Publications by authors named "Saadia Aidi"

Marchiafava-Bignami disease is a rare neurological condition characterized by necrosis and demyelination of the corpus callosum, typically associated with chronic alcoholism and/or malnutrition. The clinical manifestations of Marchiafava-Bignami disease are diverse and often nonspecific. Diagnosis of Marchiafava-Bignami disease relies on magnetic resonance imaging findings, which reveal significant and symmetrical involvement of the corpus callosum.

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Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle rigidity, frequent falls, and spasms, affecting primarily women. Recent advances have linked SPS to specific antibodies, such as anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)-65, but effective treatments remain elusive. We report the case of a 53-year-old female who developed chronic lower back pain, tingling paresthesias, and progressive rigidity in the lower limbs.

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Aceruloplasminemia (ACP) is a rare genetic disorder that manifests in adulthood due to mutations in the CP (ceruloplasmin) gene, causing iron accumulation and neurodegeneration. Clinically, ACP presents with a range of symptoms, including mild microcytic anemia, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, retinopathy, progressive neurological symptoms such as cerebellar ataxia, involuntary movements, parkinsonism, mood and behavior disorders, and cognitive impairment. We present the case of a 53-year-old female with a history of first-degree consanguinity and a sister with anemia.

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Background And Study Aims: In Morocco the prevalence of Wilson disease (WD) and the spectrum of mutations are not known. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of WD in Morocco, to evaluate the phenotype among a large cohort of WD patients, and to characterize ATP7B variants in a subgroup of WD patients.

Patients And Methods: We collected data from 226 patients admitted to five university hospital centers in Morocco between 2008 and 2020.

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is known as a therapy of choice of advanced Parkinson's disease. The present study aimed to assess the beneficial and side effects of STN DBS in Moroccan Parkinsonian patients. Thirty five patients underwent bilateral STN DBS from 2008 to 2016 in the Rabat University Hospital.

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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.

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Cerebrovenous 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.

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Objective: To investigate the familial occurrence of cluster headache in a series of French patients fulfilling the International Headache Society diagnosis criteria.

Methods: One hundred eighty-six index patients and 624 first-degree relatives were surveyed.

Results: A positive family history of cluster headache was found in 20 index patients (10.

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