Elmira Agah

Location: Tehran, Iran

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +989128267191

Tehran University of Medical Sciences: 2011-2019

M.D. Degree

General Physician (Iranian Hemodialysis Clinic): since 2019

Research Assistant (Multidisciplinary ALS Clinic, ICNR): since 2019

Student Research Assistant (Iranian Center of Neurological Research): 2015-2019

Skills:

• Scientific Writing
• Design and Methodology
• Statistics
• Familiar with laboratory techniques

Research Interests:

I am mainly interested in neuroimmunology and neurodegenerative disorders.  I am also interested in biostatistics and data analysis. My final research goal is to apply biomarkers to the clinical setting for therapeutic and diagnostic aims.

Published Papers:

1. Paydarnia P, Mayeli M, Shafie M, Agah E, Hasani SA, Jazani MR, et al. Alterations of the serum and CSF ferritin levels and the diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Eneurologicalsci. 2021;25:100379.
2. Haji Aghajani M, Pourheidar E, Moradi O, Pourhosseingoli A,  Taherpour N, Barootkoob A, et al. Comparison of the Eight Different Treatment Regimens for the Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia. 2021;6(4):329-38.
3. Farshbafnadi M, Agah E, Rezaei N. The second brain: The connection between gut microbiota composition and multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2021;360:577700.
4. Aghamollaii V, Noor SF, Bidaki R, Agah E. Posterior Cortical Atrophy With Interesting Presentation. Case Reports in Clinical Practice. 2021;6(5):205-9.
5. Agah E, Nafissi S, Saleh F, Sarraf P, Tafakhori A, Mousavi SV, et al. Investigating the possible association between NLRP3 gene polymorphisms and myasthenia gravis. Muscle & Nerve. 2021;63(5):730-6.
6. Sanjari Moghaddam H, Doost Hoseini M, Khaleghi MR, Tafakhori A, Dolatshahi M, Pourmirbabaei S, et al. Evaluating executive functions in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy using frontal assessment battery. Behavioural Neurology. 2020;2020.
7. Nateghian A, Gouya MM, Nabavi M, Soltani H, Mousavi SV, Agah E, et al. Demographic, clinical, and virological characteristics of patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of influenza during three consecutive seasons, 2015/2016-2017/18, in the Islamic Republic of Iran. J Clin Virol. 2020;124:104281.
8. Mousavi SV, Agah E, Tafakhori A. The role of osteopontin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review. Archives of Neuroscience. 2020;7(3).
9. Falsafi Z, Tafakhori A, Agah E, Mojarrad M, Dehghani R, Ghaffarpour M, et al. Safety and efficacy of memantine for multiple sclerosis-related fatigue: a pilot randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2020;414:116844.
10. Amani K, Sarraf P, Abkhoo A, Tafakhori A, Fatehi F, Bitarafan S, et al. Prevalence of depression among Iranian patients with myasthenia gravis during 2017-2018. Current Journal of Neurology. 2020;19(4):162.
11. Amanat M, Togha M, Agah E, Ramezani M, Tavasoli AR, Azizi Malamiri R, et al. Cinnarizine and sodium valproate as the preventive agents of pediatric migraine: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Cephalalgia. 2020;40(7):665-74.
12. Montazerlotfelahi H, Amanat M, Tavasoli AR, Agah E, Zamani GR, Sander JW, et al. Levetiracetam for prophylactic treatment of pediatric migraine: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Cephalalgia. 2019;39(12):1509-17.
13. Gharaylou Z, Tafakhori A, Agah E, Aghamollaii V, Kebriaeezadeh A, Hadjighassem M. A preliminary study evaluating the safety and efficacy of bumetanide, an NKCC1 inhibitor, in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. CNS drugs. 2019;33(3):283-91.
14. Ahmadi M, Agah E, Nafissi S, Jaafari MR, Harirchian MH, Sarraf P, et al. Safety and efficacy of nanocurcumin as add-on therapy to riluzole in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics. 2018;15(2):430-8.
15. Agah E, Zardoui A, Saghazadeh A, Ahmadi M, Tafakhori A, Rezaei N. Osteopontin (OPN) as a CSF and blood biomarker for multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2018;13(1):e0190252.
16. Agah E, Saleh F, Sanjari Moghaddam H, Saghazadeh A, Tafakhori A, Rezaei N. CSF and blood biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):1-5.
17. Dehghani R, Agah E, Falsafi Z, Tafakhori A. Rubral Tremor Associated with Klinefelter Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review. Archives of Neuroscience. 2017;4(4).
18. Agah E, Habibi A, Naderi H, Tafakhori A. Metronidazole-induced neurotoxicity presenting with sudden bilateral hearing loss, encephalopathy, and cerebellar dysfunction. European journal of clinical pharmacology. 2017;73(2):249.
19. Agah E, Asgari-Rad N, Ahmadi M, Tafakhori A, Aghamollaii V. Evaluating executive function in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy using the frontal assessment battery. Epilepsy research. 2017;133:22-7.
20. Kalantar SS, Abbasi M, Faghihi-Kashani S, Majedi H, Ahmadi M, Agah E, et al. Paracetamol 325 mg/tramadol 37.5 mg effect on pain during needle electromyography: a double-blind crossover clinical trial. Acta neurologica Belgica. 2016;116(4):599-604.
21. Jafarinia M, Afarideh M, Tafakhori A, Arbabi M, Ghajar A, Noorbala AA, et al. Efficacy and safety of oral ketamine versus diclofenac to alleviate mild to moderate depression in chronic pain patients: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Journal of affective disorders. 2016;204:1-8.

Poster and Oral Presentations:

• Awarded poster presentation at the 12th International Epilepsy Congress (Jan 20, 2016); Title: Forced normalization: a silent scream of epilepsy
• Oral presentation at the 5th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience;

Title: Evaluating executive function in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy using the frontal assessment battery

• Poster presentation at the 5th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience;
  

Title: Metronidazole Induced Encephalopathy: a common drug with an uncommon side effect

• Poster presentation at 1st USERN Congress;

Title: NeuroImmunology Research Association (NIRA)

• Active executive member of Students' Scientific Research Center (http://etdc.tums.ac.ir/), since 2011.
• Founder and Research Deputy of NeuroImmunology Research Association, 2015-2020.

Scientific Writing workshop, Students' Scientific Research Center, Fall 2016

Statistics (SPSS), Students' Scientific Research Center, Winter 2016

Game Room Project, Children Medical Center, Tehran, Iran

October 2012 – September 2013

International Children's Cancer Day, charity market, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

February 15, 2015

Farsi: Native

English: Fluent

Reading, Taekwondo (Black belt), Kickboxing (Black belt), TRX, Zumba