Zakia Alavi, MD

Case Report and Brief Review

Mr. Smith is Falling Every Day: Conversion Disorder in an Elderly Man

11/14/2012

Conversion disorder is a psychiatric phenomenon marked by unexplained symptoms, but it is not easy to distinguish from other disorders or malingering.

Conversion disorder is a...

11/14/2012

Annals of Long-Term Care

Case Report and Brief Review

A Case of Peyronie Disease and Priapism Resulting From a 10-Year-Old Penile Prosthesis in a Patient With Dementia

12/06/2017

Raza Haque , MD;

Zakia Alavi , MD;

Nadir Abdelrahman , MD, CMD;

Kristin Gaumer , DO;

Raza Haque, MD, and colleagues present a case of a 79-year-old man with a history of moderate dementia and a 10-year-old penile prosthesis who had been experiencing physical agitation, worsening at night.

Raza Haque, MD, and colleagues...

12/06/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

Assessing the Impact of an Interdisciplinary Team Approach Using the ARMOR Protocol on the Rate of Psychotropic Medications and Other Quality Indicators in Long-Term Care Facilities

03/18/2019

Raza Haque , MD;

Zakia Alavi , MD;

For our current study, we implemented the ARMOR protocol in an interdisciplinary team setting to address the use of psychotropics and measured its impact on 7 CMS NH quality indicators.

For our current study, we...

03/18/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

“There’s a Monster Under My Bed”: Hearing Aids and Dementia in Long-Term Care Settings

08/16/2012

Raza Haque , MD;

Zakia Alavi , MD;

Nadir Abdelrahman , MD, CMD;

Sensory deficits in patients with dementia decrease their quality of life, increase their risk of delirium and falls, and pose a higher risk of poor outcomes.

Sensory deficits in patients...

08/16/2012

Annals of Long-Term Care