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Cerebrovascular disease in patients with COVID-19 infection: a case series from Lebanon
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 Jun 10;85(7):3701-3708. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000953. eCollection 2023 Jul.ABSTRACTCOVID-19 has been associated with a variety of multi-organs complications, with an increasing proportion of patients presenting with neurologic manifestations. There is still an uncertainty in the relationship between stroke and COVID-19. Therefore, in this study, the authors report 18 cases of acute stroke occurring in the setting of COVID-19 infection, including 11 ischaemic strokes and 7 haemorrhagic strokes and identified in a Lebanese tertiary hospital. In this case series, patients with ischaemic and haem...
Source: Annals of Medicine - July 10, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Zeinab El Mawla Ghaidaa El Saddik Maya Zeineddine Mahmoud Hassoun Taghrid El Hajj Source Type: research

Evaluation of stroke pre-hospital management in Lebanon from symptoms onset to hospital arrival and impact on patients ’ status at discharge: a pilot study
Hospital arrival time after acute ischemic stroke onset is the major factor limiting the eligibility of patients to receive intravenous thrombolysis. Shortening the prehospital delay is crucial to reducing mor...
Source: BMC Neurology - December 20, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Hiba Kamal, Sara Assaf, Mayssan Kabalan, Raneem El Maissi, Dima Salhab, Deema Rahme and Nathalie Lahoud Tags: Research Source Type: research

Acute ischemic stroke management in Lebanon: obstacles and solutions.
This study assesses the current practices of physicians in Lebanon routinely involved in ischemic stroke (IS) management. We conducted a prospective observational study of patients hospitalized at 8 different Lebanese hospitals in the period August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016, with a diagnosis of acute stroke. Baseline characteristics and data on diagnostic studies, as well as treatments received during hospitalization and at discharge, were collected and analyzed. Two hundred and three strokes/transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) were recorded but only 173 patients (85%) with ischemic events were included in the study. The pati...
Source: Functional Neurology - May 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Funct Neurol Source Type: research

Knowledge of Stroke Warning Signs, Risk Factors, and Response to Stroke among Lebanese Older Adults in Beirut
Background and objectives: Stroke is a global burden. In Lebanon, recent studies have shown that stroke prevalence may be higher than other developing countries. While older people are particularly vulnerable to stroke, research suggests that they have poor stroke awareness. Since awareness is crucial for early hospital admission, thereby outcome, the main objectives of this study were to assess knowledge of stroke ie, symptoms, risk factors, and intended behavior in case of stroke suspicion. Methods: A community-based survey targeting adults aged 50 and above was conducted at 20 random pharmacies in Beirut from May to Oct...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 16, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Hussein Mohammad Khalil, Nathalie Lahoud Source Type: research

Mortality and Predictors of Death Poststroke: Data from a Multicenter Prospective Cohort of Lebanese Stroke Patients
We examined mortality rates during the first year after acute stroke and the major short-term (1-month) and long-term (1-year) mortality predictors. Methods: Data were collected prospectively on hospitalized stroke patients from 8 hospitals in Beirut during a 1-year period. Patients were followed up for 1-year or until death.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 9, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Rachel Abdo, Halim Abboud, Pascale Salameh, Taghrid El Hajj, Hassan Hosseini Source Type: research

Care and Discharge Outcome of Acute Stroke in Lebanon: A Hospital-Based Study
The present study was conducted to assess stroke care and outcomes in two Lebanese hospitals. Patients admitted in 2012 and 2013 were retrospectively selected. Data were extracted from medical records for time to hospital arrival, stroke severity, management, and discharge outcomes. A Cox regression analysis was then conducted to predict time to in-hospital death. A total of 201 patients were included (mean age = 69.2 years), among whom 50% arrived within a delay of 3.75 hours. Half underwent brain imaging in the first hour, and nine patients received an acute intervention. Forty-four patients died at the hospital; 142 wer...
Source: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease - August 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research