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Raed alroughani

Amiri Hospital
Verified email at dasmaninstitute.org
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[HTML][HTML] Spinal segmental myoclonus as an unusual presentation of multiple sclerosis

RA Alroughani, SF Ahmed, RA Khan, JY Al-Hashel - BMC neurology, 2015 - Springer
Background Unusual presentations of multiple sclerosis (MS) at onset may post a diagnostic
dilemma to the treating neurologists. Spinal myoclonus is rare in MS and may lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Improving communication with multiple sclerosis patients

RA Alroughani - Neurosciences Journal, 2015 - nsj.org.sa
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease affecting the CNS and is predominant
in the young population aged 20-40 years. The awareness of patients and caregivers …

[CITATION][C] The need for a multiple sclerosis registry in the Gulf Region

RA Alroughani, MA Al-Jumah - Neurosciences Journal, 2014 - nsj.org.sa
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system. Multiple sclerosis has become one of the most prevalent neurological disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Natalizumab treatment for multiple sclerosis: Middle East and North Africa regional recommendations for patient selection and monitoring

RA Alroughani, HM Aref, SA Bohlega, MP Dahdaleh… - BMC neurology, 2014 - Springer
Background Natalizumab, a highly specific α4-integrin antagonist, , has recently been
registered across the Middle East and North Africa region. It improves clinical and magnetic …

Association of initial disease-modifying therapy with later conversion to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

…, R Bergamaschi, P Grammond, R Alroughani… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Within 2 decades of onset, 80% of untreated patients with relapsing-remitting
multiple sclerosis (MS) convert to a phase of irreversible disability accrual termed secondary …

Defining secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

…, P Grammond, R Hupperts, R Alroughani… - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A number of studies have been conducted with the onset of secondary progressive multiple
sclerosis as an inclusion criterion or an outcome of interest. However, a standardized …

Associations of disease-modifying therapies with COVID-19 severity in multiple sclerosis

…, RJ Fox, A van der Walt, H Butzkueven, R Alroughani… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are a vulnerable group for
severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly those taking immunosuppressive …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric multiple sclerosis: a review

R Alroughani, A Boyko - BMC neurology, 2018 - Springer
Background Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) prevalence and incidence rates are
increasing globally. No disease-modifying therapy are approved for MS pediatric population. …

[HTML][HTML] Male sex is independently associated with faster disability accumulation in relapse-onset MS but not in primary progressive MS

…, V Shaygannejad, O Gray, N Deri, R Alroughani… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple Sclerosis is more common in women than men and females have more
relapses than men. In a large international cohort we have evaluated the effect of gender …

Relapse occurrence in women with multiple sclerosis during pregnancy in the new treatment era

R Alroughani, MS Alowayesh, SF Ahmed… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the rate of relapse occurrence during pregnancy and postpartum.
Methods In a cross-sectional study using the national multiple sclerosis (MS) registry, pregnant …