Objectives: To study the prevalence and nature of stroke mimics (SM) among Saudi patients
who came to the emergency department with a sudden neurological deficit and suspected …

Background: Stroke is a medical condition that leads to major disability and mortality worldwide.
Some evidence suggests that weather and seasonal variations could have an impact on …

Objectives To study the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients experiencing an
ischemic stroke during Ramadan vs. non-Ramadan months in a tertiary academic center in an …

Lacunar stroke (LS) is responsible for one-quarter of the overall number of ischemic strokes
with long-term complications and carries health and economic issues for patients and health …

Objective Anterior circulation Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) stroke comes with significant
morbidity and mortality. With the advent of endovascular interventions, its management has …

Background: Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA, alteplase) within 4.5 hours
of symptom onset decreases the rate of disability after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Due to …

Objectives: To present the experience on stroke thrombolysis of a tertiary care center in
Riyadh, KSA. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study of patients thrombolyzed between …

Objective: To describe the patterns of stroke admission and management during the period
of COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Background: COVID-19 …

Objectives:Little is known about the impact of prolonged Emergency Department (ED) stays
on acute stroke patients before arrival to Stroke Unit (SU). We examined the association …

Methods We retrospectively collected data from 1,495 ischemic stroke patients in a single
tertiary care center to determine anterior circulation LVO prevalence, predictors, and outcome. …