Publications by authors named "A Elsetouhy"
Stroke in Airplane Passengers: A Study from a Large International Hub.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- Some people on airplanes are having strokes, and this is becoming an important issue to talk about.
- Researchers studied patients who had strokes while traveling and compared them to those who didn’t travel.
- They found that travelers with strokes were older and had more severe strokes, and they got treated more than those who stayed on the ground.
Purpose: To evaluate the role of neuro-imaging in children presenting with the first afebrile seizure and determine factors that influence the outcome of imaging in a large paediatric emergency centre.
Method: This is a retrospective review of the medical records of all patients presenting with the first non-febrile seizure to a large paediatric emergency centre in the state of Qatar. Seizure classification followed the current ILAE classification system.
Background: Epidemiologic studies on multiple sclerosis (MS) are well-documented in the western population but to a lesser extent in Arab world.
Objective: To study the demographics, clinical aspects, radiologic and laboratory features along with the degree of disability inflicted, and factors affecting disease progression and outcome of newly diagnosed MS patients at our institution.
Methods: Data from all newly diagnosed MS patients fulfilling McDonald criteria from January 01, 2005 to December 31, 2010 were collected and analyzed.