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Mubarak Algahtany

Professor of Neurosurgery, King Khalid University
Verified email at kku.edu.sa
Cited by 505

Neurosurgical procedures and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case-control multicenter study

…, MS Bafaquh, M Binmahfoodh, MA Algahtany… - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Quantitative documentation of the effects of outbreaks, including the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is limited in neurosurgery. Our study aimed to evaluate …

Epigenetics mechanisms in ischemic stroke: a promising avenue?

A Kumar, S Misra, P Nair, M Algahtany - Journal of Stroke and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stroke has emerged as the second most common cause of mortality worldwide and is a major
public health problem. It is a multi-factorial disease and genetics plays an important role in …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in brain imaging techniques for patients with intractable epilepsy

M Algahtany, A Abdrabou, A Elhaddad… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intractable epilepsy, also known as drug resistance or refractory epilepsy, is a major problem
affecting nearly one-third of epilepsy patients. Surgical intervention could be an option to …

The longitudinal impact of COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgical practice

…, MS Bafaquh, M Binmahfoodh, MA Algahtany… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This observational cross-sectional multicenter study aimed to evaluate the
longitudinal impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on neurosurgical …

[HTML][HTML] Leucine encoding codon TTG shows an inverse relationship with GC content in genes involved in neurodegeneration with iron accumulation

…, AM Alqahtani, MA Almikhlafi, MA Algahtany - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - imrpress.com
We determined various forces involved in shaping codon usage of the genes linked to brain
iron accumulation and infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy. The analysis paved the way for …

The changing etiology and epidemiology of traumatic spinal injury: a population-based study

M Algahtany, S McFaull, L Chen, S Zhang, O Saarela… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective No previous large population-based studies of traumatic spinal injury (TSI) rates,
trends, and patterns exist. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap on TSI epidemiology using a …

Secular trend, seasonal variation, epidemiological pattern, and outcome of traumatic head injuries due to road traffic accidents in Aseer, Saudi Arabia

MA Algahtany - International journal of environmental research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a leading cause of traumatic head injury (THI) and are
regarded as a public health problem in Saudi Arabia. This hospital-based retrospective study …

The role of growth hormone in depression: a human model

M Algahtany, S Sharma, K Fahoum, R Jing… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Although the relationship between acromegaly and depression has been ascribed
to the effects of chronic disease, the role of growth hormone (GH), and insulin like growth …

Impact of COVID-19 on Saudi neurosurgery residency: trainers' and trainees' perspectives

…, A Ajlan, A Lary, H Al Jehani, M Algahtany… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction After the official announcement of the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic on
March 11, 2020, the disease impacted most aspects of health care delivery, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, trend and in-hospital outcome of traumatic spinal injuries due to road traffic accidents

MA Algahtany - Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: This study aimed to provide information on the epidemiology, trend, associated
traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and non-spinal injuries, and risk factors affecting the in-…