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  1. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal-recessive disorder that manifests in paralysis and skeletal muscle weaknesses. This neuromuscular problem is caused by degeneration of the spinal cord anterior hor...

    Authors: Dian Marta Sari, Laurentia Cindy Gani Wijaya, Wintoro Duraman Roives Sitorus and Mia Milanti Dewi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:140
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  2. Autism-spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder with heterogeneity in etiopathogenesis and clinical presentation. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological abnormalities may represent neural endophenoty...

    Authors: Sadia Sultan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:139
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  3. Suicidal poisoning is a major concern during the COVID-19 pandemic that has several physical and mental hazards. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of suicidal poisoned patients admitted to a ter...

    Authors: Ghada El-Sarnagawy, Amal Hafez and Reham Amer
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:138
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  4. An adolescent with recent dengue infection was presented with sudden onset of bilateral facial nerve palsy. It was a rare presentation and posed as a diagnostic challenge to all physicians.

    Authors: Ng Kim Khim, Wei Chao Loh, Anna Misya’il Abdul Rashid, Abdul Hanif Yusof KhanKhan, Janudin Baharin, Azliza Ibrahim, Liyana Najwa Inche Mat, Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Fan Kee Hoo and Hamidon Basri
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:137
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  5. Cognitive remediation (CR) therapy provides an effective way to improve cognitive impairments in schizophrenia. With the advent of telehealth services, especially during COVID 19 pandemic, a suitable alternati...

    Authors: Reetobaan Datta, Rashmi Vishwanath and Sonia Shenoy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:136
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  6. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disorders of the nervous system. Since the core cause of many of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder is due to changes in the structure of the br...

    Authors: Zahra Khandan Khadem-Reza and Hoda Zare
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:135
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  7. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a unique potent predictor for stroke compared to other predictors. By aiding in the adherence of leukocytes and platelets, soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin) contributes to the d...

    Authors: Reda Abd El-Razek, Ahmed Abou Hagar, Marwa Orabi, Sabry Moawad and Mohamed El-Samahy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:134
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  8. A variety of primary tumors affect the bony orbit. They include, sphenoid ridge meningioma, fibrous dysplasia, ossifying fibroma, osteoma and aneurismal bone cyst. Controversies in the treatment strategies sti...

    Authors: Medhat M. El-Sawy and Ahmed M. Moawad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:133
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  9. Inherited neurotransmitter diseases are a subset of rare neurometabolic disorders characterized by hereditary deficiencies in neurotransmitter metabolism or transport. Non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia (NKH), calle...

    Authors: S. Bhumika, Kanthesh M. Basalingappa, T. S. Gopenath and Suman Basavaraju
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:132
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  10. On 11 March 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 has become a pandemic. This had an impact on everyday activity for every person. For special groups such as multiple sclerosis patients, the situation is a little bit co...

    Authors: Adel Hassanein Elsayed Gad, Sandra Mohamed Ahmed, Mostafa Yahya Abdelmohsen Garadah and Ahmed Dahshan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:131
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  11. In this paper, a comprehensive review on Alzheimer's disease (AD) is carried out, and an exploration of the two machine learning (ML) methods that help to identify the disease in its initial stages. Alzheimer'...

    Authors: Vijeeta Patil, Manohar Madgi and Ajmeera Kiran
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:130
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  12. Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of the spinal cord that spreads along the horizontal plane of a section of the spinal cord. Arboviruses, including dengue virus, are rare but known causative factors. How...

    Authors: Lubna Jafri, Sajid Hameed, Erum Shakeel, Naeemuddin Shaikh and Dureshahwar Kanwar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:129
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  13. Botulinum toxin-A (BoNT) reduce over-firing of dystonic muscles, spasmodic contractions by enhancing function. We conducted a systematic review and random-effects meta-regression to investigate the efficacy an...

    Authors: Anant Patil, Summaiya Zareen Shaikh, Asmita Karajgi and Mohammed Usman Ali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:128
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  14. Pandemic represents challenging medical emergency as it is usually associated with high rates of mortalities and morbidities. Along the last 2 and half years the world has faced the emergence of severe acute r...

    Authors: Tamer Roushdy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:127
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  15. Vascular malformation of the spine accounted for 3–4% of all intradural lesions. Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is often missed because of overlapping symptoms with other pathology and ambiguous imagi...

    Authors: Maria Monica, Tjokorda Gde Bagus Mahadewa, Steven Awyono and Dicky Teguh Prakoso
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:126
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  16. Migraine and stroke are neurovascular diseases that have become a public health problem and a relatively high economic burden. The relationship between migraine and stroke has been described in the literature ...

    Authors: I Made Oka Adnyana, I Putu Eka Widyadharma, Eric Hartono Tedyanto, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti and Ni Putu Ayu Putri Mahadewi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:125
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  17. Depression is associated with morbidity, death, diminished quality of life, decreased longevity, and even suicidal ideation in hemodialysis patients. Intra-dialytic exercise is considered as integral component...

