Publications by authors named "Hajar Khattab"
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- Othello syndrome is a type of psychosis where individuals wrongly believe their partner is cheating, often tied to psychiatric or neurological issues, including strokes.
- A case study details a 50-year-old woman with no prior psychiatric history who developed these delusions after a bi-thalamic stroke, resulting in severe aggressive behavior.
- The condition underscores the link between strokes and psychiatric symptoms, particularly in the right hemisphere, which can disrupt emotional regulation and lead to dangerous misunderstandings of a partner’s behavior.
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- A 59-year-old man with a history of hypertension, kidney failure, diabetes, and dyslipidemia experienced a reversible ischemic stroke manifesting as right-sided weakness without speech issues or loss of consciousness.
- Imaging (head CT) revealed multiple calcified high-density areas in certain brain arteries, but the carotid angiography didn't show any narrowing or plaque buildup.
- Thoracic CT scans indicated significant calcification in the mitral and aortic valves along with left ventricular hypertrophy.
Schilder's disease is a rare form of multiple sclerosis. It concerns mostly teenagers and young adults. The Clinical signs and symptoms might be atypical for early multiple sclerosis which often mimics intracranial neoplasm or abscess.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rTPA) is an approved treatment for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS). However, its use remains low. We aimed to assess the eligibility of thrombolysis for our patients with AIS before implementing this treatment method in our teaching hospital.
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