Publications by authors named "Soumiya Berrabeh"
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are hormonally inactive benign tumors, usually diagnosed as macro-adenoma. The aim of our research was to analyze the clinical and hormonal characteristics of NFPAs using Knosp and revised Knosp classifications. Furthermore, we aimed to assess the possibility of predicting surgical remission after surgery.
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- Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious and common complication of diabetes that can lead to vision loss, particularly in younger individuals, and often goes unnoticed until significant problems arise.
- A study conducted with 359 type 1 diabetes patients in Morocco found that 30% of them had DR, with varying levels of severity based on their duration of diabetes and poor blood sugar control.
- Findings indicated that longer diabetes duration, as well as the presence of neuropathy and nephropathy, are significant risk factors for developing DR, suggesting the need for collaboration between diabetes and eye care specialists for early detection and treatment.
Fahr's syndrome is defined by the presence of striato-pallido-dentate calcifications. It is a rare entity with clinical polymorphism, and it occurs in patients with dysparathyroidism, especially those with hypoparathyroidism. It must be distinguished from Fahr's disease (FD), which is defined by the presence of intracerebral calcifications without phosphocalcic metabolism abnormality.
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