Correlation Between Pre-treatment Collateral Status and Short-Term Functional Outcome in Patients With Mild to Moderate Stroke After Reperfusion Therapy in a Local Primary Stroke Center in the Southwestern Part of Saudi Arabia.

Background Stroke is a substantial cause of disability and mortality worldwide and is characterized by the sudden onset of acute neurological deficit. During acute ischemia, cerebral collateral circulations are crucial in preserving blood supply to the ischemic region. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tPA) and endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are the primary standards of care for acute recanalization therapy.

Clinical and neurophysiological risk factors of learning disabilities in different types of idiopathic focal epilepsy.

Objectives: Academic difficulties are common in epileptic children. A learning disability (LD) is a reduction in the learning capacity of children or the intellectual ability of adults, which is different from mental retardation or dementia.

Materials & Methods: The participants were 56 patients, of whom 35 were males (62.

The mean platelet volume and plateletcrit as predictors of short-term outcome of acute ischemic stroke.

Background: Activation of the platelet plays an important role in the process of atherosclerosis. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is significantly associated with the poor outcome of acute ischemic stroke while the results of studies about the relationship between plateletcrit (PCT) and stroke outcome were inconsistent. The aim of this work is to determine whether an association exists between MPV and plateletcrit (PCT) and outcome of acute ischemic stroke.

Evaluation of dysphagia in different phenotypes of early and idiopathic Parkinsonism.

Background: Parkinsonism (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorders into which dysphagia occurs mainly in the late stage and to a lesser extent in an early stage. Diagnosis of dysphagia particularly in early idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) is important as dysphagia affects the quality of life of patients and most of the patients are unaware of this important symptom.

Method: Fifty-four patients were enrolled in this study presented with early IPD attending to the outpatient clinic of Sohag University Hospital.