Abderrazak HajjiouiSidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University · Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department
Abderrazak Hajjioui
Doctor of Medicine. Master of Public Management
Professor of PRM, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
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Introduction
Consultant and Head of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, University Hospital Hassan II Fez, Morocco.
Full Professor, Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fez, Morocco.
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November 2018 - present
University Hospital Hassan II Fez, Morocco
Position
- Professor (Full)
October 2014 - October 2018
April 2011 - October 2014
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Publications (77)
Practicing Multiple-choice questions is a popular learning method among medical students. While MCQs are commonly used in exams, creating them might provide another opportunity for students to boost their learning. Yet, the effectiveness of student-generated multiple-choice questions in medical education has been questioned. This study aims to veri...
Background
Socioeconomic status (SES) and gender are well-known social determinants of health. However, their impact on health in populations with physical disabilities in low- or middle-income countries is still lacking. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate associations of individual SES with health and the moderating effect o...
The huge burden and vulnerability imposed by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how healthy lifestyle behaviors and the well-being of people living with NCDs need to be prioritized. The aim of our study is to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthy lifestyle behaviors and perceived men...
Objective:
This study aims to determine the perceived impact of the coronavirus pandemic on physical and mental health and healthy lifestyle behaviors in community-dwelling persons with disabilities, as compared to those without disabilities.
Design:
A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with a web-based global survey.
Results:
Ove...
Background
Persons with spinal cord injury frequently visit numerous clinical settings. Such all-around experience of the system may serve as a comprehensive experience indicator. This study compared the patient experience of persons with chronic SCI in relation to healthcare service utilization patterns in 22 countries, hypothesizing that primary-...
Background:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted the lives of people around the world since 2020. This study aims to reveal perceived impact of the coronavirus pandemic on physical and mental health and eating behaviors among people with disabilities and without disabilities in South Korea, as compared to other countries....
The Coronavirus pandemic outbreak has induced many urgent adaptation measures in Morocco including medical education that had to abruptly adopt an exclusive distant education approach, without former sufficient preparation. The present study aimed to assess medical students’ engagement in their acutely implemented distant learning and to identify f...
Background
Persons with complex health conditions, e.g. spinal cord injury (SCI), frequently visit numerous clinical settings. Their service utilization and patient experience is a comprehensive indicator of how a system is functioning overall. This study compared the patient experience of persons with chronic SCI in relation to healthcare service...
Aim
To report on the results of the online international consensus process to develop the comprehensive and brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for adults with cerebral palsy (CP).
Method
An online iterative decision-making and consensus process involved 25 experts, including clinicians and rese...
Purpose
To report on the methodology, participant characteristics, and associations of four most frequent environmental barriers with health conditions, general health and quality of life (QoL) in the very first systematic data collection in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Morocco.
Materials and methods
We obtained data from 385 participan...
Introduction: Silicosis is pneumoconiosis secondary to the inhalation of mineral dust containing silica. It represents a real public health problem in the city of Jerada.Purposes: To assess the functional parameters of silicosis patients (based on the 6-minute walk test (6MWT)) and their impact on our patients' quality of life (Saint George's respi...
The benefits of physical activity (PA) for health have been extensively studied; however, people with disabilities (PWDs) are more likely to be inactive compared to the general population. The topic of barriers and facilitators to PA for PWDs has been studied, but most reviews have focused on specific impairments, institution-based exercise program...
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted every aspect of life, including how people exercise and access fitness resources. Prior to COVID-19, the global burden of disease attributable to sedentary behavior disproportionately affected the health of people with disabilities (PWD). This pre-existing gap has only widened during COVID-19...
In this article, the authors report an overview of the healthcare management of People with Spinal Cord Injury living in Morocco. The authors' experience in monitoring neurologic recovery and rehabilitation expectations and outcomes are also presented. In addition to the epidemiological data, the patient journey through the chain of care, living wi...
Morocco is a North African lower middle income country; home to the oldest University in the world, where the first identifiable medical degree was issued. Medical Education in Morocco is provided through 10 Medical Schools offering each year around 3200 new places in the first year of medical studies. It is facing many challenges in both its under...
Objective
To investigate the experience of environmental barriers by people with spinal cord injury (SCI) across 22 countries. Specific aims were to describe and compare the prevalence of environmental barriers experienced across countries, and to analyze determinants of environmental barriers at the individual and country levels.
Design
Cross-sec...
L a silicose est l'une des maladies respiratoires pro-fessionnelles les plus courantes dans le monde. Elle est causée par l'inhalation de silice cristalline qui déclenche une réponse fibrotique du parenchyme pulmonaire. Elle se présente comme une maladie interstitielle diffuse et son expression clinique va des formes asymptoma-tiques à l'insuffisan...
Objective:
Disability is considered a global health problem, with an increasing number of persons with disabilities. Up-to-date and good-quality data on disability are essential to policymakers in order to establish tailored programmes for persons with disabilities based on the specific needs of each category. The aims of this study were to determ...
Cet ouvrage, consacré à la réadaptation et la prévention du handicap après un AVC, permet de faire le point sur les différents aspects de la prise en charge de l’AVC en médecine physique et de réadaptation. Il est organisé en 14 chapitres qui résument les principales notions de la réadaptation du patient ayant un AVC de la phase aigue à la réinsert...
Objective: Despite the prevalence of disability in low-and middle-income countries, the clinical skills of the rehabilitation workforce are not well described. We report health professionals' perspectives on clinical skills in austere settings and identify context-specific gaps in workforce capacity.
Methods: A cross-sectional pilot survey (Pakist...
Introduction/Background
The general practitioner (GP) is the first-line interlocutor of people with disabilities (PwD), and his involvement in the care process is necessary to optimize the care of PwD. This work aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of GPs on disability in Morocco and to measure their degree of involvement in the ma...
Introduction/Background
In 1959, the poisoning with adulterated oils is one of the most tragic sanitary catastrophes in Morocco. More than 20,000 persons were affected and a larger number become disabled. Fifty-one years after, many patients continue to report participation restriction and impaired quality of life (QoL). This study aims to evaluate...
Introduction/Background
According to the World Health Organization, Over a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. A good quality data on disability are essential to policy makers in order to establish tailored programs for persons with disabilities (PWDs) based on the specific needs of each category. In low- and middle-i...
Eclairage En 1964, l'OMS a défi ni la RCV comme suit : La réadaptation cardiaque est constituée par l'ensemble des mesures ayant pour objet de rendre au malade ses capacités antérieures et d'améliorer même sa condition physique et mentale, lui permettant par ses moyens propres une place aussi normale que possible dans la société. En 1992, l'OMS a r...
Objective:
Despite the prevalence of disability in low-and middle-income countries, the clinical skills of the rehabilitation workforce are not well described. We report health professionals' perspectives on clinical skills in austere settings and identify context-specific gaps in workforce capacity.
Methods:
A cross-sectional pilot survey (Paki...
INTRODUCTION: Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease involving motor disorders, cognitive disorders and dysautonomia. Most of the symptoms are improved with drug treatment, not forgetting surgical treatment and the techniques of functional rehabilitation. These means of treatment help to optimize the effects of treatment at the beginning of the d...
Introduction/Background: Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a new rehabilitation method that aims to change the pa- tient’s behavior toward the affected limb. It is mainly based on brain plasticity, learned non-use and inter-hemispheric inhibition. The ef- fectiveness of this technique was widely proven in the central neuro- logical diso...
Whether tuberculosis (TB) was already spread in Morocco before the French protectorate or was it brought by foreigners, is an interesting debate in the medical history of Morocco. It was common among practitioners who were first interested in the health situation of Moroccans. TB, and especially its pulmonary form, was rather rare in Morocco. In th...
Introduction/Background: Cancer is now considered a chronic dis- ease which may result in disability and affect the patients’ quality of life. The aim of our study was to characterize the various compo- nents of disability in patients with breast cancer, and to investigate the factors associated with them. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sect...
To investigate the prevalence of disabilities amongst adult hospitalized patients and to estimate their specific needs for rehabilitation support.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in a Moroccan university hospital. A total of 411 patients were included, and assessed for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions through m...
Spontaneous recovery represents the only hope of regaining autonomy, for the majority of stoke victims especially in developing countries like Morocco. This recovery is mainly based on the brain’s reorganization capacities, referred to as “adaptive plasticity”. Rehabilitation is one of the most powerful modulators of brain plasticity that, if well...
ntroduction/Background: Knowledge of demographic and clini- cal characteristics of children with disabilities in Morocco is a major step to establish a support of PRM adapted to their situation and their needs. The aim of the study is to review the socio-eco- nomic characteristics of Children with disabilities in the eastern region of Morocco, type...
Introduction/Background: Since the new constitution of 2011, the management of disability in Morocco has become a constitutional right. the adoption by WHO of the global disability action plan 2014–2021 has motivated policy makers to develop for the rst time in the history of Morocco the national health and disability action plan 2015–2021.The aim...
This cross-sectional study aimed to describe non-pharmacological treatment modalities in Moroccan patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to approach physical therapy implementation barriers. 61 patients with AS according to New York classification criteria were included in the study. Socio-demographic data and clinical characteristics were...
Le Maroc compte plus de 1,5 millions de personnes en situation de handicap (PSH), d’étiologies variables, touchant majoritairement une population jeune et souvent pauvre. La prise en charge médicosociale de ces personnes devrait être une priorité du système de santé marocain afin de leur garantir l’accès à leurs droits constitutionnels sans discrim...
Espérance Médicale • Septembre 2014 • Tome 21 • N° 203 246 D'où vient le mot HanDicap ? Sur le plan étymologique, le mot Handicap est dérivé d'une expression en Anglais "Hand in Cap" qui signifie la main dans le chapeau. Cette expression fait référence à un jeu de lote-rie qui était répandu en Angleterre au début du 17 ème siècle. Pendant ce jeu, d...
Appelé également "médecin rééducateur", "Physiatre" ou "médecin physique", le spécialiste en MPR travaille dans dif-férents établissements de santé, depuis les unités de soins aigus (SRPR) jusqu'aux structures ambulatoires (centres de rééducation ambulatoire). Il assure un travail de diagnostic et d'évaluation à l'aide d'outils spécifiques, il cond...
Partout dans le monde, le médecin généraliste est un interlo-cuteur privilégié dans la prise en charge au long cours des maladies chroniques et des PSH. Il va assurer le suivi régulier de ces patients, veiller à la bonne gestion du traitement, et détecter les différentes complications ou événements néces-sitant une prise en charge spécialisée. Au M...
The brain and its lesions have interested many physicians and scientists throughout history. Since Hippocrates, they have been extensively studied by many physicians and surgeons, each adding new insights to previous knowledge. In his Canon of Medicine, Ibn Sina, gave outstanding descriptions of several neurological conditions along with their symp...
It remains unclear whether spontaneous eye movements during visual imagery reflect the mental generation of a visual image (i.e. the arrangement of the component parts of a mental representation). To address this specificity, we recorded eye movements in an imagery task and in a phonological fluency (non-imagery) task, both consisting in naming Fre...
Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°2.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°4.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°3.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°5.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°6.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°7.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°8.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°9.
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Graphic representation of the cognitive map of France as reflected by gaze positions, in the imagery task, for the subject n°10.
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Bowel dysfunction and disordered defecation are very common after spinal cord injury (SCI) and can have a major impact on patients' social life and quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of transanal irrigations (TAI) in the management of Bowel dysfunction in SCI patients.
Forty-five consecutive SCI patients us...
The combination of paraplegia and lower limb amputation complicates the rehabilitation process and reduces the patient's chances of recovering standing position and walking. This article describes a case of T11 paraplegia and a tibial amputation on the left side. After a rehabilitation course of 11 months, the patient achieved full ambulatory indep...
The combination of paraplegia and lower limb amputation complicates the rehabilitation process and reduces the patient's chances of recovering standing position and walking. This article describes a case of T11 paraplegia and a tibial amputation on the left side. After a rehabilitation course of 11 months, the patient achieved full ambulatory indep...
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a degenerative central nervous system disorder characterized by progressive spasticity and hyperreflexia of the lower limbs. Often, patients with HSP experience symptoms of voiding dysfunction. Urodynamic evaluations of these patients are rarely reported in the literature and the etiology of voiding dysfunctio...
Purpose
This survey was conducted in order to assess the degree of knowledge of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR), as an emerging medical discipline, by Moroccan doctors and to evaluate its place in their daily practice.
Material and method
Five hundred questionnaires were distributed to interns and residents in Rabat and Casablanca teach...
We report the clinical case of a 54-year-old woman presenting radicular low back pain on the right side of L4 associated to spondylolisthesis on L4-L5, without any notion of trauma or spine surgery. Furthermore this patient is regularly seen for benign rheumatoid polyarthritis complicated by steroid-induced osteoporosis. A preventive treatment was...
Stiff limb syndrome is a clinical feature of the stiff person syndrome, which is a rare and disabling neurologic disorder characterized by muscle rigidity and episodic spasms that involve axial and limb musculature. It is an autoimmune disorder resulting in a malfunction of aminobutyric acid mediated inhibitory networks in the central nervous syste...
Introduction:
Motor coordination disorders caused by cerebellar dysfunction are well known. However, the less known cerebellar neuropsychological disorders also merit attention, since they occur more frequently than one might imagine.
Case report:
We describe a 66-year-old patient with severe cerebellar damage caused by hemorrhagic stroke and as...
Local injections of corticosteroids can, in very rare cases, be complicated by Tachon syndrome-intense lumbar and/or dorsal and/or thoracic pain a few minutes after the injection, with rapid regression of the pain. Passing the drug into a vein through a nick made during the procedure could explain the pathophysiology of this disorder. We report two...
Les infiltrations de glucocorticoïdes peuvent être compliquées, dans de très rares cas, d'une symptomatologie très bruyante, spectaculaire décrite sous le nom de syndrome de Tachon. La description clinique est celle de violentes douleurs lombaires et/ou dorsales et/ou thoraciques, survenant quelques minutes après l'infiltration. L'évolution se fait...
Local injections of corticosteroids can, in very rare cases, be complicated by Tachon syndrome–intense lumbar and/or dorsal and/or thoracic pain a few minutes after the injection, with rapid regression of the pain. Passing the drug into a vein through a nick made during the procedure could explain the pathophysiology of this disorder. We report two...
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Projects (13)
The project builds on ISPRM Task Force on Physical Activity for Persons with Disabilities.The aim is to use a human rights-based approach to study and disseminate up-to-date knowledge related to physical activity in this population. Leveraging broad global expertise and experience, this project examines issues such as accessibility, affordability, cultural considerations and sustainability of physical activity for the millions of persons living with disabilities.