Amir S. Najim Al-Din

TL;DR: Loss-of-function mutations in a previously uncharacterized, predominantly neuronal P-type ATPase gene, ATP13A2, underlying an autosomal recessive form of early-onset parkinsonism with pyramidal degeneration and dementia are described.

TL;DR: awareness of the condition and performance of the appropriate serological tests will differentiate neurobrucellosis from other chronic CNS infections, especially tuberculosis and neurosyphilis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported a linkage in Kufor-Rakeb syndrome to a 9 cM region of chromosome 1p36 delineated by the markers D1S436 and D 1S2843, with a maximum multipoint lod score of 3.6.

TL;DR: The prevalence of MS among Arabs has a wide reported range and the clinical pattern is generally similar to "Western type" MS but apparent differences in optic-spinal disease and OGBs positivity need further evaluation.

TL;DR: A Jordanian Arab family where two sibs developed the classical clinical and radiological features of pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration but in addition had an early onset cerebellar ataxia is reported, hypothesising that the disorder, Karak syndrome, is novel and a member of the growing family of neurological diseases involving excess cerebral iron accumulation.