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  1. Stigma among psychiatric patients is pervasive all over the world. Our aim in this study was to investigate risk factors for stigma related to psychiatric disorders and to demonstrate the major consequences of...

    Authors: Taher Abdelraheem Sayed, Magda Mohamed Ali and Saber Hadad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:148
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  2. Despite the high number of patients suffering from the negative impact of diabetic neuropathy (DN) in Ethiopia, evidence regarding the time to DN and its predictors are not well document in Ethiopia. Therefore...

    Authors: Sewnet Adem Kebede, Biruk Shalmeno Tusa, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema and Tadesse Awoke Ayele
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:147
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  3. Opioid use disorder (OUD) can have negative impact on cognitive functions. This study aims to evaluate the effect of bilateral transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) over the right/left dorsolateral pr...

    Authors: Hossein Mostafavi, Mohsen Dadashi, Alireza Armani Kia, Davod Ahmadi, Reza Pirzeh and Zakaria Eskandari
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:146
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  4. Postural instability and balance problems in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) can seriously affect the quality of life and lead to falls with a subsequent increase in the morbidity and mortality. Early i...

    Authors: Hany Mohamed Eldeeb and Heba Samir Abdelraheem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:145
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  5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is accompanied by substantial systemic dysregulations that comprise systemic inflammation and neurohormonal activation in addition to many neurological involvements...

    Authors: Hossam Abd El Monem Ali and Ahmed Salama Al-Adl
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:144
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  6. The aim of this systematic review is to present the existing literature on the clinical motor, and non-motor factors contributing to sit-to-stand transfer in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

    Authors: Charmaine Pearl Da Cunha, Pratiksha Tilak Rao and Suruliraj Karthikbabu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:143
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  7. Neuropathic pain is a common chronic ailment that can be challenging to treat because of the heterogeneity of its etiologies, symptoms, and underlying mechanisms. Drugs to treat neuropathic pain are highly pre...

    Authors: Bahia Chahine and Farah Al Souheil
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:142
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  8. Reliable and acceptable biomarkers are needed to anticipate the outcome and cognitive impairment following ischemic stroke. The goal of this research is to examine the association of ASPECTS with cognitive dec...

    Authors: Ahmed Esmael, Mohammed Elsherief, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek, Nehal Tharwat Mohammed El-Sayed, Mohammed Abd Elsalam, Mohamed E. Flifel and Saad Shawki
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:141
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  9. Copeptin is a new blood biomarker for acute ischemic stroke which emerged to assist clinicians with decision-making. Serum copeptin can accurately reflect vasopressin concentration, which plays a role in aggra...

    Authors: Mohammed I. Oraby, Rasha H. Soliman, Rehab M. Abd Elkareem and Amna I. Mohammed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:140
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  10. Health care workers caring for patients with COVID-19 pandemic are prone to extraordinary stressors and psychological problems. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of major de...

    Authors: Hayam Mohamed Elgohary, Mohammad Gamal Sehlo, Medhat Mohamed Bassiony, Usama Mahmoud Youssef, Dina Sameh Elrafey and Shimaa Ibrahim Amin
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:139
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  11. Central nervous system affection in rheumatoid arthritis is rare. The most frequently encountered neurological complications with rheumatoid arthritis are peripheral neuropathy and atlantoaxial subluxation wit...

    Authors: Ayman Hassan El-Sudany, Salah Hussein El-Halawany, Shady S. Georgy, Amr S. Zaki, Rady Y. Bedros, Mostafa Hashim Mostafa and Ahmed El-Bassiouny
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:138
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  12. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the commonest entrapment neuropathy. The cut-off point of cross-sectional area to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome may vary among populations. The objective of this study was to determ...

    Authors: Ahmed ElSadek, Mai Fathy and Amr AbdElMoneim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:137
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  13. Symptomatic chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) remain one of the most encountered forms of intracranial hemorrhages particularly in the elder patients, yet fortunately implies a good surgical prognosis. Burr ho...

    Authors: Omar El Farouk Ahmed, Ahmad El Sawy and Shafik El Molla
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:136
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  14. Psychomotor slowing is more commonly reported in children with epilepsy (CWE) compared to healthy controls. The effect of anti-epileptic drug (AED) treatment on psychomotor abilities of CWE remains controversi...

    Authors: Paul Ehiabhi Ikhurionan, Olusola Peter Okunola, Blessing Imuetinyan Abhulimhen-Iyoha and Gabriel Egberue Ofovwe
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:135
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  15. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying multiple sclerosis include both inflammatory and degenerative processes. We aimed to study and compare markers of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in patient...

    Authors: Nervana Mohamed El Fayomy, Hanan Helmy Mohamed, Manal Mohamed Kamal, Aya Hamid Alsayyad, Enas Hamid Alsayyad and Reham Mohamed Shamloul
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:134
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  16. There are several studies that have discussed the efficacy of telemedicine with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients; however, this approach is still preliminary in Egypt and in North Africa. The objec...

