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Sonia M Najjar

Professor, Ohio University
Verified email at ohio.edu
Cited by 12385

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation and psychiatric illness

S Najjar, DM Pearlman, K Alper, A Najjar… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Multiple lines of evidence support the pathogenic role of neuroinflammation in psychiatric
illness. While systemic autoimmune diseases are well-documented causes of neuropsychiatric …

Glia and epilepsy: excitability and inflammation

O Devinsky, A Vezzani, S Najjar, NC De Lanerolle… - Trends in …, 2013 - cell.com
Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent spontaneous seizures due to hyperexcitability and
hypersynchrony of brain neurons. Current theories of pathophysiology stress neuronal …

[HTML][HTML] Central nervous system complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: integrative concepts of pathophysiology and case reports

S Najjar, A Najjar, DJ Chong, BK Pramanik… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious pandemic caused by a novel
coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It …

Autoimmune psychosis: an international consensus on an approach to the diagnosis and management of psychosis of suspected autoimmune origin

…, M Otto, DA Brown, A Vincent, S Najjar… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
There is increasing recognition in the neurological and psychiatric literature of patients with
so-called isolated psychotic presentations (ie, with no, or minimal, neurological features) …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation and white matter pathology in schizophrenia: systematic review

S Najjar, DM Pearlman - Schizophrenia research, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Neuroinflammation and white matter pathology have each been independently
associated with schizophrenia, and experimental studies have revealed mechanisms by …

Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

…, SL Kardia, AC Morrison, D Hernandez, S Najjar… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Blood pressure is a heritable trait 1 influenced by several biological pathways and responsive
to environmental stimuli. Over one billion people worldwide have hypertension (≥140 mm …

Use of carotid ultrasound to identify subclinical vascular disease and evaluate cardiovascular disease risk: a consensus statement from the American Society of …

…, E Lonn, CB Kendall, ER Mohler, SS Najjar… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
… ARDMS and CCI recognize ASE’s certificates and have agreed to honor the credit hours
toward their registry requirements for sonographers. The American Society of …

Cerebrovascular complications of COVID-19

…, M Gribko, SV Pacia, RI Kuzniecky, S Najjar, S Azhar - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) evolved quickly into a
global pandemic with myriad systemic complications, including stroke. We report the largest …

[HTML][HTML] Neurovascular unit dysfunction with blood-brain barrier hyperpermeability contributes to major depressive disorder: a review of clinical and experimental …

S Najjar, DM Pearlman, O Devinsky, A Najjar… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
About one-third of people with major depressive disorder (MDD) fail at least two antidepressant
drug trials at 1 year. Together with clinical and experimental evidence indicating that the …

Aortic pulse wave velocity improves cardiovascular event prediction: an individual participant meta-analysis of prospective observational data from 17,635 subjects

…, S Laurent, J Maldonado, GF Mitchell, SS Najjar… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Objectives : The goal of this study was to determine whether aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV)
improves prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events beyond conventional risk …