The Periodical Third Issue, July 2003

 

 
Editors Note SAGAS Objectives SAGAS News & Website Inauguration In Memory of Dr Bin Huraib
Hypertension & Cerebrovascular Diseases Hypertension Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke The Periodical Quiz The Periodical Case

Answer the Quiz and Win a Text Book (Stroke, by Charles Warlow)

The Periodical Quiz

This is a T1 MRI sequence of the base of skull of a young man who presented with an acute right side weakness, aphasia and left side Horner’s syndrome. What is the correct statement regarding the cause of his stroke?

    1. The Horner’s syndrome is not related to the cause of stroke
    1. Cerebral angiography is the gold standard investigation to make the correct diagnosis
    1. The cause of this stroke requires a long life anticoagulation
    1. The cause of this stroke is a sequence of an infection
    1. The cause is not common for stroke in young people.

The Quiz has been answered and the answer is B

The prize was won by Dr Waleed Al Mangour (Riyadh), Dr El Gamri E Mohammed (rIYADH) and Dr Amin Abdulaah (UAE)

CONGRATULATION