Short-term functional outcomes of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage in the native and expatriate population.

Objectives: Functional outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) have not been well characterized in the Middle East and North Africa Region. We report the 30 and 90-day clinical outcomes in the native and expatriate of Qatar with ICH.

Methods: We evaluated the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), NIHSS, and imaging in the Qatar Stroke Registry (2013-22).

Association between serum triglycerides and stroke type, severity, and prognosis. Analysis in 6558 patients.

Background And Objectives: Hypertriglyceridemia (HT) may increase the risk of stroke. Limited studies have shown that stroke severity and infarction size are smaller in patients with HT. We explored the relationship between triglyceride levels and stroke risk factors, severity and outcome in a large prospective database.

Incidence, clinical features, and outcomes of posterior circulation ischemic stroke: insights from a large multiethnic stroke database.

Background: Posterior cerebral circulation ischemic stroke (PCS) comprises up to 25% of all strokes. It is characterized by variable presentation, leading to misdiagnosis and morbidity and mortality. We aim to describe PCS in large multiethnic cohorts.

Appropriate use of antiplatelet medications following transient ischemic attacks and stroke: a 9-year study from the Middle East.

Background And Purpose: Guidelines recommend that patients with high-risk TIAs and minor strokes presenting within 1-3 days from onset should be offered dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). There are little data on real-world adherence to these recommendations. We evaluated the appropriateness of DAPT use in TIA and stroke patients in a prospective database.

Ischemic stroke in patients that recover from COVID-19: Comparisons to historical stroke prior to COVID-19 or stroke in patients with active COVID-19 infection.

Background And Purpose: Understanding the relationship of COVID-19 to stroke is important. We compare characteristics of pre-pandemic historical stroke (Pre-C), cases in acute COVID infection (Active-C) and in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 infection (Post-C).

Methods: We interrogated the Qatar stroke database for all stroke admissions between Jan 2019 and Feb 2020 (Pre-C) to Active-C (Feb2020-Feb2021) and Post-C to determine how COVID-19 affected ischemic stroke sub-types, clinical course, and outcomes prior to, during and post-pandemic peak.

Diabetes: Chronic Metformin Treatment and Outcome Following Acute Stroke.

Aim: To evaluate if in patients with known diabetes, pretreatment metformin will lead to less severe stroke, better outcome, and lower mortality following acute stroke.

Methods: The Qatar stroke database was interrogated for stroke severity and outcome in patients with ischemic stroke. Outcome was compared in nondiabetic vs.

Characteristics and comparisons of acute stroke in "recovered" to "active COVID-19 and "pre-pandemic" in Qatar database.

Understanding the relationship of COVID-19 to stroke is important. We compare characteristics of pre-pandemic stroke (PPS), cases in acute COVID infection (CS) and in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 infection (RCS). We interrogated the Qatar stroke database for all stroke admissions between Jan 2020 and Feb 2021 (PPS) to CS and RCS to determine how COVID-19 affected ischemic stroke sub-types, clinical course, and outcomes prior to, during and post-pandemic peak.

Night-Time Non-dipping Blood Pressure and Heart Rate: An Association With the Risk of Silent Small Vessel Disease in Patients Presenting With Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Nocturnal non-dipping blood pressure and heart rate are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The effects of such variance on cerebrovascular disease have not been well studied. The 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) and heart rate were monitored with B-pro in patients with acute stroke within the initial week of hospital admission.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on stroke admissions in Qatar.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic unexplained decline in hospital admissions due to acute coronary syndromes and stroke. Several theories have emerged aiming to explain this decline, mostly revolving around the fear of contracting the disease and thus avoiding hospital visits.

Aims: In this study, we aim to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke admissions to a tertiary care centre in Qatar.

The prevalence, mortality rate and functional outcome of intracerebral hemorrhage according to age sex and ethnic group in the state of Qatar.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) using stroke database from the main tertiary hospital in Qatar (Hamad General Hospital) over the period of Dec 2013 to Oct 2017.

Methods: The prevalence of ICH was calculated based on age groups and ethnicity (Qatari nationals, non-Qatari Arab, South east Indian (SI) and Far East Asians (FE)). Thirty-day case fatality rate, poor clinical outcome at discharge (modified Rankin scale (mRS):3-6) and poor long-term outcome (mRS at 90 days: 3-6) were calculated per each age group sex and ethnicity.

