The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

YI Yang, A Hentati, HX Deng, O Dabbagh, T Sasaki… - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) are neurodegenerative
conditions that affect large motor neurons of the central nervous system. We have …

[HTML][HTML] The landscape of genetic diseases in Saudi Arabia based on the first 1000 diagnostic panels and exomes

…, H Aldhekri, A Al-Mehaidib, R Arnaout, O Dabbagh… - Human genetics, 2017 - Springer
In this study, we report the experience of the only reference clinical next-generation sequencing
lab in Saudi Arabia with the first 1000 families who span a wide-range of suspected …

Biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease: a novel entity.

…, J Al Watban, MZ Al-Kawi, O Dabbagh - Brain: a journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
We describe a novel, biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease in 10 patients. At onset, it
appears as a subacute encephalopathy, with confusion, dysarthria and dysphagia with …

[HTML][HTML] Autozygome and high throughput confirmation of disease genes candidacy

…, DK Bubshait, M Faden, SA Yamani, O Dabbagh… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Purpose Establishing links between Mendelian phenotypes and genes enables the proper
interpretation of variants therein. Autozygome, a rich source of homozygous variants, has …

[HTML][HTML] Biallelic and monoallelic variants in PLXNA1 are implicated in a novel neurodevelopmental disorder with variable cerebral and eye anomalies

…, JV Hunter, TC Dakal, B Dhabhai, O Dabbagh… - Genetics in …, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose To investigate the effect of PLXNA1 variants on the phenotype of patients with
autosomal dominant and recessive inheritance patterns and to functionally characterize the …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberous Sclerosis complex: Clinical spectrum and epilepsy: A retrospective chart review study

…, M Abukhaled, S Alyamani, O Dabbagh… - Translational …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic neurocutaneous disorder,
with heterogeneous manifestations. We aimed to review the clinical presentation of TSC …

Lethal digenic mutations in the K+ channels Kir4.1 (KCNJ10) and SLACK (KCNT1) associated with severe-disabling seizures and neurodevelopmental delay

…, A Balobaid, A Grottesi, O Dabbagh… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
A 2-yr-old boy presented profound developmental delay, failure to thrive, ataxia, hypotonia,
and tonic-clonic seizures that caused the death of the patient. Targeted and whole exome …

Intraventricular Interferon‐α Stops Seizures in Rasmussen's Encephalitis: A Case Report

O Dabbagh, G Gascon, J Crowell, F Bamoggadam - Epilepsia, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
A 3.5‐year‐old girl had epilepsia partialis continua of the right side. Clinical and laboratory
findings were consistent with Rasmussen's encephalitis. Treatment with high‐dose …

[HTML][HTML] Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia after pneumococcal meningoencephalitis

L Safadieh, R Sharara-Chami, O Dabbagh - Case Reports in …, 2012 - hindawi.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of bacterial meningitis, frequently resulting
in severe neurological impairment. A seven-month-old child presenting with Streptococcus …

Pseudotumor cerebri and leukoencephalopathy in childhood lupus

E Chaves-Carballo, O Dabbagh, S Bahabri - Lupus, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
We describe an adolescent with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and pseudotumor
cerebri (PTC) associated with diffuse white matter lesions (leukoencephalopathy) on …