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Samia Ben Sassi
Affiliation : Tunis University · National Institute of Neurology Mongi-Ben Hamida · Faculté de médecine de Tunis · Tunis El Manar University
- 163Publications (affiliation in Tunisia)
- 199Total publications
- 2067Citations
- 22h-index
Research profile
Samia Ben Sassi has 163 indexed publications (2021–2026). Their work appears mainly in “Revue Neurologique”, “Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders” and “Movement Disorders”. Their most cited article, “RAB32 Ser71Arg in autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease: linkage, association, and functional analyses” (2024), has been cited 114 times. 65 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Iran, Ireland, France.
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- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
Publications (163)
- Availability and affordability of therapies and services of multiple sclerosis in Africa: A continent-wide survey
- Complementarity of Long‐Reads and Optical Mapping in Parkinson's Disease for Structural Variants
- Impact of Mediterranean diet adherence on quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis: A prospective study
- Seeking Traditional Health Practitioners and Use of Complementary/Alternative Medicines in the Management of Movement Disorders in Africa: A Multicenter Continental Study
- Primary headache disorders susceptibility is associated with fasting-related headache: evidence from a multinational study across 14 countries
- Early methylprednisolone response predicts long-term disability in NMOSD: A Tunisian cohort study
- The Age at Onset of LRRK2 p. Gly2019Ser Parkinson's Disease Across Ancestries and Countries of Origin
- AB-392. Myasthenia Gravis: Factors associated with altered quality of life in a Tunisian cohort
- PO 92 Acute-Onset Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Mimicking Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Clinical and Electrophysiological Insights
- PO 93 Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: clinical spectrum, electrophysiological features, and treatment outcomes in a Tunisian cohort
- NMOSD et MOGAD : rôle des biomarqueurs immunobiologiques dans la prédiction pronostique
- Un lymphome à grandes cellules B révélé par une méningomyélite : à propos d’un cas clinique
- Syndrome de Stiff-Person : étude épidémio-clinique sur une population tunisienne
- Profil clinique et pronostic fonctionnel de la Neuro-Behçet : étude monocentrique sur 37 patients
- Étude comparative des scores SEDAN et Iscore dans le pronostic après thrombolyse intra-veineuse
- Intérêt pronostique des biomarqueurs inflammatoires après thrombolyse intraveineuse d’accidents ischémiques cérébraux : étude rétrospective
- Impact du délai thérapeutique sur la récupération visuelle dans la névrite optique à anti-MOG dans une série tunisienne
- Myofibrillar myopathy type 8 mimicking a Limb-Girdle Muscle Dystrophy: the first Tunisian case report.
- Parkinson's through a cultural lens: Diversity in disease expression and care
- Étude des expositions aux agents nocifs chez les travailleurs atteints de sclérose en plaques
- Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Across the Middle East and North Africa (2021–2023): Results from the SITS-MENA Registry
- Repeat expansions in Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism across ancestries: insights from a global genetic cohort
- High risk of hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia in myasthenia gravis patients with type I IFN autoantibodies
- GCH1 genetic variation as a prognostic factor in Parkinson’s disease across populations
- Vitamin B12 deficiency in NMOSD and MOGAD: prevalence and impact on disability
- Autoimmune Comorbidities in NMOSD and MOGAD: A Comparative Study
- Vitamin B12 deficiency in NMOSD and MOGAD: prevalence and impact on disability
- Prognostic Factors of Disability in NMOSD and MOGAD from a North African Cohort
- Parkinson's Disease due to LRRK2 p.G2019S in a Nigerian Family with Markedly Reduced Penetrance
- Epstein–Barr virus shapes intrathecal Th1/Th17 immunity and parenchymal involvement in neuro-Behçet’s disease
- Rare but Relevant? Assessing Variants in Dystonia‐Linked Genes in Parkinson's Disease
- Anti-HMGCR myopathy: a first case report from North Africa and literature insights
- Genetic association study between rs2234253 (p.T96K) variant of TREM2 and Alzheimer’s disease in a Tunisian population
- The age at onset of LRRK2 p.Gly2019Ser Parkinson’s disease across ancestries and countries of origin
- Chorea associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in adults: a case report and review of literature
- Aspects radiologiques de la carence en vitamine B12
- Clinical Features of Families with a Novel Pathogenic Mutation in Sepiapterin Reductase
- 135 Assessment of fatigue in workers with multiple sclerosis
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome After COVID19 Vaccination: A Single-Center Study in Tunisia and 1 Year Follow-Up
- Adaptive immune cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of neuroinflammatory disorders: The control of cytokine production
- Complementarity of long-read sequencing and optical genome mapping in Parkinson’s disease
- Asymmetric Parietal Cortical Atrophy in a Patient with RAB39B ‐Associated Parkinsonism
- Cortical blindness: a rare feature of seropositive neuromyelitis optica
- Fetal posterior cerebral artery infarction due to carotid dissection: a case report
- Acute Parkinsonism Following COVID-19 Infection Revealing Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis: A Case Report And Review Of Literature
- Diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement with optic nerve involvement in a patient with intracranial hypertension as the inaugural symptom of neurosarcoidosis
- RAB32 Ser71Arg in autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease: linkage, association, and functional analyses
