Publications by authors named "Raghad Shihadat"

Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to report all neuroimaging findings suggestive of raised intracranial pressure in children with pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), before and after re-review by two neuroradiologists.

Methods: We included 48 children aged <18 years diagnosed with PTCS between 2016 and 2021. Clinical and radiological data were obtained from their medical files.

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Guillain-Barré syndrome has been defined as a post-infectious immune-mediated polyneuropathy. COVID-19 usually presents with respiratory symptoms but can less commonly present with extra-respiratory manifestations such as neurological symptoms. Few cases were published in the literature regarding post-COVID-19 infection Guillain-Barré in the pediatric age group.

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Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics of children with pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) who were diagnosed according to the modified Dandy criteria and to reclassify them according to the newly proposed diagnostic criteria by Freidman.

Methodology: This retrospective study included the period from January 2016-to July 2021.

Results: 50 patients were included; 34 males and 16 females with a male to female ratio of 2.

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