Publications by authors named "Saif Salman"

Expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of medicine is changing the paradigm of clinical practice at a rapid pace. Incorporation of AI in medicine offers new tools as well as challenges, and physicians and learners need to adapt to assimilate AI into practice and education. AI can expedite early diagnosis and intervention with real-time multimodal monitoring.

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Background: Intraventricular hemorrhage is a calamitous type of stroke where bleeding into the ventricular system can be defined as: primary, if confined within the ventricles; or secondary, due to intracerebral hemorrhage extending from adjacent parenchyma. Intraventricular blood clot can lead to secondary insult and inflammatory responses that culminates in hydrocephalus as the most common cause of death.

Purpose: THerein, we report a patient with a high modified Graeb scale and low Glasgow coma scale.

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  • A new simplified method was developed to estimate total subarachnoid hemorrhage volume (SAHV) from noncontrast CT scans in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
  • The study analyzed data from 277 patients and found that the new method provided comparable results to a traditional manual segmentation technique, with no significant differences in outcomes.
  • Higher volumes of SAHV were linked to worse clinical outcomes and an increased risk of delayed cerebral ischemia, specifically with volumes greater than 10 mL indicating a higher risk.
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Objectives: We aimed to assess undergraduate medical students' knowledge, attitude, and perception regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine.

Methods: A multi-national, multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April 2022, targeting undergraduate medical students in nine Arab countries. The study utilized a web-based questionnaire, with data collection carried out with the help of national leaders and local collaborators.

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Background: Worldwide, breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently discovered tumor in women. Breast self-examination (BSE) is a helpful screening method that gives women more control over their bodies by educating them about the structures of their breasts and assisting in the early detection of any developing breast abnormalities. The purpose of this research was to assess Palestinian girls' degree of BSE awareness and practice.

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Introduction: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a subtype of hemorrhagic stroke with thirty-day mortality as high as 40%. Given the expansion of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial intelligence (AI) methods in health care, SAH patients desperately need an integrated AI system that detects, segments, and supports clinical decisions based on presentation and severity.

Objectives: This review aims to synthesize the current state of the art of AI and ML tools for the management of SAH patients alongside providing an up-to-date account of future horizons in patient care.

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Background And Objectives: To evaluate the use of transparent goggles in the prevention of eye closure and subsequent seizures due to fixation-off sensitivity (FOS).

Methods: An N-of-1 trial was conducted during which 7 consecutive cycles of showering with and without goggles were evaluated.

Results: We found 100% provocation of eyelid myoclonia during each cycle without goggle usage on daily review of smartphone videos with seizure freedom during each cycle with goggles.

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The ideal combination regimen for (HP) eradication has not yet been determined and the success rate of HP eradication has been extensively reduced worldwide due to increasing antibiotic resistance. So this multinational multi-center randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of tetracycline +levofloxacin for HP eradication. During a 6-month period, all of the cases with HP infection in eight referral tertiary centers of three countries were included and randomly allocated to receive either tetracycline + levofloxacin or clarithromycin plus amoxicillin quadruple regimen for two weeks.

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Purpose: Electroencephalogram is used for prognostication and diagnosis in critically ill patients and is vital in developing clinical management algorithms. Unique waveforms on EEG may distinguish neurological disorders and define a potential for seizures. To better characterize zeta waves, we sought to define their electroclinical spectrum.

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Background: This multicenter multinational RCT designed to compare the efficacy of suppository indomethacin and NAC for prevention of PEP.

Methods: During a 6-month period, all of the ERCP cases in seven referral centers were randomly assigned to receive either 1200 mg oral NAC, indomethacin suppository 100 mg, 1200 mg oral NAC plus indomethacin suppository 100 mg or placebo 2 hours before ERCP. The primary outcomes were the rate and severity of any PEP.

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Cranial epidural hematoma is a serious event requiring immediate intervention. This can be due to sudden traction tearing the vessels between the dura and the skull. During posterior fossa surgery, brain collapse may emerge due to the sudden reduction of prolonged elevated intracranial pressure; it could cause dura-skull detachment to create epidural hematoma even far from the surgical site.

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The effect of wound illumination time by pulsed diode laser on the wound healing process was studied in this paper. For this purpose, the original electronic drive circuit of a 650-nm wavelength CW diode laser was reconstructed to give pulsed output laser of 50 % duty cycle and 1 MHz pulse repetition frequency. Twenty male mice, 3 months old were used to follow up the laser photobiostimulation effect on the wound healing progress.

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