    Authors: Hebatallah R. Rashed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:80
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  17. Ischemic stroke (IS) constitutes a relevant health concern recently in younger population causing permanent cognitive and function-limiting disability and ranks as the 3rd cause of death in Egypt after cardiac...

    Authors: Hebat-Allah Hassan Nashaat, Alaa El-Din Saad Abdelhamid, Amal Sayed Ahmed, Ahmed Osama Hosny, Mohamed A. Saad, Mohammed El Samahy and Amany Moustafa Hassan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:133
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  18. Sinus venous thrombosis (SVT) is an increasingly recognised complication of not only SARS-CoV-2 infections, but also of SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations. SVT is attributed to hypercoagulability, a common complication o...

    Authors: Sinda Zarrouk and Josef Finsterer
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:132
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  19. This study aimed to test the changes in the conduction properties of peripheral nerves in patients with primary fibromyalgia (FM). Thirty patients with FM and sixteen healthy controls participated in this stud...

    Authors: Mohamed N. Thabit, Mostafa Abdelmomen, Esam Aboelfadl and Saber Hadad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:131
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  20. Pregnancy is a recent growing issue in multiple sclerosis (MS) and the update in the diagnostic criteria of MS and introduction of many disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) may cause changes in the relationship ...

    Authors: Ali Mahmoud Ahmed, Mohamed Al-Bahay M. G. Reda and Ahmed Hassan Elsheshiny
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:130
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  21. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a reasonably common disorder among working individuals. It may also be a cause of functional impairment. The aim of the study was to screen for the presence of carpal tunnel syndrome ...

    Authors: Mai Fathy, Ahmed ElSadek, Eman Hamid and Amr AbdElMoneim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:129
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  22. Limited data are available on the frequency of carotid artery disease among cerebrovascular ischemic stroke (CVS) patients in south Egypt. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence and risk f...

    Authors: Eman Khedr, Abeer A. Tony, Mohamed Habeel and Ahmed Nasreldein
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:128
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  23. About 40–70% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) develop cognitive impairment (CI) throughout their life. We aim to study the influence of MS on cognitive changes. This is a case–control study of fifty pa...

    Authors: Tara A. Al-Falaki, Farqad B. Hamdan and Nawfal M. Sheaheed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:127
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  24. Brain tumors represent group of neoplasms originating from intracranial tissues and the meninges. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological profile of brain tumors seen in a referral health ce...

    Authors: Mathieu Motah, Daniel Gams Massi, Fabien Fouda Bekolo, Nkemontoh Akweseh Nju, Aurélien Ndoumbe, Mireille Moumi, Anne Sango, Paul Shu and Victor Eyenga
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:126
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  25. Painful diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus, with approximately 30–50% of people will experience diabetic neuropathy. Chronic hyperglycemia will cause an inf...

    Authors: Kelvin Yuwanda, I Putu Eka Widyadharma, Dewa Putu Gde Purwa Samatra, I Made Oka Adnyana, Anna Marita Gelgel and I Komang Arimbawa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:125
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  26. Electrophysiological techniques have been used for discriminating myoclonus from other hyperkinetic movement disorders and for classifying the myoclonus subtype. This study was carried out on patients with dif...

    Authors: Mohammad Abu-Hegazy, Azza Elmoungi, Eman Eltantawi and Ahmed Esmael
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:124
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  27. The widespread pandemic of COVID-19 virus carries not only physical hazards, but also major psychological effects especially among medical students. The aim was to investigate the psychological effects of COVI...

    Authors: Mohamed R. Soltan, Shaimaa S. Soliman and Mariam E. Dawoud
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:123
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  28. The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a myriad of challenges, including identifying and treating neurological sequelae.

    Authors: Christopher J. Peterson, Ashish Sarangi and Fariha Bangash
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:122
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  31. Multiple sclerosis is an insidious, disabling, both physically and mentally, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. This work aims to evaluate relationships between cognitive impairment in separa...

    Authors: Oksana O. Kopchak and Tetiana A. Odintsova
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:119
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  32. Migraine is a common and debilitating disorder however there is a wide gap in its diagnosis and management. Many migraine patients present to non-neurologists, so it is of utmost importance that non neurologis...

    Authors: Mai Fathy, Ahmed ElSadek, Sherien Farag, Shahinaz Helmy and Amr AbdElMoneim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:118
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  33. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease which is complicated by occurrence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Vitamin D deficiency contributes to the etiology and progression of type 2 DM and devel...

    Authors: Mohammad H. Assy, Nashwa A. Draz, Sabah E. Fathy and Mohammad G. Hamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:117
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  34. Although migraine phenotype has been widely described, the explanation of migraine pathophysiology still has a gap that might be partly bridged by neuroimaging investigations. The aim of the study is to assess...

