We have reviewed the clinical literature with reference to the local applicability of guidelines
for the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Middle East. There is a …

Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a rare neuropathic pain disorder
associated with severe pain, muscle weakness, limb edema and hyperhidrosis. Predisposing …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a major negative impact on patients’ health-related quality of life
(QoL). A group of MS experts in the Middle East met to develop recommendations for the …

The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is rapidly changing in many parts of the world.
Based on the Kurtzke classification, the Arabian Gulf Region is located in a low-risk zone for …

Background and Purpose We undertook this study to determine the frequency, clinical
patterns, and etiologies of cerebral venous thrombosis in a Middle Eastern country. Methods …

We studied 89 MS patients comprising 38 males and 51 females seen over a 10-year period.
The hospital frequency was 25/100,000 patients. The diagnosis was mainly clinical and …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of brainstem auditory evoked potentials and event related
evoked potential (3rd positive component of evoked related potentials with latency of 300 …

… Abdel-Rahman Al Tahan, King Khalid in this context and represents the best noninvasive
method for University Hospital/King Saud University, PO Box 2925 (38), Riyadh 11461 …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Despite its relatively low incidence in Saudi Arabia,
breast cancer has been the most common cancer among Saudi females for the past 12 …

Background:Tuberculosis of the nervous system has protean manifestations. Syringomyelia,
though an uncommon complication of it, is usually of late onset.Methods:We report two …