Publications by authors named "Mahmoud Khalil Mahmoud Alshawwaf"
There is paucity of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) utilization surveys from the Arabian Gulf region and none available from Qatar. There is no literature available on impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on ECT provision. ECT is a lifesaving treatment in psychiatric practice requiring anesthetic support and there were concerns that redeployment of anesthetists due to COVID-19 pandemic might have comparatively bigger impact on the provision of ECT.
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- Anti-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis can be mistaken for Hashimoto's encephalopathy due to similar symptoms like delirium, seizures, and behavioral changes.
- A young female with subclinical hypothyroidism was misdiagnosed, experiencing elevated thyroid antibodies, before the correct diagnosis was made through testing her cerebrospinal fluid.
- After receiving treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and other medications, she showed significant recovery with minor lasting effects after three weeks.