Publications by authors named "M el Alaoui-Faris"
Problem: According to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization, HIV is the leading cause of youth mortality in Africa, and the second cause of death among young people worldwide. Global commitments to reverse the HIV epidemic will only be achieved if strategies prioritize children and youth. Relevant evidence reviews found mixed evidence that HIV prevention may be addressed through economic strengthening activities such as financial education for youth.
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- Stroke is increasingly recognized as a public health issue in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Morocco, where understanding the link between socioeconomic status and stroke prevalence can inform prevention and management strategies.
- A large survey was conducted to collect data on stroke prevalence and risk factors, with neurological diagnoses confirmed by specialists. A wealth index was created based on household characteristics and logistic regression analysis was used to explore the socioeconomic-stroke relationship.
- The study found that people from both the poorest and richest households had lower stroke prevalence compared to those in the middle wealth group, highlighting that deprived urban households face a significantly higher stroke risk, likely due to greater behavioral risk factors.
Bilateral brachial plexus injury following acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
BMC Pharmacol Toxicol
December 2013
Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication is a leading cause of severe neuropsychological impairments. Peripheral nerve injury has rarely been reported. It consists usually in a demyelinating polyneuropathy or mononeuropathy affecting mainly the lower limbs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCerebrovenous thrombosis is quite rare in infammatory bowel disease. There are only a few reports of this association in the literature. We report 2 cases of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) who developed cerebral thrombophlebitis confirmed by neuroimaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing videomicroscopy we present measurements of the fluctuation spectrum of giant vesicles containing bacteriorhodopsin pumps. When the pumps are activated, we observe a significant increase of the fluctuations in the low wave vector region, which we interpret as due to a lowering of the effective tension of the membrane.
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