location of the polarity event. Most significantly, this work establishes the contribution of the internal promoter (ilvEp, located downstream of the polar site) to the expression of the downstream genes in E. coli K12 wild-type and mutant strains (ilvG) and by extension to the role of this promoter in S. typhimurium. This analysis suggests that ilvEp contributes as much as 90% of ilvEDA expression in wild-type E. coli K12 and only 15% in wild-type S. typhimurium when grown under non-repressing conditions.
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- J M Lopes
- Biology Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
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Dental casts of 243 preschool children, 129 males and 114 females, aged 2.5-5.5 years, were analysed for the presence of interdental spaces, mesiodistal crown diameters, intercanine width, intermolar width and arch length (circumference). The prevalence of primate spaces (diastemata mesial to the upper canines and distal to the lowers) varied from 65 to 90% by arch and sex; it was lowest in the lower arch especially in females, and highest in the upper. These prevalences did not increase with age; however, other spaces which usually occur between incisors may develop towards the end of the deciduous dentition, commonly in arches with primate spaces. Generally, spacing of the deciduous anterior teeth was significantly related to mesiodistal crown diameter and intercanine arch width. The crowns were significantly broader and the arches significantly narrower in cases with no spaces than in those where spaces existed. As the genetic programming for tooth size also normally affects arch size, greater discrepancies between mesiodistal crown diameters of the deciduous anterior teeth and their permanent successors are probably associated with more deciduous arch spacing.
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- A el-Nofely
- National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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Issa A, Mahrous M, Salam M, Soliman N. The use of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone for the spectrophotometric determination of some cardiovascular drugs. Talanta 1987; 34:670-2. [DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(87)80087-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/1986] [Revised: 12/04/1986] [Accepted: 01/14/1987] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mahrous MS, Issa AS, Abdel Salam MA, Soliman N. Spectrophotometric Determination of Some Cardiovascular Drugs Using P-Chloranilic Acid. ANAL LETT 1986. [DOI: 10.1080/00032718608066271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Abdel Fattah LE, Mohamed ZH, Soliman N, Galal A. Study on the effect of fluoride ion concentration in different water supplies on the incorporation of the fluoride ion in dental enamel. Egypt Dent J 1985; 31:283-5. [PMID: 3869926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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