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Nahla M. Alshaikh

- Verified email at ngha.med.sa - Cited by 174

Nahla Alshaikh

- Verified email at Jazanu.edu.sa - Cited by 118

Protein S: a Central Regulator of Blood Coagulation.

NA Alshaikh - Clinical Laboratory, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Background: Protein S is a central regulator of coagulation as it critically participates in down-
regulation of both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways of the coagulation cascade. In this review …

MRI in sarcoglycanopathies: a large international cohort study

G Tasca, M Monforte, J Díaz-Manera… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives To characterise the pattern and spectrum of involvement on muscle MRI in a
large cohort of patients with sarcoglycanopathies, which are limb-girdle muscular …

Biallelic inactivating variants in the GTPBP2 gene cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with severe intellectual disability

AM Bertoli-Avella, JM Garcia-Aznar… - European Journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
Congenital neurological disorders are genetically highly heterogeneous. Rare forms of
hereditary neurological disorders are still difficult to be adequately diagnosed. Pertinent …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus statement on the management of duchenne muscular dystrophy in Saudi Arabia during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

AK Bamaga, F Alghamdi, N Alshaikh, W Altwaijri… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused
overwhelming challenges in healthcare worldwide. During such an outbreak, some needs of …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 associated coagulopathy: A bibliometric investigation

NA Alshaikh - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 initiates an immune-hemostatic response. While both systems
are intimately connected and necessary for an efficient immune response to contain the …

Perception of pain during electromyography in children: A prospective study

NM Alshaikh, JP Martinez, MC Pitt - Muscle & Nerve, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Electrodiagnostic examination is perceived as a painful examination. An
accurate assessment of its discomfort would be valuable to children, their parents, and …

[HTML][HTML] Association of TNF–α rs1800629 with Adult Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

EK Abdalhabib, A Algarni, M Saboor, F Alanazi… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
TNF–α influences lymphomagenesis by upregulating proinflammatory and antiapoptotic
pathways. In this study, we evaluated the frequency of TNF–α rs1800629 (–308 G> A) …

Vitamin D in corticosteroid-naïve and corticosteroid-treated Duchenne muscular dystrophy: what dose achieves optimal 25 (OH) vitamin D levels?

N Alshaikh, A Brunklaus, T Davis, SA Robb… - Archives of Disease in …, 2016 - adc.bmj.com
Aim Assessment of the efficacy of vitamin D replenishment and maintenance doses required
to attain optimal levels in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Method 25 (OH) …

Type III spinal muscular atrophy mimicking muscular dystrophies

AS Alsaman, NM AlShaikh - Pediatric Neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
Types III and IV spinal muscular atrophy represent a diagnostic challenge due to the great
variability in their presentation. We report a series of eight patients with type III spinal …

[HTML][HTML] Ketogenic diet: knowledge, awareness, and perception among university students in Saudi Arabia

NA Alshaikh - BioMedica, 2022 - biomedicapk.com
Background and Objective: Ketogenic diet (KD) has gained a high popularity recently. It is
extensively used for weight reduction besides its therapeutic use in some diseases. The aim …