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Objectives: The objective of the present study was to provide preliminary norms for three fluency tests in Arabic language: the verbal fluency (phonemic and semantic) and design fluency tests.

Methods: Three Arabic letters have been chosen for the phonemic fluency task, in accordance with the letter selection procedure described in the development of the standard test. Animal fluency was chosen for the semantic fluency, and the Five-Point test for the design fluency test.

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  • This study investigates the molecular differences in breast cancer among the Saudi population compared to Caucasians using gene expression profiling and qRT-PCR to identify subtype variations.
  • A significant discrepancy of 39% in subtype predictions was found between gene expression results and immunohistochemical profiles, with most differences seen in the luminal subtype.
  • The study highlighted a notably high frequency (28%) of HER2+ subtype and found that triple-negative tumors comprised 39% of cases, indicating a need for further research on a larger patient cohort to understand the molecular taxonomy of breast cancer in Saudis.
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Neonatal mastitis is rare and generally carries a good prognosis, once treated appropriately, but systemic spread could lead to complications. A case of a 3-month-old infant is presented who developed a brain abscess associated with neonatal mastitis.

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The perinatal deaths of all singleton births that occurred at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia during a 4-year period are analysed. The causes of death are classified into 12 groups using an extended modification of the Aberdeen classification. There were 165 perinatal deaths in 8057 singleton births, giving a perinatal mortality rate of 20.

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