For decades, the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) has been the principal measure
of disability in clinical trials in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in clinical practice. …

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 …

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 …

The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) is now considered to be medium-to-high in the
Middle East and is rising, particularly among women. While the characteristics of the disease …

Brucellosis may be associated with a wide spectrum of neurological complications including
meningitis, meningoencephalitis, cerebrovascular lesions, myelitis, polyradiculoneuritis, …

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 …

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 …

Massive bilateral infarcts due to deep venous system thrombosis are extremely rare and
poorly documented. We present a case with computed tomographic evidence of both …

There is insufficient information on the epilepsies in Saudi Arabia. The objectives were to
classify the patients according to seizure types and epilepsies as well as to determine the …