Omar El Hiba

El Hiba Omar is professor of physiopathology, neuroscience and histology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, He was born in 12 September 1985 in Marrakech-Safi state (Morocco) and was graduated in 2007 from Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) with a bachelor degree in Biology. In 2009, hewas graduated from the same university with Master’s degree in Life and Health Sciences. He obtained his PhD in 2015 on the “Physiopathology of Hepatic Encephalopathy” from Cadi Ayyad University. He is, since 2014, member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (MDS), USA and the vice-President of the Moroccan Society of Ethics and Animal Research (MoSEAR).

Publications

Physiology and Function of Glial Cells in Health and Disease

Glial cells, including microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and their progenitors NG2-glia, serve as key players in maintaining structural integrity and complex brain...

Hepatic Encephalopathy as a Gliopathy: The Mechanisms of Alzheimer Type II Astrocytosis

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is defined as a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities caused by liver dysfunction (acute or chronic) and/or portal-systemic shunting. The...

Astroglia and Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy: The Mechanisms of Cytotoxic Brain Edema

Acute hepatic encephalopathy (AHE) is a fatal neuro-psychological complication associated with acute liver failure (ALF). While different etiologies were established, over dosage...

Deep Learning Approaches in the Early Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. PD is characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms. It is highly established that PD...

Experimental and Clinical Evidence of the Neuropathology of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world after Alzheimer’s disease. Thanks to the pioneering works of Arvid Carlson in the 20th...

Neuropathology of Parkinson's Disease: An Update of the Recent Findings

Bilal El-Mansoury, Omar El Hiba, Mustapha Agnaou, Arumugam Radhakrishan Jayakumar, Abdelaati El Khiat, Kholoud Kahim, Samira Boulbaroud, Nadia Zouhairi, Oumaima Tibssirte, Hayat Bouighajd, Moulay Abdelmonaim El Hidan, Abdesslam Ferssiwi, Abdelali Bitar. © 2023. 20 pages.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder of great concern of which no proven neuroprotective or neurorestorative therapies are available....

Clinical and Experimental Evidence of Cirrhosis-Related Parkinsonism

Omar El Hiba, Bilal El-Mansoury, Hicham Chatoui, Hind Benammi, Tiziano Balzano, Mohamed Merzouki, My Abdelmonaim El Hidan, Jayakumar Radhakrishnan, Lahoucine Bahi, Hamid Rguibi Idrissi, Nabila Saadaoui, Mounir Tilaoui, Tiago Fleming Outeiro, Michael D. Norenberg. © 2023. 18 pages.

The clinical significance of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) includes a variety of neuropsychiatric abnormalities arising from both chronic and acute hepatic failures. Cirrhotic...

The Interplay Between Environmental Pollutants, Gut Microbiota, and Infections: Current Concepts and Therapies

Environmental pollutants (EPs) have become an increasingly common health hazard. Several studies have sustained the impact of these EPs on human gut microbiota (GM). The human GM...

Current Concepts in the Understanding and Management of Developmental Language Disorder in Children

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with significant language difficulties. It is one of the most common developmental disorders...

Handbook of Research on Pathophysiology and Strategies for the Management of COVID-19

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-Cov2), which may cause...

COVID-19 Beyond the Lungs: How SARS-Cov2 Invades the Human Nervous System

Omar El Hiba, Hicham Chatoui, Nadia Zouhairi, Lahoucine Bahi, Lhoussaine Ammouta, Tiziano Balzano, Moulay Abdelmonaim El Hidan, Faical Isbaine, Arumugam R. Jayakumar, Michael D. Norenberg, Amira Zaky, Halima Gamrani. © 2022. 18 pages.

Since December 2019, the world has been shaken by the spread of a highly pathogen virus, causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-Cov2), which emerged in Wuhan, China....

Liver Injury in COVID-19 Patients: An Overview of the Current Evidence

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) preferentially infects cells in the respiratory tract, but several studies have also demonstrated low levels of...

Epilepsy and Stroke Emerging From Climate Change-Related Neurotoxicity: Involvement of Food and Water Contaminations

Climate change has an important impact on the environment. As it degrades the quality of water, soil, and area, it also spreads the distribution of many toxic elements...

Breast Cancer With Relevance for Heavy Metals, Mycotoxines, and Pesticides

Certain environmental contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, and mycotoxins are presumed to play a crucial role in the etiology of breast cancer, which is the most common...

Neuropathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington's Disease: An Overview of Environment Patterns

Omar El Hiba, Nadia Zouhairi, Hicham Chatoui, Tiziano Balzano, Hind Benammi, Faical Isbaine, Abdelali Bitar, Hamid Rguibi Idrissi, Ismail El Moudden, Fatima Zahra Marhoume, Halima Gamrani. © 2021. 20 pages.

Substantial epidemiological studies have established a link between environmental factors and prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases. Increasingly, some studies report a direct...

Environmental Aspects of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases Neuropathologies: A Focus on Heavy Metals and Pesticides

Nadia Zouhairi, Omar El Hiba, Hasna Lahouaoui, Hind Benammi, Hicham Chatoui, Abdeljalil El Got, Abdelmohcine Aimrane, Abdelali Bitar, Kholoud Kahime, Ahmed Draoui, Ouassil El Kherchi, Wafa Ait Hmyed. © 2021. 30 pages.

This chapter presents a literature review on the effect of environmental changes factors exposure in the etiology of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The use of...

Handbook of Research on Global Environmental Changes and Human Health

The faster climate change affects the globe, the faster individuals will see the negative consequences, which include the decline of general human health. Comprehension of all...

Prostate Cancer and Environmental Exposure: A Focus on Heavy Metals and Pesticides

Prostate cancer (PC) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and the major cause of disease and mortality among men. Every year, around 1.6 million new cases are diagnosed with...