Publications by authors named "Haifa Al Abri"
Objectives: Several studies have explored the opinions of healthcare workers on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in epilepsy treatment. We sought to survey the views of non-neurologist and non-psychiatrist physicians in Oman on the use of CAM for epilepsy.
Methods: We used convenience sampling to recruit physicians (except neurologists and psychiatrists) from all 11 governorates of Oman.
Frequency of Dimethyl Fumarate-Induced Lymphopenia among Omani Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J
February 2024
Objectives: Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is known to cause lymphopenia when used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, research on DMF therapy in the Arab world, especially in Oman, is scarce. This study aimed to analyse the prevalence of lymphopenia among Omani patients with MS and their reasons for discontinuing DMF therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: The association between epilepsy control and the duration of sleep among people with epilepsy (PWE) is not well studied in Middle Eastern countries such as Oman.
Aims: To describe the sleep habits of PWE in Oman and explore the association of their sleep habits at night and afternoon siesta with the level of seizure control achieved and antiseizure medications (ASMs) consumed.
Methods: The subjects of this cross-sectional study were adult epilepsy patients attending a neurology clinic.
Fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE) is one of the rare causes of acute spinal cord infarction. We report the case of a previously healthy 14-year-old boy with this condition. A few hours after lifting heavy objects, he developed sudden quadriparesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of focal status epilepticus (SE) associated with peri-ictal water drinking (PIWD) behavior in a nine-year-old left-handed boy with epilepsy. We reviewed prior cases of epileptic peri-ictal water drinking. Only one adult patient with status epilepticus and PIWD has been reported previously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Generalized periodic discharges (GPDs) with a triphasic morphology have been associated with nonepileptic encephalopathies. We conducted the study to assess the reliability in which electroencephalographers can differentiate triphasic from nontriphasic periodic discharges and to evaluate for the presence of electroencephalogram and clinical characteristics that are associated with a higher risk of seizures.
Methods: We studied prospectively 92 patients between May 2016 and February 2017.