    Authors: Eman Abdelmohsen Sanad, Howayda Abd El-Hamid El-Shinnawy, Hayam Ahmed Hebah, Dina Aboubakr Farrag, Eman Rabie Anwar Soliman and Mostafa Abdelnasier Abdelgawad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:124
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  18. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity, which may affect one’s cognitive and psychosocial functioning. ...

    Authors: Rebecca Shin Yee Wong
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:123
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  19. Horner syndrome is caused by disruption to any part of the oculosympathetic nerve supply, and is classically characterized by the triad of ptosis, miosis, and facial anhidrosis. Two cases of Horner syndrome se...

    Authors: Avery Zhou, Cory Nichols, Janda Paul and Aroucha Vickers
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:122
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  20. Epilepsy, a neurological illness, is characterized by recurrent uncontrolled seizures. There are many treatments of options that can be used as the therapy of epilepsy. However, anti-seizure medications as the...

    Authors: Bryan Gervais de Liyis, Sevinna Geshie Tandy, Joana Fourta Endira, Komang Andjani Putri and Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:121
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  21. The goals of cervical internal fixation are to provide immediate stability to control an unstable segment and to improve bony union. Early cervical fixation methods preferred a posterior approach and consisted...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Moawad and Medhat M. El-Sawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:120
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  22. Migraine is a public health concern, and university students have been found to be particularly susceptible to stress and other factors that trigger migraines. The objective of this study was to determine the ...

    Authors: Ayah Rustom, Fatima Audi, Hind Al Samsam, Raja Nour, Abeer Mohamed Mursi and Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:119
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  23. Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is one of the most common causes of stroke worldwide. This study aimed to analyze the demographic and risk factor profiles of ICAS in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The st...

    Authors: Firas Al-Nidawi, Mohamed Wael Mohamed, Ali Hussein, Noora Alataibi, Rawan Althahabi, Ahmed Almaawi, Aya Qassim and Priya Das
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:118
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  25. The spectrum of reported neurological sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 is continuously expanding, immune mediated neuropathies like Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS) and exacerbations of preexisting chronic inf...

    Authors: Aggeliki Fotiadou, Dimitrios Tsiptsios, Stella Karatzetzou, Sofia Kitmeridou and Ioannis Iliopoulos
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:116
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  26. Women have a slightly lower prevalence of epilepsy and unprovoked seizures than men; however, women with epilepsy have several exceptional dilemmas, including the use of anti-seizure medications (ASMs) in addi...

    Authors: Riyam F. Al Anazi, Gehan M. Atef, Kholod M. Alhafean, Roaa A. Al Sharif and Alawi A. Al-Attas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:115
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  27. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic disease which predominantly affects the respiratory system with high critical care mortality and morbidity, yet it also causes multiple organs dysfunction in a...

    Authors: Taha K. Alloush, Adel T. Alloush, Fayez Marzouk, Khaled O. Abdulghani and Hossam M. Shokri
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:114
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  28. Spontaneous intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is a life-threatening condition associated with high morbidity and mortality and is conventionally managed using external ventricular drain (EVD). However, EVD is...

    Authors: Amr Abu Elfadle, Carmen Ali Zarad, Ahmed Y. Soliman, Abdelmoneim Ahmed Nagy Eissa and Mohamed A. Elzoghby
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:113
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  29. Guillain–Barré syndrome is an acquired inflammatory disease of the peripheral nervous system. It is the most frequent cause of acute flaccid symmetrical weakness of the limbs and areflexia usually reaching its...

    Authors: Raseel A. Aljthalin and Alawi A. Al-Attas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:112
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  31. The present study aimed to explore, for a better understanding, the relationship between dysfunctional coping mechanisms, functionality, and quality of life in patients with major depression, during an acute e...

    Authors: Crecan-Suciu D. Bianca, Păunescu L. Ramona and Micluţia V. Ioana
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:110
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  32. Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological morbidity. It is, however, a frequently underdiagnosed medical condition. This study was hence done to assess the occurrence and severity of RLS among parti...

    Authors: Nitin Joseph, Sooraj Suresh, Satwiki Prasad, Swaraj Mandar Malwee, Anand Brittas and Vedant Gupta
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:109
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  33. The treatment of intracranial wide neck aneurysms (WNAs) is usually difficult, hence several endovascular techniques were developed. This study aims to assess the clinical and angiographic imaging outcome of e...

    Authors: Abdalla Morsy, Mohamed Mahmoud, Ahmad Elsayed Abokresha, Ahmad A. Moussa, Mohamed Abdel-Tawab, Moustafa Othman and Mahmoud A. Moubark
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:108
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  34. Degenerative lumbar spine pathologies such as spinal stenosis and disc herniation constitute the most common causes of back pain and radiculopathy. After the introduction of the operative microscope in the 197...

    Authors: Omar El Farouk Ahmed, Shafik Tahseen El Molla and Ahmad Mohamed El Sabaa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:107
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  35. Dysmenorrhea has significantly increased in prevalence. There is also evidence of the coexistence of dysmenorrhea and psychological disorders. This study aims to explore the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and inve...

