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after graduation from medical school,i did pediatric residency in Mitchigan-then did child neurology fellowship in University of Texas southwest at Dallas and Dallas children hospital
i also did neuro-oncology fellowship in UCSF,followed by pediatric neurology staff physician role in children hospital of Oakland
board certified in pediatrics,neurology with special qualifications in child neurology, sleep medine,vascular neurology and became a member of ASIPP
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Neurology
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211 Answers
25 Agrees
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
May not: If compression was very long standing return of sensation to normal may not occur.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Exercise: Resistive exercise like lifting weights, doing sit ups, bench press, etc--
if really weak after muscle break down, this is very gradual.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Difficult: Tonic seizures are harder to treat , if there is intractable epilepsy, but some of the usual meds work, like Dilantin or Keppra (levetiracetam) or new... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Mostly at 10 hz: In people who are susceptible to photosensitive seizures only 3%, abnormality on eeg usually appear at 10hz, meaning 10 flashes per second.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
The nose: Ent, ear nose and throat, otorhinolaryngologist
--if you remove the nose , rhino is left out.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Back pain braces: Back pain has plenty of causes, nerves, bones, facets, muscles, discs
treatment depends on cause..
There situation were a brace can help but we do n... Read More
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A 65-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Osa: Dirrent reasons from obstructive sleep apnea to poor sleep hygiene--a lot of other causes like fibromyalgia, ptsd
need more hx like how many night--h... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Yes,pigmentation?: Multiple causes depending about distribution, spread, etc'
need valuation.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Are you athletic?: There a lot of reason for low back pain in your age group, the most common are stress injury to lower lumbar vertebra---the key word is recurrent--nee... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Electrolytes: Alcohol have a lot of effects on every organ system--the issue you are describing is common but short lived, unexplained but theories are :--1/dehydra... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Dextromethorphan: Cough medicine should be used for only few days and only small amount------
only allergic reaction like hives or difficulty breathing or overuse with ... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Important history: You can be continuing to bleed-you need testing--you can infect others -tell your doctor.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
VYVANCE: One a day--long acting--comes in different doses.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Yes and yes: Ssri the most common meds for depression do not cause addition, like desire to achieve a high, neglect other activity, drug seeking...But if stopped a... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Paresthesia: Need to check for electrolyte abnormality, vitamin, nutritional status, allergy, neuropathy.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
No,i understand: Arthritis of your spine is a very common condition caused by a variety of causes, trauma, degeneration, other systemic condition--tramadol, Cymbalta (... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Life style modify: No caffeine or alcohol--add vitamins-relaxation techniques--need to be checked for diabetes--sleep hygiene--exercise.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Protect: Make sure child on his side, no hard object to cause trauma, breathing is good, call for help, see what is the medicines available.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
RELEASE PHENOMENA: The brain inhibit the babinski sign by controlling the lower neuron--when the corticospinal tract is injured(umnl)there is a release.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Sphenoid sinusitis: Most what is called sinus headache may not be related, unless there is discharge and localized pain oversinus
over the counter prescription like deco... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Yes: Being seizures free for 14 years is reassuring , but if your eeg still show epileptic discharges you are at risk--level of 3, 5 is low and will get lo... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Simple vs complex: Complex has some alteration of mental state, the person is not completely aware
simple can be motor movements or sensory experience with full alertne... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Scarry: You feel the person may die, or injure himself, but that may not happen if you are a good witness
you job is to protect that person from injury.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Yes: Grand mal is another name for tonic clonic which has 2 phases in succession stiffening and jerking
trashing and kicking is not a good description, be... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Fears of tumours: You need to know all the different causes of headaches---then if you feel there is pressure in the head still could be a variety of causes other than ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Neuropathy: From entrapment of the nerve or generalized nerve damage from hundred causes--
