Publications by authors named "A Alavi"

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) affects different patient populations that require unique considerations in their management. However, no HS guidelines for these populations exist.

Objective: To provide evidence-based consensus recommendations for patients with HS in seven special patient populations: i) pregnancy, ii) breastfeeding, iii) pediatrics, iv) malignancy, v) tuberculosis infection, vi) hepatitis B or C infection, and vii) HIV disease.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are very common and presently implicated in 9 out of 10 leading causes of death in the United States. Despite this fact, our mechanistic understanding of how ACEs impact health is limited. Moreover, interventions for reducing stress presently use a one-size-fits-all approach that involves no treatment tailoring or precision.

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Background: SUNSHINE and SUNRISE demonstrated sustained clinical efficacy of secukinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) through 52 weeks. Patients completing the core trials could enter a 4-year extension trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term efficacy, safety/tolerability, and maintenance of clinical response of secukinumab through Week 104 in the extension trial.

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Some subtypes of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), especially with autosomal recessive inheritance (AR-HSP), have been reported rarely. In this study, we report the clinical features and molecular results of three unrelated Iranian patients with rare subtypes of HSP, including SPG76, SPG56, and SPG69; thereafter, we compare them to other reported cases. Three patients who were clinically diagnosed with HSP and born to consanguineous parents underwent molecular assessment by whole-exome sequencing (WES), followed by Sanger sequencing and co-segregation analysis.

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  • Research shows losing teeth can emotionally mimic grief, and there’s limited study on emotions in dental contexts, except for the 'treatment alliance.'
  • This paper examines how the treatment alliance affects dentist-patient interactions through data from interviews and observations of 34 participants discussing tooth loss experiences.
  • Findings highlight that the treatment alliance is crucial for positive health outcomes, emphasizing the dental team's emotional engagement with patients, while noting that not all successful outcomes require direct emotional management.
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