Publications by authors named "H El Baz"
Multifocal electroretinogram changes after panretinal photocoagulation in early proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol
October 2024
Background: Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) impacts macular function in eyes with early proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Herein, we used the multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) to objectively investigate this concept.
Methods: In this prospective interventional case series, we enrolled patients with treatment-naive early PDR, absence of clinically significant macular edema, and requirement for PRP.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of nanoencapsulated multi-strain probiotics on the health and performance of broiler chickens, specifically focusing on their ability to combat Salmonella Typhimurium.
- A total of 2,800 Ross 308 chicks were divided into groups receiving different probiotic treatments, including standard and nanoencapsulated forms, before being challenged with Salmonella at 22 days old.
- Results showed that birds fed the higher doses of nanoencapsulated probiotics (BLB-NPs II and III) had improved weight gain, enhanced immune response, lower Salmonella counts, and greater populations of beneficial gut bacteria compared to the control group.
Background: For years, the Kato-Katz (KK) technique has been considered the gold standard for diagnosing schistosomiasis. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of our previously developed gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow test strip (AuNPs-LFTS) for diagnosing active Schistosoma mansoni with that of the commercially available point-of-care Circulating Cathodic Antigen detection (POC-CCA) kit.
Methods: In this study, we collected sixty positive and twenty negative urine samples from patients in endemic hot spots in the Nile Delta, as well as from patients visiting the internal medicine clinic at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI).
Background: In recent years, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been increasingly recognized as a significant health concern. No previous studies assessed the effect of recommended treatment modalities of patients with OSA on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of different treatment modalities of OSA, such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), mandibular advancement device (MAD), and oral myofunctional therapy (OMT) on subjective symptoms, clinical, and radiographic signs of temporomandibular disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the functional outcomes of stapler pharyngeal closure after total laryngectomy by the incidence of PCT and assessment of swallowing after surgery. In addition, the study aimed to evaluate the oncological outcomes in terms of patients' survival rates.
Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 58 patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma who underwent total laryngectomy.