Publications by authors named "Lubna Elsheikh"
Introduction: The aim of this study is to provide the reader with a review on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment in epilepsy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to describe the extent and factors associated with its use among patients with epilepsy (PWE), and to recommend how effectively we will be able to reduce this alarming use.
Material And Methods: Retrospective literature search from 1945 to December 2019, regarding CAM use in the MENA region, using electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science).
Conclusion: The use of CAM and consultation of traditional healers for the treatment of epilepsy has so far been widespread practice for centuries in the MENA region.
Purpose: To explore various social aspects of life (i.e., employment, education, and driving) in a large sample of patients with functional seizures (FS) living in seven countries from four continents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Studies assessing the burden of stroke in Qataris are limited. We aim to study stroke in the Qatari population.
Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken of all Qatari adults presenting with stroke to Hamad Medical Corporation over a 5-year period.
Background: Information on the epidemiology of temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) from Qatar and the developing countries is scarce. To acquire knowledge on the incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant TLE-HS in Qatar, we designed this analytical and extrapolative systematic review of the existing literature.
Material And Methods: We searched the electronic database PubMed from 1947 until April, 2018, using the following search terms in the title: "epilepsy" OR "temporal lobe" OR "hippocampal sclerosis" AND "epidemiology" OR "incidence" OR "prevalence.
New imaging technologies have advanced our ability to localize the epileptogenic zone in patients with epilepsy. As a result of the constant improvement of the image quality, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the most important ancillary tool in the management of patients with epilepsy. Magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of patients with epilepsy should be done using a special temporal lobe protocol and read by physicians experienced with the findings in patients with epilepsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We conducted a multicenter international cross-cultural comparative study to investigate clinical semiology and predisposing factors of functional seizures in a large cohort of patients living in different countries around the world. We hypothesized that semiology and predisposing factors of functional seizures differ between various world regions.
Methods: We conducted this retrospective observational study in adults with functional seizures admitted to epilepsy centers in Iran, Qatar, USA, France, Georgia, Egypt, and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Objective: The Middle Eastern country of Qatar opened its first epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) in late 2015. This study compared demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with confirmed epilepsy to those of patients with confirmed psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES).
Methods: Data were collected via retrospective chart review on 113 patients admitted for evaluation to the Qatar national health system EMU between November 2015 and May 2017.
Background: The introduction of new disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis (RRMS) has considerably transformed the landscape of therapeutic opportunities for this chronic disabling disease. Unlike injectable drugs, oral DMTs promote patient satisfaction and increase therapeutic adherence.
Review: This article reviews the salient features about the mode of action, efficacy, safety, and tolerability profile of approved oral DMTs in RRMS, and reviews their place in clinical algorithms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.