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Knowledge and awareness of stroke and associated factors in the Saudi general population: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionOur study revealed that participants have good knowledge about stroke. Nonetheless, further efforts are required to raise awareness and educate the public to optimize and ensure better treatment outcomes.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - September 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Gap between recognition and response to stroke scenarios among Saudi population: Cross-sectional survey study
The objective of this study is to assess the presence of a gap in the Saudi population between the recognition of stroke symptoms and the appropriate response to call EMS.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 23, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Majed Mohammad Al-Hayani, Razan Ahmad Aljudibi, Yasser Alatawi, Badrah Saeed Alghamdi Source Type: research
Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL): A challenging diagnosis and a rare multiple sclerosis mimic
Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL) is an extremely rare hereditary cerebral small vessel disease caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the gene coding for high-temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 (HtrA1). Given the rare nature of the disease, delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis are not uncommon. In this article, we reported the first case of CARASIL from Saudi Arabia with a novel homozygous variant c.1156C>T in exon 7 of the HTRA1 gene.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 20, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Bader Shirah, Hussein Algahtani, Raghad Algahtani, Ahmed Alfares, Ahmed Hassan Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Plantarflexors Spasticity, Gait Performance, and Self-Reported Health Outcomes in People With Chronic Stroke: A Study Protocol for a Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial
Conclusions: Using 4 weeks of NMES will provide information about its effect in improving plantarflexor spasticity, dorsiflexor muscles strength, gait speed, mobility functions, and other self-reported health outcomes in people with chronic stroke when compared to NMESsham.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - December 1, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Cerebrovascular Risk Profiles in a Saudi Arabian Cohort of Young Stroke Patients
Conclusion: Cerebrovascular risk profiles and stroke etiologies in our cohort of young stroke patients differ from those of previous cohorts, suggesting the need for tailored prevention strategies that take into account local epidemiological data on cerebrovascular health.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - November 12, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Stroke Seasonality and Weather Association in a Middle East Country: A Single Tertiary Center Experience
Conclusions: In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, our study found no impact of weather or seasonal variations on stroke incidence, hospital course, or outcomes. However, our findings warrant further research in different country regions.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - October 18, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Return to driving post stroke; patients' perspectives and challenges in Saudi Arabia
ConclusionsThere is a dire need to increase awareness and to develop a structured integrated system in Saudi Arabia to facilitate stroke survivors to return to driving.PMID:33775236 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2021.1905201
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - March 29, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Abdulaziz Almosallam Ahmad Zaheer Qureshi Sami Ullah Abdullah Alibrahim Source Type: research
Corrigendum to ‘Health Behaviors among Stroke Survivors in the United States: A Propensity Score-Matched Study’ Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 27, No. 8 (August), 2018: pp 2124 –2133
The authors regret to inform the readers that there was an unnoticed mistake in the paper. An affiliation of Dr. Wali was not listed at the time of publication due to an oversight from the author. The aforementioned missing affiliation is the following: Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 9, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Haytham Wali, Sawsan Kurdi, Jawad Bilal, Irbaz Bin Riaz, Sandipan Bhattacharjee Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research
Influence of Sex Difference on Distribution of Risk Factors and Etiologic Subtypes of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Reality of Facts
Conclusion: Significant sex-related differences were found in risk factors and subtypes of AIS in our cohort of patients. Findings of our study are in general comparable with studies from all over the world.
Source: Neurology India - October 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Azra Zafar Saima Nazish Rizwana Shahid Fahd A Alkhamis Aishah I Albakr Danah Aljaafari Erum M Shariff Foziah J G Alshamrani Majed Alabdali Source Type: research
