2016
Effective Treatment of Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia With Oxcarbazepine
Kumar A, Szekely A, Jabbari B. Effective Treatment of Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia With Oxcarbazepine. Clinical Neuropharmacology 2016, 39: 201-205. PMID: 27046658, DOI: 10.1097/wnf.0000000000000149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesiaRare chronic disorderOutcome of treatmentSeverity of episodesAvailable therapiesChronic disordersClinical trialsInvoluntary movementsEffective treatmentOxcarbazepinePharmaceutical agentsDyskinesiaPatientsTreatmentDisordersTherapyDebilitatingDiseaseTrialsSeverityIncobotulinum Toxin-A Improves Post-Surgical and Post-Radiation Pain in Cancer Patients
Rostami R, Mittal SO, Radmand R, Jabbari B. Incobotulinum Toxin-A Improves Post-Surgical and Post-Radiation Pain in Cancer Patients. Toxins 2016, 8: 22. PMID: 26771640, PMCID: PMC4728544, DOI: 10.3390/toxins8010022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleCancer patientsGlobal ImpressionSite of radiationPoor general conditionPatient Global ImpressionLocation of painIncobotulinum toxin AFocal painAnalgesic medicationPain controlAnalog scaleSkin reactionsToxin ALocal cancerPatientsSignificant improvementPainSurgeryChange ScaleResearch protocolSignificant satisfactionGeneral conditionMedicationsFollow
2015
Arm Posturing in a Patient Following Stroke: Dystonia, Levitation, Synkinesis, or Spasticity?
Irmady K, Jabbari B, Louis ED. Arm Posturing in a Patient Following Stroke: Dystonia, Levitation, Synkinesis, or Spasticity? Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2015, 5: 353. PMID: 26682091, PMCID: PMC4681881, DOI: 10.7916/d8222tbh.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-stroke movement disordersArm contralateralArm posturingInvoluntary elevationIschemic strokeStroke patientsFollowing StrokeMovement disordersAppropriate treatmentDifferential diagnosisClinical phenomenologyDiagnostic possibilitiesSpasticitySynkinesisArm levitationDystoniaStrokeUnusual movementsPatientsContralateralDiagnosisTremor and Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Rabin ML, Mittal SO, Jabbari B. Tremor and Klinefelter’s Syndrome. Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2015, 5: 304. PMID: 26175955, PMCID: PMC4473154, DOI: 10.7916/d84m93kr.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Orofacial Dyskinesia After Moxifloxacin Treatment—A Case With Normal Hepatorenal Function and Review of Literature
Mittal SO, Machado DG, Jabbari B. Orofacial Dyskinesia After Moxifloxacin Treatment—A Case With Normal Hepatorenal Function and Review of Literature. Clinical Neuropharmacology 2012, 35: 292-294. PMID: 23151468, DOI: 10.1097/wnf.0b013e31826ba0eb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrofacial dyskinesiaReview of literatureThird-generation fluoroquinoloneFourth-generation fluoroquinolone moxifloxacinFourth-generation fluoroquinolonesAcute bronchitisKidney functionFirst patientHepatorenal functionLiver functionMovement disordersInvoluntary movementsDyskinesiaFluoroquinolone moxifloxacinPatientsMoxifloxacinFacial musclesFluoroquinolonesAntibioticsSignificant reductionTreatmentFluoroquinolone antibioticsClonidineDiscontinuationBronchitisOnabotulinumtoxinA for Treatment of Focal Cancer Pain After Surgery and/or Radiation
Mittal S, Machado DG, Jabbari B. OnabotulinumtoxinA for Treatment of Focal Cancer Pain After Surgery and/or Radiation. Pain Medicine 2012, 13: 1029-1033. PMID: 22776097, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01437.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeCancer patientsCancer painLocal treatmentEffect of onabotulinumtoxinAPatient global assessmentAreas of surgeryFocal painMasseter injectionLocal surgeryPain reliefPain areaRepeat injectionsRepeat treatmentPainPatientsSecond injectionSignificant improvementOnabotulinumtoxinAGlobal assessmentSurgeryJaw musclesTreatmentInjectionReliefIpsilateral synkinesia involves the supplementary motor area
Salardini A, Narayanan NS, Arora J, Constable T, Jabbari B. Ipsilateral synkinesia involves the supplementary motor area. Neuroscience Letters 2012, 523: 135-138. PMID: 22759337, PMCID: PMC3836003, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.06.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaMotor areaInvoluntary coordinationFoot motor corticesHand motor taskMotor cortexMagnetic resonance imaging dataRare disorderInvoluntary movementsSynkinesiaVoluntary movementMotor tasksControl participantsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataPatientsImaging dataRhythmic tasksCentral roleCortex
