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Is non-traditional therapy for multiple sclerosis overwhelming in Saudi Arabia

Erum M. Shariff, Foziah J. Al-Shammrani, Saima Nazish, Azra S. Zafar, Rizwana M. Shahid, Inam E. Khuda, Mohammad A. Zeeshan, Majed A. Alabdali, Aishah I. Al-Bakr, Danah T. Aljaafari, Ibtesam O. Balharith, Ali A. Alahmed, Sadiq A. Alsalman, Alaa M. Almajed and Fahd A. Alkhamis
Neurosciences Journal July 2019, 24 (3) 192-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2019.3.20180010
Erum M. Shariff
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Foziah J. Al-Shammrani
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MD, FRCPC
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Saima Nazish
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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Azra S. Zafar
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Rizwana M. Shahid
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Inam E. Khuda
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad A. Zeeshan
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Majed A. Alabdali
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Aishah I. Al-Bakr
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Danah T. Aljaafari
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ibtesam O. Balharith
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ali A. Alahmed
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sadiq A. Alsalman
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Alaa M. Almajed
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fahd A. Alkhamis
From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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vol. 24 no. 3 192-198
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2019.3.20180010
PubMed 
31380818

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1658-3183
History 
  • Received September 29, 2018
  • Accepted March 6, 2019
  • Published online November 13, 2020.

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Copyright: © Neurosciences Neurosciences is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Erum M. Shariff, MBBS, FCPS⇑,
  2. Foziah J. Al-Shammrani, MD, FRCPC,
  3. Saima Nazish, MBBS, FCPS,
  4. Azra S. Zafar, MBBS, FCPS,
  5. Rizwana M. Shahid, MBBS, FCPS,
  6. Inam E. Khuda, MBBS, FCPS,
  7. Mohammad A. Zeeshan, MSc, BSc,
  8. Majed A. Alabdali, MD, FRCPS,
  9. Aishah I. Al-Bakr, MD, FRCPC,
  10. Danah T. Aljaafari, MD, FRCPC,
  11. Ibtesam O. Balharith, Bs, HSc,
  12. Ali A. Alahmed, MBBS, HSc,
  13. Sadiq A. Alsalman, MD, FRCPC,
  14. Alaa M. Almajed, MD, MBBS and
  15. Fahd A. Alkhamis, MD, FRCPC
  1. From the Department of Neurology (Shariff, Al-Shammrani, Nazish, Zafar, Shahid, Khuda, Alabdali, Al-Bakr, Aljaafari, Balharith, Alahmed, Alsalman, Almajed, Alkhamis), and from the Department of Medical Education (Zeeshan), King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Erum Shariff, Department of Neurology, King Fahd Hospital, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: drerumshariff{at}hotmail.com ORICID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2608-1107
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Erum M. Shariff, Foziah J. Al-Shammrani, Saima Nazish, Azra S. Zafar, Rizwana M. Shahid, Inam E. Khuda, Mohammad A. Zeeshan, Majed A. Alabdali, Aishah I. Al-Bakr, Danah T. Aljaafari, Ibtesam O. Balharith, Ali A. Alahmed, Sadiq A. Alsalman, Alaa M. Almajed, Fahd A. Alkhamis
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