Naseem Akhtar Qureshi's scientific contributions

... But it does not mean that other speech disorders as mentioned in earlier paragraphs are not obstacles to speech. In fact, A.A. Alhabeeb, A.M. Aldossari, and N.A. Qureshi [Alhabeeb, Aldossari, Qureshi, 2021] posit that speech fluency disorder can be burdensome, full of complexities, and neurological in nature. Similarly, P. Madaan et al. [Autism, epiletpsy …, 2020] state that autism can be complex in that there exists some form of relationship between autism, epilepsy, and developmental regression. ...

... At present, DS is considered as a "multifactorial" disorder characterized by genetic and neural abnormalities (e.g., Alm, 2004;Drayna and Kang, 2011;Craig-McQuaide et al., 2014;Barnes et al., 2016;Etchell et al., 2018;Benito-Aragon et al., 2020;Busan, 2020;Chang and Guenther, 2020). In this context, even if various ways of intervention may be proposed, a "crucial" solution is still not available (e.g., Brignell et al., 2020;Connery et al., 2020; see also Qureshi et al., 2021). Considering that stuttering may be viewed as a "motor timing disorder" (e.g., Etchell et al., 2014; see also Chang et al., 2016), dysfluencies are usually improved when people who stutter are facing with external "cues" (such as choral speech, the use of a metronome, and altered auditory feedback) (e.g., Foundas et al., 2004;Etchell et al., 2014;Park and Logan, 2015) inducing a change in the spontaneous rhythm of speech. ...

... These steps were taken in many countries affected by COVID-19 to control human-to-human transmission [1,4,7]. From mental health (MH) perspectives, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated preventive measures including social isolation have caused increasingly severe stress on people worldwide, leading to a MH crisis and suicide epidemic [1,8,9]. Additionally, epidemics and pandemics of fatal viral infections including COVID-19 are associated with overwhelming acute and longterm psychological stress, leading to diverse mental illnesses and medical diseases [8,10]. ...

... But the factors that protect an individual from acting on suicidal urges have little been studied. This is even though the lower rates of suicides have mainly been attributed to the protective influence of religion and family [7][8][9] . Research has shown that patients who struggle with their suicidal urges have reasons that help them in protection from acting on their suicidal thoughts. ...

... Mental health literacy is positively correlated with perceived social support, which is a common mediating variable in psychological research and plays an important protective role for individuals' mental health; studies have found that individuals with lower perceived social support are more likely to experience physical and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression and thus have better levels of mental health literacy [35,36]. Although this survey has had a stimulating effect on mental health literacy, the results suggest that there is still a need for a range of activities to improve mental health literacy in the population [37]. At the same time, the positive correlation between perceived social support and subjective well-being is consistent with the findings of Liu et al. [38] study on university students, which found that young and middle-aged people who obtain support from family, friends and other social sources have a greater sense of well-being, and individuals with higher perceived social support are usually able to navigate life more positively, set clear goals, and enhance their subjective well-being. ...

... According to prestigious authors, the optimal cut-off value of a tumor size which will enable to predict the risk of a lymph node metastasis (LNM) in a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma were the following: Nowadays, thanks to the publication of three important researches focusing on the percentage of biological risk factors due to the non-occult tumors of very small size, the cut-off has dropped to 0.3 cm [30][31][32][33][34]. ...

... Results: All three patients were admitted to the hospital with manifestations of HG and WE and one of them showed additional features of Korsakoff syndrome. One patient developed intractable Salahuddin et al.; JAMMR, 30(4): 1-11, 2019; Article no.JAMMR.50190 2 hyponatremia and central pontine myelinolysis. ...

... Other popular treatments include manual therapy and dry cupping. Numerous studies have compared the effectiveness of each treatment in short-term relief of myofascial pain (38)(39)(40)(41)(42). An additional therapeutic alternative is acupuncture; in the scientific literature many authors have highlighted the effectiveness of this treatment in patients with myofascial pain syndrome (43,44). ...

... Each of these acupoints holds significance as it corresponds to a distinct organ of the human body or physiological function within it. Stimulating acupoints is thought to help balance the body's energy, relieve pain, and treat various health conditions [73][74][75]. Acupoint selection and stimulation are fundamental principles in acupuncture treatment. ...