Amal Alkhotani

Consultant, Neurology

First Clinic

12 Years of Experience

Languages:

Arabic
English

Education

1997 Medical School

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Fellowships

2010 Fellowship

Canadian Fellowship of EEG and Epilepsy

Membership

American Academy of Neurology
American Epilepsy Society

Publications

Alkhotani. General practitioners and their perception of epilepsy care in the Mecca region Of Saudi Arabia. Global Journal For Research Analysis.2020:9(1)
Alkhotani A, Abualula H, Almatrafi Y, Ghoniem S, Alkhotani A. Efficacy and tolerability of Lacosamide for focal epileptic patients: Study from epilepsy clinic in Makkah. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2020
Alkhotani A, Alrishi N, Alharthi M, Alzahrani W. Rivaroxaban-associated intracranial hemorrhage in Saudi atrial fibrillation patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020;99(48):e23316
Alkhotani A, Siddiqui MI, Almuntashri F, Baothman R. The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on seizure control and self-reported stress on patient with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2020;112:107323
Alfaqih K, Bamahfouz A, Adraj R, Alkhoutani E, Alkhotani A, Alharbi E. Atypical Ocular Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis and Side Effects of Drugs: A Review. EC Microbiology. 2020;16(2):01-7.
Alkhotani AM, Almalki WM, Alkhotani AM, Turkistani MA. Makkah female teachers' knowledge of seizure first aid. Epilepsy Behav. 2019;98(Pt A):10-3.
Alkhotani A. Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Secondary to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Case Rep Neurol. 2019;11(3):295-8.
Attia SMA, Bahakeem YH, Naz L, Hussain Z, Maia GH, Kalakatawi MH, et al. PREMENSTRUAL ESTRADIOL LEVELS IN FEMALE PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE AND POST-ISCHEMIC STROKE EPILEPSY.
Alkhotani A, Alrishi N, Alhalabi MS, Hamid T. Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis of Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. Case Rep Neurol. 2016;8(1):87-91.
Fahid Almalki, Amal Alkhotani. Nervous system and rheumatology. Skills in Rheumatology. 2016:167-182
Alkhotani A. Neuropsychiatric lupus. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013;13(1):19-25.
Alkhotani A. Hoffmann’s syndrome a presenting manifestation of hypothyroidism. J Clin Case Rep. 2013;3(279):2.
Alkhotani A, McLachlan RS. Levetiracetam induced angioedema in a patient with previous anticonvulsant hypersensitivity reaction to phenytoin and lamotrigine. Seizure. 2012;21(5):407-8.
Amal A. Approach to Patients with SLE Presenting with Neurological Findings. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. 2012:337.
Al-Khotani A, Parrent A, Jenkins M, Burneo J. Decompressive craniectomy in stroke. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2010;37(6):868-9.
Bussiere M, Al-Khotani A, Steckley JL, Nicolle M, Nicolle D. Paraneoplastic downbeat nystagmus. Can J Ophthalmol. 2008;43(2):243-5.
Brohi H, Saeed A, Amri A, Shams O, Ziad E, Jundi A, et al. glue sniffing neuropathy and review of literature. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS). 2013;8(1):8-11.
Gofton TE, Al-Khotani A, O'Farrell B, Ang LC, McLachlan RS. Mefloquine in the treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011;82(4):452-5.
Aljishi RH, Almatrafi RJ, Alzayer ZA, Alkhamis BA, Yaseen EE, Alkhotani AM. Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus. 2021;13(12):e20792.
Alkhotani AM. Teachers and Epilepsy in Saudi Arabia: Gaps in Knowledge and Potential Roles. Int J Gen Med. 2022;15:795-801
Alkhotani AM, Alkhotani AM. Epilepsy Stigma Among University Students in Makkah: A Cross-Sectional Study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2022;18:1047-56
Almuntashri F, Binyaseen K, Alkhotani A. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in Patients With Crohn's Disease on Infliximab Therapy. Cureus. 2021;13(10):e19041.
Makkawi S, AlHarbi FA, Alsulaimani N, Brashi R, Melebary R, Aljabri S, et al. The Relationship Between Smoking and Multiple Sclerosis Severity in Saudi Arabia. Cureus. 2022;14(4):e24181.
Samkari ET, Alkhotani AM, Siddiqui MI. Impact of COVID-19 on the rate of stroke cases at a tertiary hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2021;26(2):158-62.
Alkhotani AM, AlSindi TS, Alqurashi AA, Masarit RM, Gazzaz RT, Saggat RZ, et al. Public awareness of the neurological manifestation of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2022;27(1):10-5.