Saima Ahmad

ORCID: 0000-0002-5022-477X
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Research Areas
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Infections and bacterial resistance
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi
  • Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Case Reports on Hematomas
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy

Lahore General Hospital
2018-2025

AstraZeneca (Canada)
2025

Mayo Hospital
2024

Lahore College for Women University
2024

Aligarh Muslim University
2023

Boston Medical Center
2022

Boston University
2022

Post Graduate Medical Institute
2021

Victoria General Hospital
2019

University of South Australia
2018

Thanh N. Nguyen Diogo C Haussen Muhammad M. Qureshi Hiroshi Yamagami Toshiyuki Fujinaka and 95 more Malek Mansour Mohamad Abdalkader Michael Frankel Zhongming Qiu Allan Taylor Pedro Lylyk Omer Eker Laura Mechtouff Michel Piotin Fabrício Oliveira Lima F. Mont’alverne Wazim Izzath Nobuyuki Sakai Mahmoud Mohammaden Alhamza R Al‐Bayati Leonardo Renieri Salvatore Mangiafico David Ozretić Vanessa Chalumeau Saima Ahmad Umair Rashid Syed Hussain Seby John Emma Griffin John Thornton José Antônio Fiorot Júnior Rodrigo Rivera Nadia Hammami Anna M. Cervantes‐Arslanian Hormuzdiyar H. Dasenbrock Huynh Le Vu Viet Q. Nguyen Steven W. Hetts Romain Bourcier R. Guilé Melanie Walker Malveeka Sharma Don Frei Pascal Jabbour Nabeel Herial Fawaz Al‐Mufti Atilla Özcan Özdemi̇r Özlem Aykaç Dheeraj Gandhi Chandril Chugh Charles Matouk Pascale Lavoie Randall C. Edgell André Beer‐Furlan Michael Chen Monika Killer‐Oberpfalzer Vítor Mendes Pereira Patrick Nicholson Vikram Huded Nobuyuki Ohara Daisuke Watanabe Dong Hun Shin Pedro SC Magalhaes Raghid Kikano Santiago Ortega‐Gutiérrez Mudassir Farooqui Amal Abou‐Hamden Tatsuo Amano Ryoo Yamamoto Adrienne Weeks Elena Adela Cora Rotem Sivan-Hoffmann Roberto Crosa Markus Möhlenbruch Simon Nagel Hosam Al-Jehani Sunil A. Sheth Victor S Lopez Rivera James E. Siegler Achmad Fidaus Sani Ajit S Puri Anna Luisa Kühn Gianmarco Bernava Paolo Machi Daniel Giansante Abud Octávio Marques Pontes‐Neto Ajay K. Wakhloo Barbara Voetsch Eytan Raz Shadi Yaghi Brijesh Mehta Naoto Kimura Mamoru Murakami Jin Soo Lee Ji Man Hong Robert Fahed Gregory Walker Eiji Hagashi Steve M Cordina Hong Gee Roh

During the COVID-19 pandemic, decreased volumes of stroke admissions and mechanical thrombectomy were reported. The study's objective was to examine whether subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) hospitalisations ruptured aneurysm coiling interventions demonstrated similar declines.We conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective, observational study across 6 continents, 37 countries 140 comprehensive centres. Patients with diagnosis SAH, aneurysmal identified by prospective databases or International...

10.1136/svn-2020-000695 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Stroke and Vascular Neurology 2021-03-26

Lymphangiomas are multi-cystic malformations involving the lymphatic and vascular systems. Most commonly occurring in head neck region paediatric age group, lymphangiomas generally benign nature. Given tumour’s mass, lymphangioma itself or accompanying haemorrhage may impair ocular movement result compressive optic neuropathy. Furthermore, have potential to unevenly infiltrate nearby critical structures including nerve. This trait poses numerous surgical difficulties makes therapy of...

