Consanguinity and congenital heart disease in Saudi Arabia

SM Becker, Z Al Halees, C Molina… - American journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
First‐cousin marriage may be a significant risk factor for specific types of congenital heart
disease in a consanguineous population. Inbreeding studies suggest an autosomal recessive …

Surgical treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism: results from 500 pancreatectomies in neonates and children

…, LJ States, K Lord, TR Bhatti, SA Becker… - Journal of pediatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Congenital Hyperinsulinism (HI) causes severe hypoglycemia in neonates and
children. We reviewed our experience with pancreatectomy for the various types of HI. …

Congenital hyperinsulinism in children with paternal 11p uniparental isodisomy and Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

…, TR Bhatti, A Ganguly, LK Conlin, SA Becker… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) can have monogenic or syndromic causes.
Although HI has long been recognised to be common in children with Beckwith–Wiedemann …

Detection of somatization and depression in primary care in Saudi Arabia

SM Becker - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2004 - Springer
Background Studies have shown a high worldwide prevalence of mental disorders in
primary care. Many patients present with unexplained physical symptoms rather than …

Accuracy of PET/CT scan in the diagnosis of the focal form of congenital hyperinsulinism

P Laje, LJ States, H Zhuang, SA Becker… - Journal of pediatric …, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to determine the sensitivity of the 18 fluoro-dihydroxyphenylalanine
positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan (18F-PET/CT) …

The impact of converting to an electronic health record on organizational culture and quality improvement

CJ Nowinski, SM Becker, KS Reynolds… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Implementing an information technology system can impact more than just quality of care and
patient outcomes. The purpose of this 4-year, observational research project is to examine …

Diazoxide-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism in children with dominant mutations of the β-cell sulfonylurea receptor SUR1

…, Q Zhou, KE Snider, PH Tewson, SA Becker… - Diabetes, 2011 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Congenital hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is a group of genetic disorders of
insulin secretion most commonly associated with inactivating mutations of the β-cell ATP-…

Psychosocial care for women survivors of the tsunami disaster in India

SM Becker - American journal of public health, 2009 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. I investigated the effectiveness of Psychosocial Care, a community-based mental
health initiative for survivors of the 2004 tsunami disaster in India. Methods. Mental health …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in neonates with congenital hyperinsulinism

TT Huang, A Kelly, SA Becker, MS Cohen… - Archives of Disease in …, 2013 - fn.bmj.com
Introduction Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a well-recognised complication in infants
of diabetic mothers and is attributed to a compensatory increase in fetal insulin secretion. …

Vibrio vulnificus: man and the sea

JM Johnston, SF Becker, LM McFarland - Jama, 1985 - jamanetwork.com
To identify risk factors forVibrio vulnificusinfections, we performed a regional case-control
study of 19 patients identified by isolates received at a state reference laboratory. Interviews …