King Fahd University Hospital
Al-Jehani H, Angle M. Intravenous Milrinone Salvage Therapy in Acute Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Case Report. Neurol Ther. 2019 Jan 19. doi: 10.1007/s40120-018-0124-x. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30661227.
1: Al-Abdulwahhab AH, Al-Sharydah AM, Al-Suhibani SS, Al-Jubran SA, Al-Haidey AK, Al-Hifzi AI, Al-Issawi W. Neuroschistosomiasis mimicking lower back pain: case report of a rare differential diagnosis in a pediatric patient. Patient Saf Surg. 2018 Oct 6;12:28. doi: 10.1186/s13037-018-0175-z. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30323860; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6173919.
2: Ammar A. Prehospital Care for Head Trauma. Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):955-956. doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.238015. PubMed PMID: 30283594; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6159072.
3: Umerani MS, Abbas A, Aziz F, Shahid R, Ali F, Rizvi RK. Pediatric Extradural Hematoma: Clinical Assessment Using King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury. Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):681-684. doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_164_16. PubMed PMID: 30283526; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6159040.
4: Aliev G, Ashraf GM, Tarasov VV, Chubarev VN, Leszek J, Gasiorowski K, Makhmutovа A, Baeesa SS, Avila-Rodriguez M, Ustyugov AA, Bachurin SO. Alzheimer Disease - Future Therapy Based on Dendrimers. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2018 Sep 18. doi: 10.2174/1570159×16666180918164623. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30227819.
5: Baeesa SS, Hussein D, Altalhy A, Bakhaidar MG, Alghamdi FA, Bangash M, Abuzenadah A. Malignant Transformation and Spine Metastasis of an Intracranial Grade I Meningioma: In Situ Immunofluorescence Analysis of Cancer Stem Cells Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec;120:274-289. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.004. Epub 2018 Sep 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 30205223.
6: Ashraf GM, Baeesa SS. Investigation of Gal-3 Expression Pattern in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients Suffering From Neurodegenerative Disorders. Front Neurosci. 2018 Jun 29;12:430. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00430. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30008660; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6033997.
7: Khairy S, Khubrani R, Al-Dandan S, Alobaid A. Thalamic germinoma: a challenging diagnosis, case report and literature review. J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Jul 3;2018(7):rjy154. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy154. eCollection 2018 Jul. PubMed PMID: 29992007; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6031045.
8: Mansouri A, Ku JC, Khu KJ, Mahmud MR, Sedney C, Ammar A, Godoy BL, Abbasian A, Bernstein M. Exploratory Analysis into Reasonable Timeframes for the Provision of Neurosurgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:e679-e691. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.111. Epub 2018 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 29959079.
9: Alamir H, Alomari M, Salwati AAA, Saka M, Bangash M, Baeesa S, Alghamdi F, Carracedo A, Schulten HJ, Chaudhary A, Abuzenadah A, Hussein D. In situ characterization of stem cells-like biomarkers in meningiomas. Cancer Cell Int. 2018 May 25;18:77. doi: 10.1186/s12935-018-0571-6. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29849507; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5970464.
10: Ammar A. The Legacy of Dr. Khalaf Al Mouteary (July 1948- January 2018). Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2018 Apr;23(2):84-90. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2018.2.20180160. PubMed PMID: 29664464.
11: Azhar A, Ashraf GM, Zia Q, Ansari SA, Perveen A, Hafeez A, Saeed M, Kamal MA, Alexiou A, Ganash M, Yarla NS, Baeesa SS, Alfiky MM, Bajouh OS. Frontier View on Nanotechnological Strategies for Neuro-therapy. Curr Drug Metab. 2018;19(7):596-604. doi: 10.2174/1389200219666180305144143. Review. PubMed PMID: 29512448.
12: Al-Sharydah AM, Al-Suhibani SS, Al-Jubran SA, Al-Abdulwahhab AH, Al-Bar M, Al-Jehani HM, Al-Issawi WM. Endoscopic management of Atypical sellar cavernous hemangioma: A case report and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2018;42:161-164. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.12.006. Epub 2017 Dec 8. PubMed PMID: 29248833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5985255.
