Publications by authors named "Yafa Alshamlan"
Background: Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disorder of the presynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibody mediated dysfunction of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). LEMS can exist as a paraneoplastic syndrome, paraneoplastic-LEMS (P-LEMS), when associated with tumors, most commonly, small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) or as a non-paraneoplastic condition (NP-LEMS) when no malignancies are detected.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted in 3 tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia for patients diagnosed with LEMS between January 2010 and January 2020.
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- - The study focused on evaluating the accuracy and educational value of YouTube videos regarding colostomy and ileostomy care, identifying 357 videos, with 149 ultimately included for analysis.
- - Out of the included videos, only 35% were deemed educationally useful, and factors like viewer count or likes didn't help determine this usefulness.
- - The findings suggest that while YouTube can be a valuable resource for patient education, collaboration among patients and healthcare professionals is essential to improve video quality and adherence to clinical guidelines.
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. Etiology is thought to be multifactorial with genetic and environmental factors interplay. Our objective in this study is to evaluate culture specific and other early life risk factors for MS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Excessive hair is undesirable and represents both a social and emotional burden, especially among females. Laser hair removal (LHR) has gained popularity in the past 2 decades. It is a common practice to instruct patients not to pluck or wax their hair before undergoing LHR; only shaving is allowed to improve the efficacy of the LHR.
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