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Author = Banaei, Neda
Number of Articles: 2
Treatment Insights from Long COVID Syndrome Emerging as Neuropsychiatric Exacerbations in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatment Insights from Long COVID Syndrome Emerging as Neuropsychiatric Exacerbations in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Volume 7, Issue 27, Autumn 2022, Pages 27-33

https://doi.org/10.22034/pmj.2022.700903

Neda Banaei, Mahnaz Saremi, Mona Akbari-Ahmadabadi

Abstract Even if the symptoms during the acute phase are minimal, COVID-19 not only results in severe respiratory problems but also long-term consequences. Significant long-term consequences are now being identified as neurological and neuropsychiatric problems. The onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms brought on by a lengthy COVID might be challenging to detect and treat in patients with behavioral problems, such as those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In this article, we describe three instances of ASD that showed a substantial worsening of neuropsychiatric symptoms after exposure to COVID-19 and subsequent difficulties controlling the post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms. The therapy intended to target COVID-19-induced immune reaction was delayed because Case 1 caught SARS-CoV-2 in the early phases of the epidemic. Case 2 had a verified COVID-19 exposure but showed no symptoms during the acute phase, however, she later had severe neuropsychiatric symptoms. Case 3 had a challenging course, in part because of underlying immunological dysregulation and the past use of many immunomodulating drugs. Significant variations in peripheral blood monocytes' generation of inflammatory and counter-regulatory cytokines were seen in cases 1 and 3, for which serial blood samples were taken. The instances discussed here show how COVID-19 has a significant impact on neuropsychiatric symptoms in ASD patients as well as how challenging it is to treat long-term COVID side effects.

Personalized Medicine-based Microbiology Management of Infectious Diseases

Personalized Medicine-based Microbiology Management of Infectious Diseases

Volume 7, Issue 26, Summer 2022, Pages 24-29

https://doi.org/10.22034/pmj.2022.696998

Nasim Fattahi, Neda Banaei, Naz Tavakoli Lahijani, Ali Rashmanlou, Mahnaz Saremi

Abstract The current study identified pathogenic variables associated with increased mortality risk in infectious diseases using predictive analysis and a combination of genotypic, phenotypic, and medical data. The quick nucleic acid-based clinical assessment might affect the spread of hospital-acquired illnesses, and we think that such life-saving operations should be carried out closer to the individual, preferably in 24/7 medical facilities' specialized labs. Personalized medicine notions are relevant in infections for the (rapid) characterization of a disease-causing microbial community and perseverance of its antibiotic susceptibility characteristic to guide a suitable antibiotic therapy for the proper care of the individual. Personalized medicine aims to interrogate a patient's genetic data, and pharmacodynamics polymorphisms, and guide drug options and dosage. This work demonstrates the potential use of fundamental genetic analysis in treating infectious diseases and theoretically justifies the value of customized therapy