Publications by authors named "A Al-Garni"

Background: Posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) is a major complication of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH); it is associated with high risks of cerebral palsy and cognitive deficits compared with infants without PHVD. This study aims to explore the early perinatal risk factors-associated with the risk of progressive PHVD.

Methods: Neonates ≤29 weeks gestational age (GA) with Grade II-III IVH and periventricular hemorrhagic infarct (PVHI) between 2015 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.

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Background: Use of different social media platforms has increased radically over the past decade, emerging as an important part of adolescents and young people's everyday life. This might exert potential adverse effects on sleep quality and daytime performance of young adults.

Aim Of Study: To assess the relation between use of social media platforms and sleep quality among public secondary school students.

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Depression is a common comorbidity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), yet its prevalence, impact, and intervention strategies remain underexplored. This study aims to assess the prevalence of depression among children and adolescents with T1DM, investigate its impact on health outcomes, and explore potential intervention strategies. A convenient sampling method was employed to recruit 229 participants aged 6 to 18 years from a single center.

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Background: Nonadherence to therapies and psychological disorders are associated with poor asthma control. This study aims to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms, asthma control, and adherence to inhalers and to investigate whether there is an association of anxiety and depressive symptoms with adherence to inhalers and asthma control.

Methods: We measured anxiety and depressive symptoms using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients with asthma.

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JOURNAL/nrgr/04.03/01300535-202412000-00030/figure1/v/2024-04-08T165401Z/r/image-tiff Memory loss and dementia are major public health concerns with a substantial economic burden. Oxidative stress has been shown to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of hippocampal damage-induced memory impairment.

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