Publications by authors named "Nouf AlTalai"

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  • The MDS-UPDRS is a key tool for assessing Parkinson's disease, and this study aimed to validate its Arabic translation and analyze its structure compared to the English version.
  • The research involved translating the scale into Arabic, conducting cognitive pretesting, and testing the new version on over 400 Arabic-speaking patients to examine its psychometric properties.
  • Results showed the Arabic version matches the factor structure of the English version, confirming its validity and establishing it as an official MDS-UPDRS variant for use in Arabic-speaking populations.
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During the recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, there is rising concerns about neurological complications of COVID-19. Fever, headache, and anosmia may occur early during the disease course. Other neurological sequalae such as encephalitis may occur in later phases.

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