Stroke in the adult Qatari population (Q-stroke) a hospital-based retrospective cohort study.

Background: Studies assessing the burden of stroke in Qataris are limited. We aim to study stroke in the Qatari population.

Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken of all Qatari adults presenting with stroke to Hamad Medical Corporation over a 5-year period.

Progression of stroke deficits in patients presenting with mild symptoms: The underlying etiology determines outcome.

Background And Purpose: Patients with acute stroke and mild or rapidly improving symptoms frequently show progression. The role of reperfusion treatment in such patients is not clear. We hypothesized that progression was most likely in patients with cortical localization and such patients may benefit from thrombolysis.

Optimization and stratification of multiple sclerosis treatment in fast developing economic countries: a perspective from Qatar.

Objective: The introduction of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) - with varying degrees of efficacy for reducing annual relapse rate and disability progression - has considerably transformed the therapeutic landscape of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). We aim to develop rational evidence-based treatment recommendations and algorithms for the management of clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and RRMS that conform to the healthcare system in a fast-developing economic country such as Qatar.

Research Design And Methods: We conducted a systematic review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1 January 1990 through 30 September 2016).