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Diagnosis and treatment of late-onset Pompe disease in the Middle East and North Africa region: consensus recommendations from an expert group

. . MENA Pompe Working Group, Al Jasmi F, Al Jumah M, Alqarni F, Al-Sanna’a N, Al-Sharif F, Bohlega S, Cupler EJ, Fathalla W, Hamdan MA, Makhseed N, Nafissi S, Nilipour Y, Selim L, Shembesh N, Sunbul R, Tonekaboni SH. . BMC Neurol. 2015 Oct 15;15:205. doi: 10.1186/s12883-015-0412-3. Abstract BACKGROUND: Pompe disease is a rare …

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Burden of clinical infections due to S. pneumoniae during Hajj: A systematic review

. . Alqahtani AS, Tashani M, Ridda I, Gamil A, Booy R, Rashid H. . Vaccine. 2018 Jul 16;36(30):4440-4446. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.031. Epub 2018 Jun 20. Abstract The burden of pneumococcal disease at Hajj has not been precisely evaluated through a systematic review. To this end we have conducted a systematic review on the burden of …

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External quality assessment of Rift Valley fever diagnosis in countries at risk of the disease: African, Indian Ocean and Middle-East regions

. . Pedarrieu A, El Mellouli F, Khallouki H, Zro K, Sebbar G, Sghaier S, Madani H, Bouayed N, Lo MM, Diop M, Ould El Mamy AB, Barry Y, Dakouo M, Traore A, Gagara H, Souley MM, Acha S, Mapaco L, Chang’a J, Nyakilinga D, Lubisi BA, Tshabalala T, Filippone C, Heraud JM, Chamassy SB, …

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Clinical characteristics and predictors of mortality among COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia

. . Albalawi O, Alharbi Y, Bakouri M, Alqahtani A, Alanazi T, Almutairi AZ, Alosaimi B, Mubarak A, Choudhary RK, Alturaiki W. . J Infect Public Health. 2021 Aug;14(8):994-1000. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.06.005. Epub 2021 Jun 11. Abstract BACKGROUND: The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused more than 1.8 million deaths, with a fatality rate of 2.5% …

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Multi-vendor standardized sequence for edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy

. . Saleh MG, Rimbault D, Mikkelsen M, Oeltzschner G, Wang AM, Jiang D, Alhamud A, Near J, Schär M, Noeske R, Murdoch JB, Ersland L, Craven AR, Dwyer GE, Grüner ER, Pan L, Ahn S, Edden RAE. . Neuroimage. 2019 Apr 1;189:425-431. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.01.056. Epub 2019 Jan 22. Abstract Spectral editing allows direct measurement …

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NT-proBNP incorporated in prediction rule of major peri-operative adverse cardiac event in non-cardiac surgery

. . Binh TQ, Trang DV, Vuong NL, Khoi NV, Elfaituri MK, Huu Loc TT, Kamel MG, Minh LHN, Huy NT. . Surgeon. 2019 Jun;17(3):127-132. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 Apr 17. Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery are at risk for peri-operative major cardiac events (PMCEs). The most common risk assessment tool is Revised Cardiac …

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Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible

. . Hoban S, Bruford MW, Funk WC, Galbusera P, Griffith MP, Grueber CE, Heuertz M, Hunter ME, Hvilsom C, Stroil BK, Kershaw F, Khoury CK, Laikre L, Lopes-Fernandes M, MacDonald AJ, Mergeay J, Meek M, Mittan C, Mukassabi TA, O’Brien D, Ogden R, Palma-Silva C, Ramakrishnan U, Segelbacher G, Shaw RE, Sjögren-Gulve P, Veličković …

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The burden of headache disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2016: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2016

. . Vosoughi K, Stovner LJ, Steiner TJ, Moradi-Lakeh M, Fereshtehnejad SM, Farzadfar F, Heydarpour P, Malekzadeh R, Naghavi M, Sahraian MA, Sepanlou SG, Tehrani-Banihashemi A, Majdzadeh R, Feigin VL, Vos T, Mokdad AH, Murray CJL. . J Headache Pain. 2019 Apr 25;20(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s10194-019-0990-3. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Using the findings of the Global Burden of …

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Extubation strategies in neuro-intensive care unit patients and associations with outcomes: the ENIO multicentre international observational study

. . Cinotti R, Pelosi P, Schultz MJ, Aikaterini I, Alvarez P, Badenes R, Mc Credie V, Elbuzidi AS, Elhadi M, Godoy DA, Gurjar M, Haenggi M, Kaye C, Mijangos-Méndez JC, Piagnerelli M, Piracchio R, Reza ST, Stevens RD, Yoshitoyo U, Asehnoune K; ENIO Study Group. . Ann Transl Med. 2020 Apr;8(7):503. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.160. Abstract …

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