Background: Cardiac arrest causes devastating neurological morbidity and mortality. Mild/moderate
hypothermia is neuroprotective after global cerebral ischemia. More rapid controlled …

Objective To describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of Primary Sjogren's
syndrome (PSS) with central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Methods A retrospective …

OBJECTIVE The results of prematurely terminated stenting and aggressive medical management
for preventing recurrent stroke in intracranial stenosis (SAMMPRIS) due to excessively …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) clinical presentations, risk
factors, and response to treatment in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the …

Objective: To assess the tolerability of propofol (PF) in Wada test in an Arab population with
temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Methods: This observational study with consecutive sampling …

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with perihematoma inflammation and edema.
We have recently shown cell death and a robust activation of the proinflammatory …

Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric manifestations in acute stroke being
present in 6-52% of patients. 1, 2 It has been associated with delay in physical and mental …

Recently two independent groups have shown that induction of hypothermia in patients
after cardiopulmonary arrest is associated with reduced mortality and a better neurological …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses thrombolytic therapies. The proper use of
intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) significantly prevents disability …

Objectives: To assess the readiness of hospitals in Riyadh to establish acute stroke centers
by following the Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management. Methods: This study …