13: Ammar AS, Osman Y, Hendam AT, Hasen MA, Al Rubaish FA, Al Nujaidi DY, Al Abbas FM. A Method for Reconstruction of Severely Damaged Spinal Cord using Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Platelet-rich Protein as a Biological Scaffold. Asian J Neurosurg. 2017 Oct-Dec;12(4):681-690. doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_351_16. PubMed PMID: 29114283; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5652095.
14: Savage P, Blanchet-Cohen A, Revil T, Badescu D, Saleh SMI, Wang YC, Zuo D, Liu L, Bertos NR, Munoz-Ramos V, Basik M, Petrecca K, Asselah J, Meterissian S, Guiot MC, Omeroglu A, Kleinman CL, Park M, Ragoussis J. A Targetable EGFR-Dependent Tumor-Initiating Program in Breast Cancer. Cell Rep. 2017 Oct 31;21(5):1140-1149. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.015. PubMed PMID: 29091754.
15: Riederer P, Korczyn AD, Ali SS, Bajenaru O, Choi MS, Chopp M, Dermanovic-Dobrota V, Grünblatt E, Jellinger KA, Kamal MA, Kamal W, Leszek J, Sheldrick-Michel TM, Mushtaq G, Meglic B, Natovich R, Pirtosek Z, Rakusa M, Salkovic-Petrisic M, Schmidt R, Schmitt A, Sridhar GR, Vécsei L, Wojszel ZB, Yaman H, Zhang ZG, Cukierman-Yaffe T. The diabetic brain and cognition. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2017 Nov;124(11):1431-1454. doi: 10.1007/s00702-017-1763-2. Epub 2017 Aug 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 28766040.
16: Khan I, Baeesa S, Bangash M, Schulten HJ, Alghamdi F, Qashqari H, Madkhali N, Carracedo A, Saka M, Jamal A, Al-Maghrabi J, AlQahtani M, Al-Karim S, Damanhouri G, Saini K, Chaudhary A, Abuzenadah A, Hussein D. Pleomorphism and drug resistant cancer stem cells are characteristic of aggressive primary meningioma cell lines. Cancer Cell Int. 2017 Jul 21;17:72. doi: 10.1186/s12935-017-0441-7. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28736504; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5521079.
17: Sarma PP, Dutta D, Mirza Z, Saikia KK, Baishya BK. [Point mutations in the DNA binding domain of p53 contribute to glioma progression and poor prognosis]. Mol Biol (Mosk). 2017 Mar-Apr;51(2):334-341. doi: 10.7868/S0026898417020185. Russian. PubMed PMID: 28537240.
18: Macdonald NK, Kaski D, Saman Y, Al-Shaikh Sulaiman A, Anwer A, Bamiou DE. Central Positional Nystagmus: A Systematic Literature Review. Front Neurol. 2017 Apr 20;8:141. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00141. eCollection 2017. Review. PubMed PMID: 28473800; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5397512.
19: Ghotme KA, Barreto GE, Echeverria V, Gonzalez J, Bustos RH, Sanchez M, Leszek J, Yarla NS, Gomez RM, Tarasov VV, Ashraf GM, Aliev G. Gliomas: New Perspectives in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis. Curr Top Med Chem. 2017;17(12):1438-1447. doi: 10.2174/1568026617666170103162639. Review. PubMed PMID: 28049399.
20: Alsowayan O, Alzahrani A, Farmer JP, Capolicchio JP, Jednak R, El-Sherbiny M. Comprehensive analysis of the clinical and urodynamic outcomes of primary tethered spinal cord before and after spinal cord untethering. J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Oct;12(5):285.e1-285.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.02.012. Epub 2016 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 27049673.
21: Alturki A, Alamri A, Badawy M, Teitelbaum J. Management Overview: Taking a Patient with Intracranial Hemorrhage Related to Direct Oral Anticoagulants to the Operating Room. World Neurosurg. 2016 Jun;90:262-267. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.02.070. Epub 2016 Mar 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 26960279.
22: Ammar A. Professor Dr. John Anthony Jane, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS (C) The man of values and vision. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015 Dec;157(12):2039-40. doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2616-0. Epub 2015 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 26489738.
23: Alzahrani A, Alsowayan O, Farmer JP, Capolicchio JP, Jednak R, El-Sherbiny M. Comprehensive analysis of the clinical and urodynamic outcomes of secondary tethered spinal cord before and after spinal cord untethering. J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Apr;12(2):101.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.08.011. Epub 2015 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 26454453.
24: Goodson WH 3rd, Lowe L, Carpenter DO, Gilbertson M, Manaf Ali A, Lopez de Cerain Salsamendi A, Lasfar A, Carnero A, Azqueta A, Amedei A, Charles AK, Collins AR, Ward A, Salzberg AC, Colacci A, Olsen AK, Berg A, Barclay BJ, Zhou BP, Blanco-Aparicio C, Baglole CJ, Dong C, Mondello C, Hsu CW, Naus CC, Yedjou C, Curran CS, Laird DW, Koch DC, Carlin DJ, Felsher DW, Roy D, Brown DG, Ratovitski E, Ryan EP, Corsini E, Rojas E, Moon EY, Laconi E, Marongiu F, Al-Mulla F, Chiaradonna F, Darroudi F, Martin FL, Van Schooten FJ, Goldberg GS, Wagemaker G, Nangami GN, Calaf GM, Williams G, Wolf GT, Koppen G, Brunborg G, Lyerly HK, Krishnan H, Ab Hamid H, Yasaei H, Sone H, Kondoh H, Salem HK, Hsu HY, Park HH, Koturbash I, Miousse IR, Scovassi AI, Klaunig JE, Vondráček J, Raju J, Roman J, Wise JP Sr, Whitfield JR, Woodrick J, Christopher JA, Ochieng J, Martinez-Leal JF, Weisz J, Kravchenko J, Sun J, Prudhomme KR, Narayanan KB, Cohen-Solal KA, Moorwood K, Gonzalez L, Soucek L, Jian L, D'Abronzo LS, Lin LT, Li L, Gulliver L, McCawley LJ, Memeo L, Vermeulen L, Leyns L, Zhang L, Valverde M, Khatami M, Romano MF, Chapellier M, Williams MA, Wade M, Manjili MH, Lleonart ME, Xia M, Gonzalez MJ, Karamouzis MV, Kirsch-Volders M, Vaccari M, Kuemmerle NB, Singh N, Cruickshanks N, Kleinstreuer N, van Larebeke N, Ahmed N, Ogunkua O, Krishnakumar PK, Vadgama P, Marignani PA, Ghosh PM, Ostrosky-Wegman P, Thompson PA, Dent P, Heneberg P, Darbre P, Sing Leung P, Nangia-Makker P, Cheng QS, Robey RB, Al-Temaimi R, Roy R, Andrade-Vieira R, Sinha RK, Mehta R, Vento R, Di Fiore R, Ponce-Cusi R, Dornetshuber-Fleiss R, Nahta R, Castellino RC, Palorini R, Abd Hamid R, Langie SA, Eltom SE, Brooks SA, Ryeom S, Wise SS, Bay SN, Harris SA, Papagerakis S, Romano S, Pavanello S, Eriksson S, Forte S, Casey SC, Luanpitpong S, Lee TJ, Otsuki T, Chen T, Massfelder T, Sanderson T, Guarnieri T, Hultman T, Dormoy V, Odero-Marah V, Sabbisetti V, Maguer-Satta V, Rathmell WK, Engström W, Decker WK, Bisson WH, Rojanasakul Y, Luqmani Y, Chen Z, Hu Z. Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: the challenge ahead. Carcinogenesis. 2015 Jun;36 Suppl 1:S254-96. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgv039. Review. Erratum in: Carcinogenesis. 2016 Mar;37(3):344. PubMed PMID: 26106142; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4480130.
25: Sabbagh AJ, Alaqeel AM. Focal brainstem gliomas. Advances in intra-operative management. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2015 Apr;20(2):98-106. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2015.2.20140621. Review. PubMed PMID: 25864061; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4727648.
26: Ibrahim M, Allam A. Comparing two methods of thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. JAAPA. 2014 Sep;27(9):1-4. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000453237.17130.6b. PubMed PMID: 25148437.
27: Rehman A, Rehman AU, Rehman TU, Freeman C. Removing Outer Gloves as a Method to Reduce Spinal Surgery Infection. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Jul;28(6):E343-6. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31829046ca. PubMed PMID: 23563341.
28: Rebai RM, Houissa S, Mustapha ME, Azzouni H, Assaggaf S. Akinetic mutism and parkinsonism after multiple shunt failure: case report and literature review. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2012 Sep;73(5):341-6. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1313632. Epub 2012 Aug 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 21445822.
29: Elsharawy MA, Al-Metwalli R. Does regional anesthesia influence early outcome of upper arm arteriovenous fistula? Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2010 Nov;21(6):1048-52. PubMed PMID: 21060172.
30: Sabbagh AJ, Al-Yamany M, Bunyan RF, Takrouri MS, Radwan SM. Neuroanesthesia management of neurosurgery of brain stem tumor requiring neurophysiology monitoring in an iMRI OT setting. Saudi J Anaesth. 2009 Jul;3(2):91-3. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.57877. PubMed PMID: 20532111; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2876938.
31: Rehman AU, Rehman TU, Bashir HH, Gupta V. A simple method to reduce infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Jun;5(6):569-72. doi: 10.3171/2010.2.PEDS09151. PubMed PMID: 20515328.
32: Haleem S, Siddiqui AK, Mowafi HA, Ismail SA, Ali QA. Brief reports: nerve stimulator evoked motor response predicting a successful supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Anesth Analg. 2010 Jun 1;110(6):1745-6. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181da82ff. Epub 2010 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 20375297.
33: Rehman AU, Rehman T, Ali R. Multi-antibiotic resistant brain abscess sensitive only to chloramphenicol: a case report. Cases J. 2009 Aug 25;2:6352. doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6352. PubMed PMID: 19918580; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2769290.
34: Nasser MJ. Standard fenestration approach to thoracic disc herniation. Br J Neurosurg. 2009 Aug;23(4):418-21. doi: 10.1080/02688690802716145. PubMed PMID: 19637014.
35: Ammar A. Hospital preparedness in earthquake zones: a must. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;23(6):516-8. PubMed PMID: 19557967.
36: Nasser MJ. Psammomatoid ossifying fibroma with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst of frontal sinus. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Nov;25(11):1513-6. doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-0906-7. Epub 2009 May 30. Review. PubMed PMID: 19484249; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2758369.
37: Nasser MJ. Transient cerebellar eye closure after posterior fossa surgery in a 5-year-old child. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 May;25(5):635-7. doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-0831-9. Epub 2009 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 19225782.
38: Al-Othman A, Ammar A, Moussa M, El Morsy F. Pyogenic spinal epidural abscess. Ann Saudi Med. 1999 May-Jun;19(3):241-2. PubMed PMID: 17283463.
39: Dastgir G, Awad A, Salam A, Attia M. Unilateral hydrocephalus due to foramen of monro stenosis. Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2006 Jun;49(3):184-6. PubMed PMID: 16921461.
40: Siddiqui AA, Shamim MS, Jooma R, Enam SA. Long scarf injuries. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2006 Feb;16(2):152-3. PubMed PMID: 16499816.
41: Hadzikaric N, Al-Habib H, Al-Ahmad I. Idiopathic chronic subdural hematoma in the newborn. Childs Nerv Syst. 2006 Jul;22(7):740-2. Epub 2006 Jan 4. PubMed PMID: 16391937.
42: Sheikh BY. Simple and safe method of cranial reconstruction after posterior fossa craniectomy. Surg Neurol. 2006 Jan;65(1):63-6. PubMed PMID: 16378862.
43: Telmesani LM. Ruptured petrous carotid pseudoaneurysm complicating malignant otitis externa. J Otolaryngol. 2004 Aug;33(4):278-80. PubMed PMID: 15903215.
44: Nasser MJ. How to approach the problem of low back pain: an overview. J Family Community Med. 2005 Jan;12(1):3-9. PubMed PMID: 23012066; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3410134.
45: Sheikh BY. Huge occipital myxomatous plexiform neurofibroma in the absence of neurofibromatosis. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2003 Jul;8(3):195-7. PubMed PMID: 23649119.
46: Hadzikaric N, Nasser M, Mashani A, Ammar A. CSF hydrothorax–VP shunt complication without displacement of a peritoneal catheter. Childs Nerv Syst. 2002 Apr;18(3-4):179-82. Epub 2001 Oct 31. PubMed PMID: 11981631.
47: al-Anazi A, Ammar A, Shannon P, al-Mulhim F. Spinal extradural angiolipoma. Br J Neurosurg. 2000 Oct;14(5):471-2. PubMed PMID: 11198773.
