Publications by authors named "A Almotawa"
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the normal vasculature indices of the endometrium and to correlate them with those in various physiological states.
Methods: Women undergoing ultrasound at the Feto-Maternal Center, Qatar in 2020-2021 as part of their gynecologic evaluation were enrolled into the study. They were divided into those with normal menses and no additional pathology, those following spontaneous miscarriage, postpartum and menopausal.
Background: Post-operative pituitary insufficiency (PI) occurs in children with supra-tentorial tumors (STT) because of surgery or the mass effect of the tumor. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of STTs and predicted postoperative PI in our patients.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included children who underwent surgery for STT in two tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia (2009-2019).
Stroke in Airplane Passengers: A Study from a Large International Hub.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- Some people on airplanes are having strokes, and this is becoming an important issue to talk about.
- Researchers studied patients who had strokes while traveling and compared them to those who didn’t travel.
- They found that travelers with strokes were older and had more severe strokes, and they got treated more than those who stayed on the ground.
Article Synopsis
- Histone deacetylase inhibitors were previously shown to help deliver the NPC1 protein to late endosomes/lysosomes, reducing cholesterol storage in mutant fibroblasts.
- Inhibition of HSP90 was found to clear cholesterol from these cells by enhancing the delivery of mutant NPC1 protein, increasing levels of the protein chaperone HSP70, though a specific drug did not improve cholesterol storage as expected.
Direct patient costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis in Yemen and Nepal.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
February 2010
Background: The diagnosis of TB requires multiple visits. Reducing the number of visits for diagnosis could make the process more accessible, with significant savings to the patients.
Objective: To describe direct costs incurred by patients consulting TB diagnostic centres.