    Authors: Laila Elmously Naguib, Ghada Saed Abdel Azim and Mohammed Abdelrazek Abdellatif
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:116
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  35. Obesity is a major health problem that affects different vascular systems, including cerebrovascular circulation. Carotid duplex is the best screening tool for early diagnosis of cerebrovascular changes in rel...

    Authors: Tarek A. Rageh, Mostafa Ghazally and Khaled O. Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:115
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  36. The role of adipokines such as leptin and adiponectin in regulating the immunity has been documented, however data concerning their consequence on multiple sclerosis (MS) Egyptian patients are deficient. The a...

    Authors: Rasha M. Fahmi, Amr E. Kamel, Dorreya A. Elsayed, Amal A. Zidan and Noha T. Sarhan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:114
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  37. Neurological involvements of COVID-19 are one of the most reported manifestations of this infection. This study aims to systematically review the previous systematic reviews which addressed the neurological ma...

    Authors: Samad Shams Vahdati, Alireza Ala, Dara Rahmanpour, Elyar Sadeghi-Hokmabadi and Fateme Tahmasbi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:113
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  38. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) commonly affects individuals aged more than 50 years and is mostly primary owing to trigeminal nerve neurovascular compression. We report a case of secondary TN attributed to a giant ...

    Authors: Fadhilah Hani Ishak, Abdul Hanif Khan Yusof Khan, Mohd Naim Mohd Yaakob, Mohd Fandi Al Khafiz Kamis, Anna Misyail Abdul Rashid, Wei Chao Loh, 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 2021 57:112
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  39. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has an obvious pathological role in atherosclerosis and plaque instability leading to an acute ischemic stroke; however, its beneficial role in stroke recovery is still restricte...

    Authors: Ibraheim Al-Ahmar, Noha Mohamed and Hosna Elshony
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:111
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  40. Substance use disorders (SUD) are considered as serious mental illnesses, with variability of age of onset, duration of illness, and type of used substance among patients. The effect of type and number of subs...

    Authors: Maha Ali Hassan, Mohamed Ayman Abdelhameed, Mostafa Mahmoud Abd El-Naem and Mohamed Helmy Abdelhafeez
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:110
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  41. The coronavirus disease due to SARS COVID-2 emerged from Wuhan city in China in December 2019 and rapidly spread to more than 200 countries all over the world as a global health pandemic. Its primary presentat...

    Authors: Ghada Saed Abdel Azim and Marwa Abdellah Osman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:109
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  42. MR imaging plays a significant role in detection and characterization of different brain diseases. The role of the post-contrast T1-weighted image magnetic resonance imaging (T1W MRI) sequence has been widely ...

    Authors: Wessam Mustafa, Sherif Ali, Nadia Elgendy, Samer Salama, Lamiaa El Sorogy and Mohamed Mohsen
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:108
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  43. Cotard’s syndrome (CS) is a neuropsychiatric condition marked by nihilistic delusional(s). Due to its rarity, misdiagnosis of the syndrome often occurs. The current case study is of a Malaysian woman who was m...

    Authors: Natasha Subhas, Khin Ohnmar Naing, Chaw Su, Jiann Lin Loo, Aishah Farhana Shahbudin, Vevehkanandar Sivasubramaniam and Reenisha Thyagarajan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:107
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  44. Anxiety and depression in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Thailand during the first wave of the pandemic were investigated. Thai version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was chosen as an instr...

    Authors: Wajana Thaweerat, Wannarat Amornnimit Pongpirul and Wisit Prasithsirikul
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:106
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  45. Coronaphobia refers to intensified and persistent fears of contracting COVID-19 virus infection. This study aimed to evaluate the newly termed phenomenon, coronaphobia, and address its associated correlates am...

    Authors: Mohamed Abdelghani, Mervat S. Hassan, Hayam M. Elgohary and Eman Fouad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:105
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  46. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health services offered to patients with non-communicable diseases, including chronic neurological illnesses, are diverse and universal. We used a self-reported question...

    Authors: Mohammad Athamneh, Qais Sa’di, Belal Aldabbour, Yousef Khader and Waleed Batayha
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:104
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  48. Accumulating data have suggested that vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is a pretender gene for vulnerability to Parkinson disease (PD). This study aimed to assess the relationship of VDR gene polymorphisms (FokI ...

    Authors: Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Mohamed Elsayed Elawady, Sahar Sharaf, Sarah Heneidy and Rania Shehata Ismail
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:102
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  49. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with its high prevalence is a growing area of concern and research, whereas exact underlying pathophysiology remains unknown. Behavioral therapy and multiple med...

    Authors: Mazlum Çöpür and Sidar Çöpür
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:101
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:
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