- Increased IL-22 in cerebrospinal fluid of neuro-behçet’s disease patients
- The AfrAbia+plus Parkinson's Disease Genomic Consortium
- The Evolution of Genetic Variability at the LRRK2 Locus
- A Pathogenic Variant in Rab32 Causes Autosomal Dominant Parkinson's Disease and Activates LRRK2 Kinase
- Cerebral large vessels vasculitis following Guillain-Barré syndrome as first clinical manifestations of primary Sjogren's syndrome: A case based – Review
- The Genetic Architecture of Parkinson's Disease in the AfrAbia Population: Current State and Future Perspectives
- Profile of Cytokines and T Cell Subsets Transcription Factors in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Viral Encephalitis
- 114. Prognosis Predictors in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Tunisian Cohort Study
- Genetic Modifiers of LRRK2 Parkinson's Disease: A Replication Study in Arab‐Berbers
- The evolution of genetic variability at the LRRK2 locus
- Myopathies inflammatoires idiopathiques : apport de la biopsie neuromusculaire
- Sclérose en plaques à début tardif : facteurs associés à une progression rapide du handicap et intérêt du Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score
- Syndrome de CLIPPERS : à propos de 3 cas
- Troubles du sommeil dans la maladie de Parkinson : lien avec la sévérité de la maladie et les autres signes non-moteurs
- Anti‐Ri‐antibodies associated paraneoplastic myelopathy revealing a woman's breast cancer: A case report
- A rare presentation of stiff-person syndrome with a nonspecific focal myositis: A case report
- 116. Late-onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: Clinical, Radiological Features and Prognostic Factors
- 158. The Impact of Natalizumab on Neuropsychological Function in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
- Interaction of Mitochondrial Polygenic Score and Lifestyle Factors in LRRK2 p. Gly2019Ser Parkinsonism
- Challenges of Parkinson's disease GWASs in African people
- Diffuse cerebral edema with leukoencephalopathy revealing systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of literature
- Sexual dysfunction and motor disability in Parkinson’s disease: any link?
- The Gaps and Prospects of Movement Disorders Education and Research in Africa: A Continental Survey
- Interaction of mitochondrial polygenic score and environmental factors in LRRK2 p.Gly2019Ser parkinsonism
- Genetic heterogeneity within a consanguineous family involving TTPA and SETX genes
- Toxic encephalopathy after an overdose of cocaine : a case serie
- N°214 - Clinical and electrophysiological markers of seropositive versus seronegative myasthenia gravis: A Tunisian cohort of 75 patients
- Juvenile Dermatomyositis Without Skin Lesions in an Antinuclear Matrix Protein 2 Antibody Seropositive Pediatric Case
- Cerebral large vessels vasculitis following Guillain-Barré syndrome as first clinical manifestations of primary Sjogren’s syndrome : a case report and review of the literature
- Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical, Radiological Features of Seropositive Patients
- Factors Associated with Fatigue in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in a Tunisian Cohort
- Factors Associated with Altered Quality of Life in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in a Tunisian Cohort
- Factors Associated with Neuropathic Pain in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in a Tunisian Cohort
- Spinal cord ischemia in beta thalassemia major
- Neurosarcoidosis: Clinical aspects and diagnostic challenges
- Neurological manifestations of creatine transporter deficiency: Two case reports
- Myoclonus status revealing COVID 19 infection
- B Cells Specific CpG Induces High IL-10 and IL-6 Expression In Vitro in Neuro-Behçet’s Disease
- Increased T-bet/GATA-3 and ROR-γt /Foxp3 Ratios in Cerebrospinal Fluid as Potential Criteria for Definite Neuro-Behçet’s Disease
- Atypical anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis associated with varicella zoster virus infection
- A Tunisian patient with CLCN2 ‐related leukoencephalopathy
- Étude d’association entre les polymorphismes des gènes ApoE et TREM2 et la maladie d’Alzheimer dans une population tunisienne
- Encéphalopathies de Gayet–Wernicke : étude d’une cohorte tunisienne de 20 patients
- Extending brainstem and capsule-thalamic lesions in a patient with parenchymal neuro-Behçet disease
- Letter to editor response: Why myoclonus is linked to COVID19 infection, not to anti-COVID 19 vaccine
- Moya-Moya like vasculitis secondary to sarcoidosis: a rare case report of concomitant ischemic infracts and sub-arachnoid hemorrhage
- Availability of Therapies and Services for Parkinson's Disease in Africa: A Continent‐Wide Survey
- Myasthenia gravis and COVID‐19: A case series and comparison with literature
- Impacts of Iron Metabolism Dysregulation on Alzheimer’s Disease
- Differential Gene Expression Patterns in Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuro-Behçet Disease
- Acquired pial arteriovenous fistula secondary to cerebral cortical vein thrombosis: A case report and review of the literature
- Neuromyelitis optica and concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report
- Une ataxie aiguë révélant une thrombose veineuse cérébrale : à propos de 2 cas
Publication venues
- Revue Neurologique × 15
- Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders × 11
- Movement Disorders × 6
- medRxiv × 5
- Clinical Neurophysiology × 4
- The Lancet Neurology × 3
Publications per year
- 202630
- 202516
- 202419
- 202318
- 202210
- 20217
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Hôpital La Rabta · Institut Pasteur de Tunis · Hôpital Charles-Nicolle · Military Hospital of Tunis · University of Sfax
Co-authors’ countries : Iran · Ireland · France
Co-authors
- Fatma Nabli
- Zakaria Saied
- Rania Zouari
- Dina Ben Mohamed
- Amine Rachdi
- Fayçal Hentati
- Samir Belal
- Mourad Zouari
- Fayçel Hentati
- Rim Amouri
- Cyrine Jeridi
- Oumayma Ben Othman
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