    Authors: Deemah Alateeq, Lolwah Binsuwaidan, Leenah Alazwari, Maram Algarni, Maryam Al Hussain, Raghad Alzahrani and Reema Aljohani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:106
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  36. Depression is the most common comorbid psychiatric disorders that affect people with epilepsy. We aim to determine the prevalence of depression and associated factors among people with epilepsy.

    Authors: Jemal Seid and Kalayu Mebrahtu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:105
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  37. There is a need to assess how commonly used classification systems of intervertebral disc degeneration reflect the compromise of neural elements. This study aims to explore the relationship between lumbar disc...

    Authors: Amr Abu Elfadle, Carmen Ali Zarad, Ali Ahmed Abou Elmaaty, Bassem F. Abou El-Nagaa and Ahmed Y. Soliman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:104
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  38. Most of the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) suffer from non-motor symptoms (NMS). Despite their marked effect on patients’ quality of life, NMS remain under-estimated by physicians, patients and caregiv...

    Authors: Shaimaa Shaheen, Raed Mohamed Ali, Marwa Farghaly, Omar El-Serafy and Mohamed I. Hegazy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:103
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  39. Neurodegenerative dementias such as the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease dementia are linked to various behavioral and psychological abnormalities. Wh...

    Authors: Souvik Dubey, Mahua Jana Dubey, Ritwik Ghosh, Debaleena Mukherjee, Alak Pandit and Julian Benito-León
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:102
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  40. The endoscopic-assisted technique has been utilized with various intracranial lesions with many approaches. In the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), the technique has been used to combine the benefits of the opera...

    Authors: Mohamed Tammam, Roshdy El Khayat, Mohamed Khallaf and Hassan Mohamed Hassan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:101
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  41. Despite the increased interest in publishing data on central neurocytoma, its management remains controversial. The overall incidence is approximately 0.5% of brain tumors. The reporting of institutional exper...

    Authors: Reham Mohamed, Venkada M. Gurusamy, Yasser Orz, Mahmoud Al-Yamany, Mohamed Ba-Faqeeh, Abdullah Al-Obaid, Wafa Al-Shakweer and Ali Balbaid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:100
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  42. Available data collected from patients of different types of cerebrovascular strokes can detect risk factors, severity and clinical outcome of these patients. Differentiating between different types of strokes...

    Authors: Sara Hamdy, Mai Fathy, Azza Abd Elnasser, Eman A. F. Darwish, Eman Hamid, Hany Aref and Nevine El Nahas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:99
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  43. The prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) can reach up to 65% among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Self-administered screening questionnaires can offer a valuable solution for screening MS patients for co...

    Authors: Amr Fouad, Ahmed Shawky, Marwa Farghaly, Maged Abdel Naseer and Mohamed I. Hegazy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:98
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  44. Peripheral neuropathies constitute a common complaint in general and neurology practice, and are a source of handicap to patients. Epidemiological data in the Middle East and North Africa region as well as in ...

    Authors: Anselm Poda, Raymond Klevor, Aouatif Salym, Imad Sarih, Sami Salhi, Louhab Nissrine and Najib Kissani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:97
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  45. This study aims to determine predictive factors of mortality within 3 months after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

    Authors: Wafaa M. Farghaly, Mohamed A. Ahmed, Ahmed El-Bassiouny, Ahmed A. Hamed and Ghaydaa A. Shehata
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:96
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  46. Recent guidelines emphasize the importance of functional outcomes in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here, we assess the functional outcomes of the oral delivery system of osmoti...

    Authors: Armagan Aral, Merve Onat and Hilal Aydemir
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:95
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  47. Migraine is a primary headache with a prevalence of 12–20% in the world. Approximately 38% sufferers were indicated for prophylactic therapy, but only a small proportion (3–13%) received prophylactic therapy. ...

    Authors: I Made Oka Adnyana, Clarissa Tertia, I Putu Eka Widyadharma and Ni Putu Ayu Putri Mahadewi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:94
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  48. COVID-19 increases the risk of acute ischemic stroke. The objective of this study is to identify the risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes in COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke at University of I...

    Authors: Rakhmad Hidayat, Nita Widjaya, Zlatikha Djuliannisaa, Alyssa Putri Mustika, Ramdinal Aviesena Zairinal, Dinda Diafiri, Taufik Mesiano, Mohammad Kurniawan, Al Rasyid and Salim Harris
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:93
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  49. The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly around the globe with considerable morbidity and mortality. Coexistence of comorbidities with COVID-19 had consistently been reported as risk f...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Enas Daef, Aliae Mohamed-Hussein, Ehab F. Mostafa, Mohamed Zein, Sahar M. Hassany, Hanan Galal, Shimaa Abbas Hassan, Islam Galal, Amro A. Zarzour, Hebatallah M. Hassan, Mariam Taher Amin, Maiada K. Hashem, Khaled Osama and Ayman Gamea
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:92
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  50. Diabetes mellitus is commonly complicated by diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Poor adherence to medication is common in diabetic peripheral neuropathy mainly due to common side effects and poor tolerance to med...

    Authors: Dina Elsayed Gaber and Hany M. El Deeb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:90
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