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Association of acute stress with multiple sclerosis onset and relapse in Saudi Arabia

Anwar S. AlZahrani, Foziah J. Alshamrani, Fahd A. Al-Khamis, Abdulla A. Al-Sulaiman, Walaa S. Al Ghamdi, Omar A. Al Ghamdi, Maryam Y. Mohammad, Mashail S. Alshayea, Razan A. Alhazmi and Mohamed A. Alkhaja
Saudi Medical Journal April 2019, 40 (4) 372-378; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24010
Anwar S. AlZahrani
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Foziah J. Alshamrani
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fahd A. Al-Khamis
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulla A. Al-Sulaiman
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Walaa S. Al Ghamdi
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Omar A. Al Ghamdi
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Maryam Y. Mohammad
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mashail S. Alshayea
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Razan A. Alhazmi
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Mohamed A. Alkhaja
From the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Al Ghamdi W, Al Ghamdi O, Mohammad, Alshayea), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurology Department (Alshamrani, Al-Khamis, Al-Sulaiman), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al Khobar; from the Neurosciences Department (Alkhaja), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh; and from the Neurology Department (Alhazmi), King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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