Saudi Stroke Society
Saudi Scientific Society of Stroke Researchers and physicians.
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  • Saudi Scientific Society of Stroke researchers and physicians – الجمعية السعودية للسكتة الدماغية

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    A stroke happens when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. Each year about 185,000 people die from a stroke. By learning the many warning signs of a stroke – you can help save a life.

    1 FACE

    Ask the person to smile. Dose one side of the face drop?

    2 ARMS

    Ask the person to raise both arms. Does oneside drift downward?

    3 SPEECH

    Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is their speech slurred or strange?

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    Saudi Scientific Society of stroke researchers and physicians was founded in 2007.

    The aim of the SSS is to reduce burden of stroke by changing the way that stroke is viewed and treated.

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Inauguration of the Stroke Unit at Asir Central Hospital

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 by Saudi Stroke Society
Dr. Abdullah Kadah from Asir reagion health, inaugurated the Stroke unit at Asir Central Hospital. This came under the patronage of the Director General of Health Affairs in Asir Region Khalid Ayed Asiri, and in the presence of the General director of the hospital, Dr. Ali bin Saeed Al Mestor.
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Stroke by numbers

Tuesday, 22 January 2019 by Saudi Stroke Society
Stroke is globally considered to be the most common cause of preventable disability in adults, it also ranks as the second most common cause of death, it is also a leading cause of dementia and depression. About half of people who have had a stroke live less than one year. Disability affects 75% of stroke survivors enough to decrease their employability. 30 to 50% of stroke survivors suffer post-stroke depression. Up to 10% of people following a stroke develop seizures.
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فريق سعودي يحصل على براءة اختراع لعلاج لمكافحة الخرف ما بعد السكتة الدماغية

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 by Saudi Stroke Society
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Stroke epidemiology 2/3

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 by Saudi Stroke Society
Stroke is one of the major causes of death and disability in adults in developing countries. In recent years, the global population has been increasing leading direct and indirect increasement of the economic cost of stroke.
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Stroke epidemiology worldwide 1/3

Tuesday, 08 January 2019 by Saudi Stroke Society
Stroke is the 2nd most common cause of death and the 3rd cause of physical disability in adults in the world. In the middle- and low-income countries, 70% of the stroke lead to death or severe disability. Recently, the incidence rate of stroke has been increasing dramatically more than double in these countries. However, At the same time the reported stroke cases had been significantly decreasing by 42% in high- income countries.
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Tuesday, 18 December 2018 by Saudi Stroke Society
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is the most critical subtype of strokes, which is caused by hemorrhage into the area surrounding the brain. The bleeding into the (subarachnoid space) between meninges layers (pia mater and arachnoid mater) could happen because of and aneurysm rupture or skull injury.
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Dr Waleed Khoja Awarded the Excellence and Leadership in Stroke Award 2018

Thursday, 13 December 2018 by Saudi Stroke Society
            
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Pathophysiology of ischemic stroke (2/2)

Tuesday, 04 December 2018 by Saudi Stroke Society
The brain tissue undergoing ischemia has two distinct layers, an internal core layer of ischemic cells with blood perfusion less than 10-25%, which illustrate the death of different types of neural cell.
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Pathophysiology of ischemic stroke (1/2)

Monday, 26 November 2018 by Saudi Stroke Society
Ischemic stroke is one of the major neurologic diseases in the world, which can cause paralysis or even death. The main cause of ischemic stroke is the irregular blood flow supply to brain tissue.
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Innovation In Acute Stroke event (13 – 14 Dec, 2018) King Saud University

Wednesday, 21 November 2018 by Saudi Stroke Society
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Saudi Stroke Society

Reduce burden of stroke by changing the way that stroke is viewed and treated.

SAUDI STROKE SOCIETY serves as the voice of stroke in Saudi Arabia harmonizing stroke management across the country and taking action to reduce the burden of stroke regionally and globally.


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