10.47391/jpma.10601 article EN cc-by Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2025-03-20

<b>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:</b> Cortical visual loss is a rare complication of cerebral angiography without definitive pathophysiology. Given the rapid increase in endovascular procedures used to treat aneurysms, we explored prevalence this and whether could add understanding disorder. <b>Materials METHODS:</b> We performed retrospective review all with same contrast agent detachable coils for treatment posterior circulation aneurysms by 1 surgery service from 1996 2006. All patients were...

10.3174/ajnr.a0858 article EN cc-by American Journal of Neuroradiology 2007-12-07

We analyzed results of percutaneous sclerotherapy for venous malformations (VMs) in head, neck and extremities.Thirty-five patients with head extremities VM treated by bleomycin sodium tetradecyl sulphate (STS) were retrospectively reviewed. A pre-treatment magnetic resonance imaging was done all to diagnose the lesion. Each lesion received 1 11 sessions (average, 2.7; standard deviation [SD], 2.03). evaluated percentage reduction swelling size a Likert scale review subjective feelings...

10.5469/neuroint.2019.00024 article EN cc-by-nc Neurointervention 2019-03-04

Endovascular embolization of hyper vascular head and neck tumors is performed as a palliative measure in order to reduce blood loss. We report the procedure results embolized via trans-arterial route showing safety positive impact our approach well contrasting various embolic agents their results. collected data all at institution during nineteen-month period from August 2016 May 2018. Embolization was conducted 3–7 days before surgery allow for necrosis. Bilateral angiogram performed,...

10.1016/j.inat.2018.10.016 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2018-12-19

Purpose To present a case series of percutaneous sclerotherapy para-orbital and orbital venous malformations. Method Seven patients with malformations in the region were reviewed. Puncture venogram was performed on all image guided bleomycin injections using biplane digital subtraction angiography suite. Results Average age at time procedure 22 years old youngest being five oldest 50 years. Follow-ups ranged from 3 months to 18 average follow-up duration 13 months. The had no intraprocedural...

10.1177/0268355518805364 article EN Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease 2018-10-18

Glutamine is a potent stimulus for the release of glucagon-like peptide-1, which increases postprandial insulin and slows gastric emptying (GE). We determined effects glutamine on GE of, glycaemic responses to, low- high-nutrient drinks in eight healthy males (mean age 21.6 ± 0.7 years BMI 22.9 kg/m²). Participants were studied four occasions they consumed either low-nutrient (beef soup; 18 kcal) or (75 g dextrose; 255 drink, each with without 30 (120 kcal), randomised, crossover design. (2D...

10.3390/nu10060739 article EN Nutrients 2018-06-07

Long term results of endovascular coiling are yet scarce. This study reviews the impact comorbidities on success both ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Endovascular treatment has become thetreatment choice after ISAT trials. Independent risk factors that influence recovery age, sex, smoking, hypertension.This is a 3-year retrospective analysis, performed to assess clinical radiological outcome patients with cerebral aneurysms treated detachable coils in an Asian population...

10.1186/s12893-020-00756-1 article EN cc-by BMC Surgery 2020-05-14

Aim: This study examines the paradigm shift in India's healthcare sector due to COVID-19 epidemic, explicitly focusing on adopting digital healthcare. The explores innovative initiatives undertaken by both government and commercial sectors virtual health analyzes long-term benefits of this transition.&#x0D; Methodology: utilizes a secondary research approach investigate development system. Various sources such as reports, surveys, official documents are reviewed gather information...

10.9734/sajsse/2023/v19i4681 article EN South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics 2023-06-15

Dissecting aneurysms are rare as contrasted with their saccular counterparts, yet they stay hard to treat and related high rates of rebleeding morbidity. In this study, we have reviewed dissecting both anterior posterior circulation, ruptured unruptured, including natural history, endovascular treatment clinical outcome. They account for 3–7% cases nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Surgical carries a significant risk neurological complications predominantly lower cranial nerve deficits...

