Publications by authors named "Z al-Abedeen Jamjoom"
Objectives At present, the literature lacks data on the outcome of neurosurgery training programs in the Middle East. In this study we aim to assess the attrition, completion of training and success rates in the Saudi Board of Neurosurgery (SBNS). Methods A cohort of 115 trainees who started SBNS training during 2001-2014 was reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To ascertain the incidence and clinical implications of agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) in spinal open neural tube defects (SONTD).
Methods: All cases of SONTD registered at the Spina Bifida Clinic in King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 1995 and 2010 were retrospectively reviewed, and mid-sagittal MRI of the corpus callosum (CC) area was analyzed in each case. Neurodevelopmental outcome was classified as poor in children with seizures, severe neurodevelopmental impairment, or death.
Objective: To illustrate the clinical and radiological findings of split cord malformation (SCM) in patients with spinal open neural tube defect (SONTD), and report the outcome of their treatment.
Methods: A retrospective study of the clinical and radiological findings of 11 patients diagnosed with SCM, identified among 83 patients with SONTD at King Khalid University Hospital, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 1995 and 2010.
Results: There were 6 girls and 5 boys; their age ranged from less than a year to 9 years (mean 4.
Background: The management of brain lesions diagnosed during pregnancy is challenging to both obstetricians and neurosurgeons. In this study, a series of nine pregnant women were admitted to neurosurgery presenting with different acute brain lesions.
Objective: To establish guidelines for the management of acute brain lesions that present during pregnancy.