2010
Botulinum Toxin A for Treatment of Allodynia of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Safarpour D, Salardini A, Richardson D, Jabbari B. Botulinum Toxin A for Treatment of Allodynia of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study. Pain Medicine 2010, 11: 1411-1414. PMID: 20609130, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex regional pain syndromeRegional pain syndromeBotulinum toxin APain syndromeToxin AOpen-label protocolPain Impact QuestionnairePlacebo-controlled protocolTreatment of allodyniaBrief Pain InventoryMcGill Pain QuestionnaireGlobal satisfaction scaleAllodynic areaAllodynic skinPain InventoryPain QuestionnaireImpact QuestionnaireSubcutaneous administrationPatientsSatisfaction ScaleAllodyniaPilot studySyndromeBoNTTreatment
2008
Sensory physiology assessed by evoked potentials in survivors of poliomyelitis
Prokhorenko OA, Vasconcelos OM, Lupu VD, Campbell WW, Jabbari B. Sensory physiology assessed by evoked potentials in survivors of poliomyelitis. Muscle & Nerve 2008, 38: 1266-1271. PMID: 18816600, DOI: 10.1002/mus.21093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAgedAged, 80 and overAtrophyBrainCohort StudiesDisability EvaluationDisease ProgressionElectric StimulationElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionPoliomyelitisPostpoliomyelitis SyndromeSensation DisordersSensory Receptor CellsSeverity of Illness IndexSpinal CordSurvivorsConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPolio survivorsLower limb SEPsPatches of atrophySurvivors of poliomyelitisUpper limb SEPsProportion of patientsAbnormal SEPsElectrographic findingsSensory lossMean ageSensory deficitsSpinal cordSensory abnormalitiesSensory impairmentPatientsSensory pathwaysSensory functionSEP studiesResonance imagingPoliomyelitisSurvivorsSensory problemsSEPsFurther studiesRelief of Intractable Pruritus After Administration of Botulinum Toxin A (Botox)
Salardini A, Richardson D, Jabbari B. Relief of Intractable Pruritus After Administration of Botulinum Toxin A (Botox). Clinical Neuropharmacology 2008, 31: 303-306. PMID: 18836352, DOI: 10.1097/wnf.0b013e3181672225.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Treatment of chronic low back pain with botulinum neurotoxins
Jabbari B. Treatment of chronic low back pain with botulinum neurotoxins. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2007, 11: 352-358. PMID: 17894925, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-007-0217-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow back painChronic low back painBack painParaspinal musclesRefractory chronic low back painRefractory low back painFlu-like reactionsSignificant pain reliefOpen-label studyPlacebo-controlled studyBotulinum toxin ALumbar erector spinaeBotulinum treatmentPain reliefTechniques of treatmentLumbar levelsToxin AErector spinaePainSide effectsTrigger pointsInjection siteTotal dosePatientsEarly responseDeep brain stimulation in Tourette's syndrome
Bajwa RJ, de Lotbinière AJ, King RA, Jabbari B, Quatrano S, Kunze K, Scahill L, Leckman JF. Deep brain stimulation in Tourette's syndrome. Movement Disorders 2007, 22: 1346-1350. PMID: 17580320, DOI: 10.1002/mds.21398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep brain stimulationBilateral deep brain stimulationTourette syndromeBrain stimulationIntractable Tourette syndromeProgressive neurological impairmentAdult patientsSevere ticsObsessive-compulsive disorderNeurological impairmentMotor ticsMedial partSyndromeHead jerkThalamusStimulationPatientsImpairmentGood effect
1993
Contrast agent overdose causing brain retention of contrast, seizures and parkinsonism.
May E, Ling G, Geyer C, Jabbari B. Contrast agent overdose causing brain retention of contrast, seizures and parkinsonism. Neurology 1993, 43: 836-8. PMID: 8469350, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.43.4.836.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1981
Paroxysmal, rhythmic lingual movements and chronic epilepsy.
Jabbari B, Coker S. Paroxysmal, rhythmic lingual movements and chronic epilepsy. Neurology 1981, 31: 1364-7. PMID: 7202144, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.31.10.1364.Peer-Reviewed Original Research