Publications by authors named "Sara Alhinti"

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the paediatric Saudi population and to characterise the range of clinical symptoms, neurocutaneous findings, neuroimaging results, and complications of the disease.

Methods: A total of 61 genetically confirmed TSC patients from the National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) in Saudi Arabia were the subject of this retrospective descriptive analysis. The data were presented using descriptive measures.

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Background:  The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is a novel vaccine that was created during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to combat the highly contagious COVID-19 infection. Since the initiation of vaccine administration campaigns globally, lots of research was simultaneously being done to study the vaccine's side effects and possible complications, especially in vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children. Saudi Arabia is one of the leading countries in administering the COVID-19 vaccine to its population.

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Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with various comorbidities. In hemodialysis (HD) patients, BMI affects dialysis adequacy and blood pressure (BP) control and is associated with serious comorbidities. This is a cross-sectional observational study that took place at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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