10.1016/j.inat.2019.100510 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2019-06-20

To compare and find out the relationship between psychological distress, general health life satisfaction among children with thalassemia undergoing dialysis.

10.12669/pjms.40.10.9412 article EN cc-by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2024-10-17

Traumatic brain and spine injuries make up a significant fraction of cases presented for forensic examination. Such involve violent head injuries, including blunt penetrating non-violent as well. Our purpose is to evaluate the main clinical, radiological medicolegal features these determine relationship between variables associated with such cases. We retrospectively analyzed patients admitted in 1 year period from 1st January 2019 January, 2020 at Department Neurosurgery Lahore General...

10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100143 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Forensic Science International Reports 2020-12-01

Pure subdural hematoma with subarachnoid haemorrhage brought about by ruptured intracranial aneurysm is uncommon and related to delayed analysis treatment. We present an instance of spontaneous because aneurysmal rupture. A 26-year-old female presented sudden onset thunderclap headache at midnight followed episode generalized tonic-clonic seizure loss consciousness. There was no associated history trauma. Computed tomography showed convexity extending into tentorium without haemorrhage. The...

10.1016/j.inat.2021.101142 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2021-03-02

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, inflammatory, progressive and idiopathic disease that mainly effects the aorta, its branches pulmonary artery. It causes narrowing occlusion of major vessels which manifest as cerebrovascular insufficiency. Intracranial aneurysms are rarely observed in these patients. We report case basilar tip aneurysm with arteritis. To our knowledge only 26 cases have been reported literature. Management includes immunosuppression therapy; but coil embolization...

10.1259/bjrcr.20180114 article EN cc-by BJR|case reports 2019-06-18

Direct puncture embolization with glue is an effective technique for pre-operative devascularization of craniofacial arteriovenous malformations. Venous outflow and arterial inflow the lesion need to be limited during injection embolic material. Manual compression standard procedure flow reduction, but when AVM has multiple channels venous drainage, achieving successful blockage blood technically difficult. This study demonstrates use a circumferential cookie cutter ring reduce flow, better...

10.1016/j.inat.2020.100677 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2020-02-05

There are different types of cerebral vascular malformations. Pial arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs) and dural (DAVFs) two entities; they consist one or more arterial connections to a single venous outlet without true intervening nidus. The high turbulent flow PAVFs aggressive DAVFs with cortical reflux can result in outflow varix aneurysmal dilatation. They pose significant challenge transvenous embolization (TVE), stereotactic radiosurgery, surgical treatment. We aim share our centers'...

10.3340/jkns.2021.0116 article EN Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2021-12-13

A 53-year-old Malay man was admitted with intestinal obstruction, fever and lower limb weakness.Initial clinical impression myelitis causing paralytic ilues paraperesis.Blood culture showed Burkholderia pseudomallei infection subsequent MRI paravertebral abscess.This case highlights a rare manifestation of melioidosis involving the spine difficulties in establishing diagnosis.

10.5704/moj.0905.018 article EN cc-by Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2009-05-01

The characteristics of intracranial aneurysms display ethnic variations. management strategy unruptured is influenced by the prevalence because incidence subarachnoid hemorrhage has been properly accessed. Data on this disease from Pakistan non-existent. objective retrospective study was to generate data local ruptured and in Pakistani population. All records patients (1000) with seen at our institution, largest referral hospital country, drains whole country as well neighboring countries...

10.1016/j.inat.2020.100674 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2020-01-23

Highly infectious disease epidemics such as COVID-19 put healthcare workers at higher risk of infection than regular people they come into more potential contact with contaminated respiratory droplets and so caution is warranted in the use personal protective equipment (PPE) to lessen risk. It not clear what kind PPE best offers protection way remove PPE. used by Healthcare virus situation. Its an integral part strategy combat prevent its spread. Optimal hard thus may alter delivery care...

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20204391 article EN International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health 2020-09-25
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