We studied the pattern and outcome of strokes in 200 Saudi patients. Cerebral infarction
constituted 87% of strokes, subarachnoid hemorrhage 4.5%, cerebral hemorrhage 6.5%, and …

To obtain data about the size of the third ventricle, the lateral ventricles, and the cortical
sulci in dementing diseases, computed tomography was performed on 300 patients over 60 …

We describe 6 patients with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and normal or exaggerated deep
tendon reflexes. All had been preceded by a febrile illness and had a full recovery without …

Six patients (three males and three females), mean age 35.2 years (range 31–43 years), with
extensive venous thrombosis were studied. Initial laboratory data indicated that all patients …

One hundred and two stroke patients were studied. Thirty-three (32 per cent) were hypertensive
by the WHO criteria. Eighty-three (83 per cent) had cerebral infarction and three patients …

The occurrence of photosensitivity (PS) was examined in 327 Arabs ≥15 years of age with
epilepsy by intermittent photic stimulation (IPS). A control group of 192 nonepileptic Arabs ≥…

Evoked potential audiometry and brain-stem auditory evoked potentials were evaluated in
15 patients with systemic brucellosis in whom brucella meningitis was suspected clinically. In …

Stroke is second only to ischaemic heart disease as a cause of death, and over a third of stroke
deaths occur in developing countries. Arab countries constitute populations with a similar …