low potassium, anxiety, hyperventilation, tight wrist bands all cause f... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Diagnostic/therapy: 2 kinds of injection with 2 different goals---either you put steroid, lidocaine, bupivacaine in the facet joint or just block or num the nerves to the... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Several: Taenia--toxoplasma, trichinella and a lot others like hook worm, round worm.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Yes: One of the most common causes of seizures in migrant workers, when the larva enter the brain, but is not dead--to understand it you have to see the li... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Thrombocytosis: You really need to work with your hematologist--depending how high platelets, genetic factors, your bone marrow tretment low dose aspirin, hydroxyurea... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Seroquel (quetiapine) low dose: Snri affect rem sleep--you may have been sleep deprived--you are more aware of your dreams than before--need to adjust dose?Ask your psych doc.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Hypomagnesemia: Some people get problems with magnesium absorption in small bowel or you may be on diuretics or have malabsorption--so you could measure magnesium in ... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
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Could be significant: Your presenting syptom is not described in detail---how frequent?How long it last?Does the same happen after you sleep or bend over?---the question ha... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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No: Could be brain or peripheral nerves--need good exam and testing--
is it intermittent or continous?How long it last?Previous injury?Compression to the ... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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See your doctor: Is it burning just the skin ---can you move the joint lying down---fever, tenderness on pressure, swelling, how long, what other joints, a lot of othe... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Not that common: Rotator cuff tear , really cause inability to move the arm up, not just pain--more common inflamation of the tendons called tendinitis--get an exam.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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In some cases: Stuttering is individual--from different causes anxiety, tourette, speech and language disorder developmental, trauma, stroke, tumours--each may have ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Not very frequent: Cervical myelopathy means the discs are compressing the spinal cord, causing spinal cord dysfunction, no just pain, they have to have weakness in ther... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Evaluation: Common causes depending on distribution are low potassium, nerve compression, diabetic neuropathy, anxiety, multiple sclerosis
so you see can be trea... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Yes,start with pcp: Muscle twitch can be a tic, myoclonus, myokymia, fasciculations or muscle spasms each has brief rare occurence usually insignificant--frequent but sh... Read More
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Hypertension: Hypertension need treatment, because it is serious--can cause stroke, kidney damage, overload the heart
regardless pre-existing and white coat or any... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Post concussion: Post concussion have a lot of symptoms headache, dizziness, nausea, inattention, memory loss, etc
dry mouth is not one of them.
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Recurrent: Some localized rythmic muscle movement, or sensory like numbness and tingling recurrent same location.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Gradual practice: Cooling, hydration, electrolyte replenish---
when in hot humid weather, slow warming with all precaution, get your body accustomed.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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L5 radiculopathy: It seems you already got some imaging because you say slipped disc l5-s1--you need examination, then possibly EMG to confirm--you could get epidural i... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Only peds rheumatolo: Psoriasis affect 2-4% of adults, psoriatic arthritis affect 30% of those
a 20 month old child with psoriatic arthritis is very rare--arthritis in c... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Simple partial seizure- fuzzy feeling in head. pressure in nose, teeth and neck pain can last hours?
Dr. Gamal Boutrosanswered
Neurology 41 years experience
Unlikely: Most simple partial seizures are shorter duration just few minutes--they are like aura to other seizures--most simple seizures are unlateral, meaning ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Neurology 41 years experience
Rectally: This gel is Valium used rectally to stop prolonged seizures.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Repetitiv strain rsi: Repetitive strain injury is an overuse syndrome---also tendinitis can give similar symptoms.
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Feb 28, 2013
Consider yourself fortunate to have such a doctor caring for you. He is exceptional.
Jan 12, 2013
Great answers!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Boutros is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank You! I have partial, complex, "strobe light"AND adult absence seizures! Im ONLY taking 400 mgs of Lamictal? Is there a Minimum/Maximum doses?! JW
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have numbness in half my face, legs and right arm/neck. This is helpful
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im 20 it kinda feels like they being sraped on the inside of the bone. its eased a lil bit when i sit or lay down
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Graduated 1980MD
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Johnson City, TN - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Johnson City, TN - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Johnson City, TN - Winter
2013
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