48: Sheikh B, Ohata K, El-Naggar A, Baba M, Hong B, Hakuba A. Contralateral approach to junctional C2-C3 and proximal C4 aneurysms of the internal carotid artery: microsurgical anatomic study. Neurosurgery. 2000 May;46(5):1156-60; discussion 1160-1. PubMed PMID: 10807248.
49: Ammar A, Al-Sultan A, Al Mulhim F, Al Hassan AY. Empty sella syndrome: does it exist in children? J Neurosurg. 1999 Dec;91(6):960-3. PubMed PMID: 10584841.
50: Awada A, Obeid T, Al Jumah M, Al Ghanmi H. Atypical brachial plexopathy with pseudotumor cerebri. Eur J Neurol. 1999 Jan;6(1):103-5. PubMed PMID: 10209359.
51: Ammar A. A young man has an idea. What should he do? Neurol Res. 1999 Jan;21(1):8-10. PubMed PMID: 10048047.
52: Ammar A. Professor Kenichiro Sugita, founder of the International Society of Neurosurgical Instrument Inventors. Neurol Res. 1999 Jan;21(1):6-7. PubMed PMID: 10048046.
53: Yilbas Z, Sami M, Patiroglu T. Study into penetration speed during laser cutting of brain tissues. J Med Eng Technol. 1998 Nov-Dec;22(6):274-9. PubMed PMID: 9884931.
54: Khan-Ghori SN, Khalaf MM, Khan RK, Bakhameez HS. Loss of vision: a manifestation of TURP syndrome. A case report. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 1998 Oct;14(6):441-9. PubMed PMID: 9859105.
55: Ibrahim AW. E. coli meningitis as an indicator of intestinal perforation by V-P shunt tube. Neurosurg Rev. 1998;21(2-3):194-7. PubMed PMID: 9795961.
56: Al-Sulaiman AA, Ismail HM. Pattern of electroencephalographic abnormalities in children with hydrocephalus: a study of 68 patients. Childs Nerv Syst. 1998 Mar;14(3):124-6. PubMed PMID: 9579868.
57: Ammar A. The influence of different cultures on neurosurgical practice. Childs Nerv Syst. 1997 Feb;13(2):91-4. PubMed PMID: 9105744.
58: Ammar A. Ammar shunt: an option to overcome shunt complications in premature and term neonates. Childs Nerv Syst. 1995 Jul;11(7):421-3. PubMed PMID: 7585673.
59: Ammar A, Nasser M. Intraventricular migration of VP shunt. Neurosurg Rev. 1995;18(4):293-5. PubMed PMID: 8927249.
60: Ammar A, Nasser M. A long-term complication of burying a shunt valve in the skull. Neurosurg Rev. 1995;18(1):65-7. PubMed PMID: 7566533.
61: Sadat-Ali M, Ammar A, Corea JR, Ibrahim AW. The spine in sickle cell disease. Int Orthop. 1994 Jun;18(3):154-6. PubMed PMID: 7927964.
62: Ammar A, Awada A, al-Luwami I. Reversibility of severe brain stem dysfunction in children. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1993;124(2-4):86-91. PubMed PMID: 8304076.
63: Ibrahim AW, Magbool G, El-Hassen AY, Al-Shail E. The use and misuse of the CT scan of the brain. Ann Saudi Med. 1992 Mar;12(2):166-9. PubMed PMID: 17589147.
64: Ammar A, al-Rajeh S, Ibrahim AW, Chowdhary UM, Awada A. Pattern of subarachnoid haemorrhage in Saudi Arabia. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1992;114(1-2):16-9. PubMed PMID: 1561933.
65: Ammar A. Repair of skull base dural defects: the dura sandwich. Technical note. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1992;119(1-4):174-5. PubMed PMID: 1481746.
66: Fardoun R, Rao NK, Miskeen AK. [Cerebral aspergilloma. Review of the literature apropos of a case]. Neurochirurgie. 1990;36(1):45-51. Review. French. PubMed PMID: 2191235.
67: Baraka ME. A modified incision for the trans-septal trans-sphenoidal approach to the pituitary. J Laryngol Otol. 1989 Jul;103(7):670-1. PubMed PMID: 2760520.