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Our Publications

  • Patel M, Michelow P, Phillip P, Patel P, Ameen O, Allard U, Heard V. AIDS related primary effusion lymphoma of the pleural cavity: a case report. Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection- Vol 14 no.2, June 1999 pp 49-52

  • Ameen O., Solms M. Delirium in Acute Stroke following intra-arterial thrombolysis – A discussion paper highlighting relevant aspects of delirium in patients receiving thrombolysis. Presented as a platform paper at the annual Psychology Association of South Africa congress held in Cape Town in September 2005.

  • Ameen O., Solms M. Alexia without agraphia in a patient with SLE – A discussion paper presented highlighting relevant aspects of disorders at the interface of the language/sensory border. Presented as a platform presentation at the annual Psychology Association of South Africa congress held in Cape Town in September 2005.

  • Ameen O, Solms M. Apperceptive and Associative visual agnosias – A discussion paper illustrated by examples of two patients highlighting the differences between these 2 different agnosic disorders. Presented as a platform presentation at the annual Psychology Association of South Africa congress held in Durban in September 2004.

  • Ameen O, Heckmann J, Eastman RWE. Lower motor syndromes in HIV patients. Presented as a poster at the combined Neurology Association of South Africa/Association of British Neurologists congress held in Cape Town in January 2003.

  • Ameen O, Eastman RWE. Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy in two patients with Lafora body like inclusions on axillary skin biopsy. Presented as a poster at the combined NASA/ABN congress in January 2003 in Cape Town, as well as the Epilepsy South Africa congress held in October 2002 in Johannesburg.

  • Ameen O, Kader E, Taylor A, Welman C, Kies BM. Clinical Course, investigation, management and outcome in 4 patients with arteriovenous malformations of the spinal column. Presented as a poster at the Neurology Association of South annual congress held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg in March 2002.

  • Ameen O, Heckman J, Eastman RWE. Lower motor syndromes in HIV patients- case referrals over a one year period. Presented as a poster at the Neurology Association of South Africa annual congress held at the Wild Coast in Kwa- Zulu Natal in March 2001


INVITED LECTURES

  • Department of Radiation Oncology 2001- an approach to the neurological examination for non- neurologists;

  • HIV and Epilepsy- Lecture given to the executive committee of Epilepsy South Africa in June 2002. Epilepsy South Africa is the largest non- governmental organization in South Africa treating sufferers with epilepsy;

  • Physicians Update- University of Cape Town November 2002- Neuropsychiatric Lupus Erythematosus;

  • A diagnostic approach to headache – Lecture given to faculty, staff and referring practitioners of the Gatesville Medical Centre in April 2004;

  • Visual agnosias – Lecture given to the Nexus forum – a group consisting exclusively of neurologists – in August 2004;

  • Peripheral Entrapment Neuropathies – Lecture given to faculty, staff and referring practitioners of the Gatesville Medical Centre in April 2005;

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – Lecture given to faculty, staff and referring practitioners of the Gatesville Medical Centre in April 2005;
    Alexia without agraphia – Lecture given to the Nexus forum – a group consisting exclusively of neurologists – in August 2005
 
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