Publications by authors named "Abdulmajeed Alqahtani"
Monoclonal plasma cells form the solitary neoplasm known as solitary plasmacytoma. Isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma is less common than solitary bone plasmacytoma. An elderly male presented with coughing blood and was diagnosed with pharyngeal plasmacytoma with synchronous multiple myeloma.
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- Septic shock is a major cause of death in children, and the effectiveness of corticosteroids as a treatment remains contested; this study evaluated their impact on mortality and hospital stay in pediatric patients.
- Conducted at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, the study analyzed 182 children under 14 diagnosed with septic shock, comparing outcomes of those treated with corticosteroids to those who were not.
- Results showed no significant difference in in-hospital mortality between the two groups, but corticosteroid recipients had a lower risk of prolonged PICU stays, suggesting a potential benefit to steroid use in managing pediatric septic shock.
Tardive dyskinesia is an involuntary athetoid or choreiform movement lasting a minimum of a few weeks. It is associated with the use of neuroleptic medication for at least three months and persists beyond four to eight weeks. Tardive dyskinesia usually occurs as a result of the long-term use of dopamine receptor-blocking agents, mainly first-generation antipsychotics or a high-dose, second-generation antipsychotic.
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