Dr. Deeb Kayed, MD, FAAN
Neurology, American Board Neurology and Neurophysiology
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May – National Stroke Awareness Month
- May 15, 2023
May is recognized as National Stroke awareness month and it is important to create awareness about the signs, symptoms, and treatment of stroke. Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts (or ruptures). When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood (and oxygen) it needs, so it and brain cells die. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-3KS_iVUK0 What are the types of stroke? Stroke can be caused either by a clot obstructing the…
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Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month March, [ IRAC Physiotherapy Clinic Dubai ]
- March 13, 2023
Introduction Multiple sclerosis is a disease that impacts the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, which make up the central nervous system and controls everything we do. The exact cause of Multiple sclerosis is unknown, but we do know that something triggers the immune system to attack the CNS. The resulting damage to myelin, the protective layer insulating wire-like nerve fibers, disrupts signals to and from the brain. Types of MS: It can be divided into 4 types, or disease courses, as defined by the International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials of MS in 1996. They are: Clinically isolated syndrome Relapsing-remitting Multiple…
READ MOREDr Kayed graduated with honors (magna cum laude) from the University of Evansville in Indiana with a BSc degree in Biology in 1986. He next obtained his MD degree from St George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada in 1990. He next completed his Neurology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, USA where he also served as chief resident.
Thereafter, Dr Kayed obtained subspecialty fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology at Allegheny University Hospitals (1997) and in Advanced Clinical Neurology / Pediatric Neurology at Jefferson University Hospital (1998), all in Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Dr Deeb Khayed is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at The MBRU School of Medicine, Dubai, UAE and Founding member of the Emirates Neurology Society.
- American Board Recertification in Neurology 2017
- American Board Certified in Clinical Neurophysiology 1999
- American Board Certified in Neurology 1997
- Headache & Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurophysiology
- (EEG/EMG)
- Memory Disorders
- Epilepsy
- General Neurology
Dr. Deeb Kayed, US. Board Certified Neurologist & Clinical Neurophysiologist
