Publications by authors named "Raid Kofahi"
Background: Providing care for people with dementia incorporates a level of burden which can affect quality of life for both the caregiver and the recipient of care. This study measures the level of burden experienced by Jordanian caregivers for people with dementia and explore related predictors.
Methods: Through a cross-sectional survey, participants were invited through convenience sampling to participate in a structured interview.
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- The study aimed to evaluate how topical lidocaine gel affects discomfort during nerve conduction studies (NCS) compared to a placebo gel (K-Y gel).
- A total of 130 patients participated, with one palm treated with lidocaine while the other received K-Y gel, and pain levels were measured through two pain scales.
- Results demonstrated that patients experienced significantly less pain with lidocaine gel, particularly in certain subgroups, although the overall clinical relevance of the findings may require further exploration and better drug delivery methods.
Unlabelled: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a major cause of acute flaccid paralysis that is encountered in all geographical areas. Very limited data about this syndrome has been reported from the Arab countries. This study is the first one trying to describe the clinical features and management outcomes of GBS in the Jordanian population.
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- - The study examines the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers (HCWs) by comparing depressive symptoms between two groups: one month after the pandemic began and one year later.
- - Data from 422 HCWs showed a significant increase in the prevalence and severity of depression over the year, with 41.7% of the one-year group meeting criteria for major depressive disorder, compared to 31.8% in the onset group.
- - Various factors such as age, marital status, income, and job role were linked to higher depression scores, highlighting that younger, unmarried individuals and medical professionals directly dealing with COVID-19 patients faced the greatest psychological challenges.
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- * The most common abnormalities included sinus tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, and atrial fibrillation (Afib), with Afib being notably more prevalent in females.
- * Key factors associated with EKG abnormalities were older age, a history of epilepsy or seizures, and whether the EEG was conducted for evaluating seizures/epilepsy or syncope, prompting neurologists to pay closer attention to EKG findings during EEG testing.
BACKGROUND Stimulus-induced rhythmic, periodic, or ictal discharges (SIRPIDs) commonly occur in critically ill patients and can be distinguished from spontaneous epileptic seizures by continuous electroencephalogram (CEEG) monitoring. There are no current treatment guidelines for SIRPIDs. This report is of a 73-year-old woman with respiratory failure and without any detectable gross brain lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The number of people living with dementia is forecasted to increase rapidly, particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries. No epidemiological studies of dementia have been reported in Jordan; therefore, the number of people living with dementia and the risk factors are unknown.
Objective: Measure the annual period prevalence of dementia, along with its risk factors in Jordanian hospitalized patients over the age of 50 years.
Background: Vitamin D (Vit.D) deficiency is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) and correlates with its severity. Depression is also common in people with MS (PWMS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that is caused by an autoimmune response that results in the neuron's demyelination in the central nervous system. The exact etiology of MS is not clear; however, several environmental and genetic factors are believed to participate in its initiation and development, including exposure to viruses. This study aims to investigate the association between the seropositivity and antibody titer of selected herpesviruses and MS in Jordanian MS patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Rare Case with New Insights: Pure Sensory Guillain Barre Syndrome with Axonal Features.
Int Med Case Rep J
October 2020
The pure sensory variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome "GBS" is controversial. Scarce case reports in the literature have described pure sensory presentations secondary to acute demyelination of peripheral sensory nerves. Pure sensory GBS secondary to axonal damage is rarer and even more controversial owing to a significant overlap with sensory neuronopathy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCarpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and vitamin D deficiency are two conditions that cause chronic pain and are thus associated with psychological issues as well. The aim of the present study was to evaluate vitamin D levels, daily calcium intake, musculoskeletal pain and psychological symptoms in patients with CTS. The study included 48 patients with CTS and age-sex matched controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify the risk factors, etiologies, length of stay, severity, and predictors of disability among patients with the first ischemic stroke in Jordan.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 142 patients who were admitted to the Neurology Department at King Abdullah University Hospital between July/2017 and March/2018 with a first ischemic stroke. Etiology was classified according to the TOAST criteria.