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Early seizures in stroke – frequency, risk factors, and effect on patient outcomes in a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia

Fatimah Alsaad, Norah Alkeneetir, Moath Almatroudi, Alhanouf Alatawi, Abeer Alotaibi, Omar Aldibasi and Ismail A. Khatri
Neurosciences Journal April 2022, 27 (2) 104-110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.2.20210144
Fatimah Alsaad
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Norah Alkeneetir
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Moath Almatroudi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Alhanouf Alatawi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abeer Alotaibi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Omar Aldibasi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ismail A. Khatri
From the College of Medicine (Alsaad), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, College of Medicine (Alkeneetir, Khatri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, College of Medicine (Almatroudi), Qassim University, Qassim, College of Medicine (Alatawi, Alotaibi), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Aldibasi, Khatri), Riyadh, from the Division of Neurology (Khatri), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Neurosciences Journal Apr 2022, 27 (2) 104-110; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2022.2.20210144
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