title: A pediatric neurologist's clinical experiences in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: From 1996 to 2002, I was head of a pediatric neurology section and helped develop a fellowship training program in Saudi Arabia. This was a most rewarding learning experience because of an abundance of neurometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases in a population with a high rate of consanguinity. In addition to inborn errors of metabolism, other prevalent disorders included late-infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis, hyperekplexia, focal cortical dysplasias, sarcoglycanopathies, familial spastic paraplegia, demyelinating diseases, and dysmorphic syndromes. These patient experiences were a rich source of stimulation for clinical teaching and research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. echaves17@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chaves-Carballo
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009462:Neurology; D010372:Pediatrics; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia