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Dr. Aziz Shaibani
Dr. Aziz Shaibani

 

+ Book Chapters

  1. Shaibani A, Sabbagh M, Khan B., Human crying, chapter 15 in. Adult Crying, Brunner-Routledge, 2001.
  2. Shaibani A., Harati Y., Inflammatory myopathies, chapter 16 in: Neuroimmunology for the clinician, Butterworth-Heinmann, 1997.
  3. Harati Y., Shaibani A. Inherited Autonomic Neuropathies, chapter 49 in: Primer on the Autonomic nervous System, Academic press, 1996.
  4. Shaibani A, Harati, Y. Amyloidotic Autonomic Failure, chapter 50 in: Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System, Academic press, 1996.

+ Journal articles

  1. H Mendez-Figueroa, OA Shchelochkov, A Shaibani, K Aagaard-Tillery and MS Shinawi; Clinical and biochemical improvement of very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in pregnancy; Journal of Perinatology (2010) 30, 558–562
  2. Nicola Brunetti-Pierri, Aziz Shaibani, Shulin Zhang, Lee-Jun Wong, Marwan Shinawi; Progressive Myopathy With Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis; ARCH NEUROL/VOL 66 (NO. 12), DEC 2009, PP 1576-1577
  3. Aziz Shaibani, MD, et al. Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Due to Mutations in RRM2B. Arch Neuro, vol 66(no 8), Aug 2009.
  4. Aziz Shaibani, MD, Duaa Jabari, MD. Treatment of Autonomic Neuropathy. Medlink Neurology, an online resource for neurology. Aug 2009.
  5. Aziz Shaibani, MD, Duaa jabari, MD. Asymptomatic HyperCKemia, Medlink Neurology. Medlink Neurology, October, 2009
  6. Shchelochkow O, Wong L N, Shaibani A, Shinawi M. Atypical presentation of VLCAD deficiency associated with a novel ACADLV splicing mutation. Muscle & Nerve 39:374-389, 2009.
  7. Aziz Shaibani, MD,Lacosamide in painful diabetic neuropathy: an 18-week double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
    Shaibani A, Fares S, Selam JL, Arslanian A, Simpson J, Sen D, Bongardt S.
    J Pain. 2009 Aug;10(8):818-28. Epub 2009 May 5.
  8. Aziz Shaibani, MD, et al, Long-term oral lacosamide in painful diabetic neuropathy: A two-year open-label extension trial, European Journal of Pain, 10 July 2008.
  9. Pankaj Sajita, Aziz Shaibani. Diabetic Amyotrophy. Medlink Neurology. Louis Weimer. 2007.
  10. Ahmad Beydoun, Margaret Hopwood, Ying Wan, Aziz Shaibani, Jennifer Mazzola. Oxcarbazepine in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Results of a Dose-Ranging Study. Scandinavian Neurologica 2006, 113: 395-404, 2006.
  11. Zeyu Xiong, Aziz Shaibani, Yiping Li, Sheng Zhang, Bernard Ng, Yu Yang, Hong Wang, Xiao-Feng Yang. Alternative Splicing Factor ASF/SF2 is Downregulated in Inflamed Muscle. Xiong Z, Shaibani A, Li Y-P, Yan Y, Zhang S, Yang Y, Yang F, Wang H, Yang X-F. The expression of alternative splicing factor ASF/SF2 is downregulated in inflamed muscle. J Clin Pathol 59: 855-861, 2006.
  12. Richard Rauk, MD, Aziz Shaibani, MD, Victor Biton, MD, Lusiana Loman, MD, Jeff Simpson, PhD, Brigette Koch, PhD. Lacosamide in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a phase II double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Clinical Journal of pain. 23(2):150-158, 2007
  13. Shaibani A, When to suspect Amyotrophy in Diabetes patients: Expert opinion, Practical neurology, January 2005, 76-77
  14. Invited book review, Textbook of Diabetic Neuropathy, Gries FA. et all, The Lancet Neurology Vol.2, Oct. 2003, GUS.
  15. Shaibani A, Sabbagh Marwan. Pseudoneurological syndromes: recognition and diagnosis. American Family Physician; 57:2485-92, 1998.
  16. Harati Y., Gooch C., Shaibani A. Moving toes and myoclonus associated with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP). Muscle & Nerve; 20:881-83, 1997.
  17. Athni S, Shaibani A, Ashizawa T. Anticipation and myotonic dystrophy: Diagnostic and prognostic implications. Resident and Staff Physician 42:57-63, 1996.
  18. Safi H, Iliopoulos DC, Gopinath SP, Hess KR, Asimacopoulos PJ, Bartoli S, Raskin SA, Shaibani A, Leveque M, and Yawn DH. Retrograde cerebral perfusion during profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest in pigs. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery; 59:1107-12, 1995.
  19. Shaibani A, et al. Laughter and Crying in neurologic disorders. Journal of Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology, 7:243-250, 1994.