Stroke Mimics: A five-year follow-up study from the Qatar Stroke Database.

Background And Purpose: Mimics comprise a third of patients presenting with an acute stroke. There is limited information on their natural history.

Methods: We evaluate long term major cardiovascular events (MACE) in stroke mimics in a prospective database from Qatar.

Sex-Specific Differences in Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes in Acute Stroke Patients from Qatar.

Background: Sex differences may determine presentation, utility of treatment, rehabilitation, and occurrences of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in acute stroke (AS).

Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the short-term prognosis and long-term outcomes in MACEs in Qatari nationals admitted with AS.

Methods: All AS patients admitted between January 2014 and February 2019 were included.

Correction: Acute post stroke depression at a Primary Stroke Center in the Middle East.

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Incidence, clinical features and outcomes of atrial fibrillation and stroke in Qatar.

Background: Atrial fibrillation is an important risk factor for stroke but there are limited data on atrial fibrillation-related stroke from the Middle East.

Methods: We interrogated the Qatar Stroke Database to establish the occurrence, clinical features, and outcomes of atrial fibrillation-related stroke at Hamad General Hospital, the sole provider of acute stroke care in Qatar.

Results: A total of 4079 patients (81.

Acute post stroke depression at a Primary Stroke Center in the Middle East.

Objective: Depression occurs in approximately 30 percent of stroke patients, leading to increased disability, lower quality of life and increased mortality. Given new recommendations to assess depression in acute stroke patients this study evaluated rates of acute post stroke depression at a Primary Stroke Center in Doha, Qatar.

Methods: Acute stroke patients (n = 233) were given the PHQ-9 and the Mini-Cog test by stroke unit nurses within the first few days post stroke.

The Impact of Diabetes on Outcomes After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: Stroke in diabetics may delay recovery and increases the risk of early recurrence of stroke. We compared the outcomes of patients (with and without diabetes) admitted with an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the state of Qatar.

Patients And Methods: We prospectively compared the clinical presentation, complications, discharge outcome, and stroke recurrence at 90 days in patients with and without diabetes.

Correction to: Pre-existing Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Acute Stroke from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Philippines.

The author names "Dr. Pablo Garcia Bermejo" and "Dr. Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala" needed to be added as the 6th and 7th authors, respectively.

Pre-existing Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Acute Stroke from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Philippines.

Asymptomatic small vessel disease (SVD), including white matter hyperintensities (WMHIs), periventricular hyperintensities (PVHIs), silent stroke (SS), and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), increases the risk of stroke. There are limited studies of SVD in subjects from the Middle East and Southeast Asia (SA). All patients admitted to stroke service between 2014 and 2015 were reviewed for presence of "pre-existing" SVD.

Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Corneal Nerve Damage in Patients Admitted With Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Background And Purpose: Corneal confocal microscopy can identify corneal nerve damage in patients with peripheral and central neurodegeneration. However, the use of corneal confocal microscopy in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke is unknown.

Methods: One hundred thirty patients (57 without diabetes mellitus [normal glucose tolerance], 32 with impaired glucose tolerance, and 41 with type 2 diabetes mellitus) admitted with acute ischemic stroke, and 28 age-matched healthy control participants underwent corneal confocal microscopy to quantify corneal nerve fiber density, corneal nerve branch density, and corneal nerve fiber length.

Ethnic variation in acute cerebrovascular disease: Analysis from the Qatar stroke registry.

Objective: We analysed the Qatar stroke registry for ethnic variations in patients admitted with cerebrovascular disease at Hamad General Hospital, Qatar.

Methods: Patients admitted with acute stroke from January 2014 to December 2015, enrolled in the registry were included in the study. We evaluated the clinical presentation, risk factors, and outcome at discharge and 90 days post-discharge in relation to the patient's ethnic background.

Stroke Thrombolysis Protocol Shortens "Door-to-Needle Time" and Improves Outcomes-Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Qatar.

Background And Purpose: To assess the effect of acute thrombolysis protocol on "door-to-needle time" (DTN) and improvement in outcome following acute stroke (AS).

Methods: The charts of all patients receiving intravenous (IV) thrombolysis for AS between January 2008 and June 2015 were reviewed for DTN, complications, and clinical outcome. Good prognosis was defined as modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of less than 2 at 90 days.