Publications by authors named "Lama Alkhoury"
Introduction And Importance: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) is a rare and fatal variant of Spindle Cell Sarcoma. It has an annual incidence rate of 0.8 to 4.
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- - The article reviews the various causes and diagnostics for acute bilateral blindness, emphasizing the need for thorough history-taking and physical examinations to identify the issue.
- - It categorizes potential visual pathologies into three main areas: media, retina, and the neural visual pathway, and lists conditions like bilateral occipital infarcts and thyroid disease as possible causes.
- - A case study is presented involving a patient with acute bilateral blindness alongside other symptoms, providing insight into the complexity of diagnosing visual loss and the importance of understanding its underlying causes.
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the most common cause of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this study is to investigate the role of resistant HTN in patients with ICH.
Methods And Results: We conducted a retrospective study of all consecutive ICH admissions at our medical center from November 2013 to October 2015.
Background: Migraine headaches are a common and functionally debilitating disorder affecting approximately 17% of women and 5.6% of men. Compared to episodic migraine patients, chronic migraineurs are more likely to be occupationally disabled, miss family activities, have comorbid anxiety and/or chronic pain disorders, and utilize significantly more health care dollars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlteplase (rt-PA) is the first therapy successfully developed for acute stroke therapy. The success of rt-PA spurred development of new avenues for acute stroke management. For the last two decades, a great deal of attention has been paid to neuroprotective therapies.
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