+ Abstracts and Posters

  1. Safi H, Iliopoulos DC, Gopinath SP, Hess KR, Asimacopoulos PJ, Bartoli S, Raskin SA, Shaibani A, Leveque M, and Yawn DH. Retrograde cerebral perfusion during profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest in pigs. Conference on CNS dysfunction after cardiac surgery: defining the problem, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 10-11, 1994
  2. Harati Y., Shaibani A. IVIG and aseptic meningitis, “letters and corrections”, Annals of Internal Medicine, L94-537, Feb.15, 1995.
  3. Pleitez M., Harati Y., Shaibani A., R.Harper, Foix-Alajounine presenting as peripheral neuropathy, poster, 47th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, May 6-13,1995.
  4. Harati Y., Gooch C., Shaibani A. Moving toes and myoclonus associated with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP). Poster; Peripheral nerve society annual meeting, Antalya, Turkey, October 6-9, 1995.
  5. Shaibani A, Harati Y. Lysosomal glycogenosis with high acid maltase activity, Abstract, Journal of child neurology, II, 2: 148-149, 1996.
  6. Shaibani A., Harati Y., CTG repeat expansion is not the only determinant of pathology in myotonic dystrophy. ANA annual meeting, Miami, Florida, Nov. 1996.
  7. Shaibani A, Harati Y, et al. Miyoshi myopathy with vacuoles. Poster, 49th meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA, April 1997.
  8. Khan A, Khan B, Shaibani A. Focal TB Myositis complicating Corticosteroid therapy for Dermatomyositis, Journal of Child Neurology/volume15, Number3, March 2000.
  9. Khan B, Khan A, Shaibani A. Focal Myositis, Journal of Child Neurology/volume15, Number3, March 2000.
  10. Shaibani A, Hall A. Giant cell polymyositis, Myasthenia gravis, And Thymoma, Journal of Child Neurology/volume15, Number3, March 2000.
  11. Shaibani A, Slowly Progressive extremities Weakness in an HIV-Positive Patient, Journal of Child Neurology/volume 19, Number 3 March 2004.
  12. Z.F. Cheema, S. Khan, S. Shahkhan, N. Punay, Oklahoma City, OK; A Shaibani, Houston, TX. Hirayama’s Disease: Motor Neuron Disease or Subtle Cervical Cord Dysfunction? Journal of Child Neurology/volume 19, Number 3 March 2004.
  13. Z. Elchami, A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. Three Patients with Numbness of the Feet. Journal of Child Neurology/volume 19, Number 3 March 2004.
  14. A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. Randomized, double-blind, placebo trial to investigate the safety and efficacy SPM927 in painful diabetic neuropathy. 56th annual meeting, AAN, May 2004, San Francisco.
  15. A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. An open-label follow-on trial to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of oral Lacosamide (SPM927) in subjects with diabetic neuropathy. ID# 138761. 11th World Congress on Pain, August 2005, Sydney, Australia.
  16. A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. The safety and efficacy of Lacosamide (SPM927) in the long term treatment of diabetic neuropathy pain. 8th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain, San Francisco, November 2005.
  17. A. Shaibani. A multi-center, open-label trial to assess the safety and efficacy of Lacosamide in the Long-term treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain, Aziz Shaibani, P04.008, AAN 58th annual meeting 2006, San Diego, CA.
  18. A. Shaibani. A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial to assess the efficacy and safety of SPM 927 (200, 400, and 600 mg/day) in subjects with painful distal diabetic neuropathy, Aziz Shaibani for the SP768 Study Group, session 774, APS 25th Annual Scientific meeting, 2006 San Antonio, Texas.
  19. A. Shaibani. A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial to assess the efficacy and safety of SPM 927 (200, 400, and 600 mg/day) in subjects with painful distal diabetic neuropathy, Aziz Shaibani for the SP768 Study Group, 19th World Diabetes Congress, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
  20. A. Shaibani, progressive loss of balance and generalized weakness. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, volume 8, number 3, March 2007.
  21. Aziz Shaibani, MD, FACP1; Ronald A. Thisted, PhD; Adrian Hepner, MD; Laura E. Pope, PhD; Randall Kaye, MD EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN/QUINIDINE IN TREATING PAINFUL DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY: RESULTS OF A PHASE III, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL . Poster. Second international congress on neuropathic pain, Berlin , Germany, June 7-10, 2007.
