Characteristics of stroke in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Stroke is a common neurological disorder that is encountered in most hospitals in both developed and developing countries. This two-year study was designed to show the characteristics of the problem at the King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.

Patients And Method: This was a prospective study of all Saudi stroke patients admitted to the medical wards in the study period.

Intracranial tuberculomas: the Hofuf, Saudi Arabia experience.

Tuberculosis usually involves the brain through haematogenous spread. The mass lesion caused by tuberculosis in the brain is called tuberculoma, which is a conglomerate of tubercles. Tuberculomas may also be found in the spinal cord.

Utilization of the electroencephalographic (EEG) service in a tertiary health care institution: a six-year study.

In this retrospective study on the utilization of the electroencephalographic (EEG) service in a tertiary health care institution, the register of patients who had EEG done at the University College Hospital (UCH), between January 1990 through December 1995 was reviewed to determine: the number of EEGs done: constraints that militated against the full utilization; and the usage rate by departments in the UCH and outside health-care facilities. It was found that only 2311 EEG recordings were done in the 6 year study period. About 58% of the total number of patients were referred from the consultative clinics of the UCH and 23% of the number were patients referred from health-care facilities outside the UCH.

Aetiology of status epilepticus in Ibadan: a neuropathologic study.

In this neuropathologic study of 41 cases diagnosed as status epilepticus (SE) over a 10-year period at the University College Hospital, Ibadan (UCH), we found that the commonest cause was infection of the central nervous system (17 cases). The other aetiologic factors were: metabolic derrangement/toxic (14 cases) and cerebrovascular disease which was the most frequent cause in subjects above 12 years of age. It was encountered in 6 cases.