  22. Randall Kaye, MD1; Ronald A. Thisted, PhD2; Adrian Hepner, MD1; Aziz Shaibani, MD, FACP Improved patient-centered outcomes with dextromethorphan/quinidine vs placebo in a Phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial investigating painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Poster. Second international congress on neuropathic pain, Berlin , Germany, June 7-10, 2007.
  23. Aziz Shaibani, MD, et al Lacosamide in Subjects with painful Distal Diabetic neuropathy: Results of a Multi-Center, Randomized, Double blind, Placebo controlled, Parallel-Group Trial. Poster. 11th Congress of the European Federation of neurological societies. Brussels, Belgium, August 25-28, 2007.
  24. Aziz Shaibani, MD et al Evaluation of Lacosamide in Diabetic Neuropathic Pain Trials. 24th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Pain Medicine, Orlando, Florida, February 2008.
  25. Aziz Shaibani, MD, et al Evaluation of Lacosamide in Diabetic neuropathic pain, Diabetic foot conference, LA, March 13-15, 2008.(poster)
  26. Aziz Shaibani, et al; Evaluation of Lacosamide in Diabetic Neuropathic Trials, AAN 60th annual meeting, Chicago, April 12-19, 2008. Poster presentation
  27. Evaluation of Lacosamide in Diabetic neuropathy Trials, 27th annual meeting of the APS, Tampa, Florida, May 8-10, 2008. Poster presentation
  28. CIDP: benefit from IVIG by patients who do not fit the criteria. Paris. Platform presentation.
  29. 12th world congress ofn pain, Glasgow, Scotland, 17-22 August , 2008. . “Evaluation of lacosamide in diabetic neuropathic pain trials" poster
  30. EFNS (August 23-26, 2008; Madrid). (“Evaluation of lacosamide in diabetic neuropathic pain trials”) August 24, 2008, platform presentation
  31. Evaluation of Lacosamide in Diabetic neuropathic pain trials, page 21, The Journal of Pai , volume 9, number 4, supplement2 , April 2008
  32. Aziz Shaibani, MDThe American academy of pain management, 19th annual clinical meeting, Nashville, Sept 8-11, 2008. Trial results for lacosamide in painful diabetic neuropathy. Poster
  33. Aziz Shaibani, MDThe American academy of pain management, 19th annual clinical meeting, Nashville, Sept 8-11, 2008Evaluation of lacosamide in diabetic neuropathic pain trials
  34. Z. Cheema, P. Wisdom, T. Khan, S. Zubair, A. Shaibani, Oklahoma City, OK.A patient with relapsing weakness, dizziness and weight loss. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, volume 10, number 3, March 2009
  35. P. Satija, M. Ummat, H. Derman, A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. An unusual case of proximal muscle weakness with bilateral winging of the scapula. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, volume 10, number 3, March 2009.
  36. M. Ummat, P. Satija, Z. Cheema, A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. Is this a case of refractory CIDP? Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, volume 10, number 3, March 2009.
  37. O. Shchelochkov, A. Shaibani, L.-J. Wong, M. Shinawi, Houston, TX. A 42-year-old woman with generalized muscle weakness and ophthalmoplegia. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, volume 10, number 3, March 2009
  38. N. Brunetti-Pierri, A. Shaibani, L.-J. Wong, M. Shinawi, Houston, TX. A 56-year-old patient presenting with progressive myopathy. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, volume 10, number 3, March 2009.
  39. Y. Hannawi, A. Shaibani, C. Arif, Houston, TX. Five cases of diplopia and negative brain Magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs). Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease: March 2010 - Volume 11 - Issue 3 - pp 167-185.
  40. D. Jabari, C. Arif, A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. Progressive unilateral spastic hemiplegia
    Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease: March 2010 - Volume 11 - Issue 3 - pp 167-185.
  41. H. Ibraheim, C. Arif, A. Shaibani, Houston, TX. Severe muscle cramps and restlessness
    Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease: March 2010 - Volume 11 - Issue 3 - pp 167-185.
  42. A. Shaibani, C. Arif, Houston, TX. Inherited fatty acid oxidation disorder resolves during pregnancy
    Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease: March 2010 - Volume 11 - Issue 3 - pp 167-185.