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  1. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disorder which can lead to an occasional damage to the central nervous system. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) is an important modality in the di...

    Authors: Al-Amir Bassiouny Mohamed, Hesham Abdelghani Algahalan and Mohamed N. Thabit
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:20
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  2. Central nervous system (CNS) infections are serious and debilitating diseases with significant mortality, and high prevalence in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic in Africa. However, t...

    Authors: Daniel Gams Massi, Marcel Roger Rodrigue Mintyene Mintyene, Annick Mélanie Magnerou, Seraphine Mojoko Eko, Caroline Kenmegne, Salomon Mbahe, Prince Eliot Sounga Bandzouzi, Hugo Bertrand Mbatchou Ngahane and Njankouo Yacouba Mapoure
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:18
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  3. Cerebral hemodynamics and collateral circulation have an important role in determining stroke outcome, while the role of primary collateral is well known, the role of secondary collaterals including ophthalmic...

    Authors: Yosra Fahmy, Yousry Abo El Naga, Ahmed Hazzou and Shahinaz Helmy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:17
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  4. School bullying is described as violence to other people. It is perpetrated at schools or other activities when the power of a student or a group of students is used to injure others or other groups.

    Authors: Gellan K. Ahmed, Nabil A. Metwaly, Khaled Elbeh, Marwa Salah Galal and Islam Shaaban
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:16
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  5. Glutathione (GSH) is a major intracellular thiol-containing antioxidant. We tried to determine whether blood plasma GSH level is a marker for the severity of the two subtypes of acute stroke (large-artery athe...

    Authors: Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov, Marina Yurievna Maksimova, Ksenya Alexandrovna Nikiforova, Fatima Ramazanovna Ochtova, Ekaterina Taymurazovna Suanova, Valery Vasil’evich Alexandrin, Maria Petrovna Kruglova, Mikhail Aleksanrovich Piradov and Aslan Amirkhanovich Kubatiev
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:15
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  6. Parinaud’s syndrome, also known as dorsal midbrain syndrome, is characterized by a combination of signs, including upgaze palsy, convergence–retraction nystagmus, eyelid retraction and pupillary dissociation. ...

    Authors: Anastasia Korona, Despoina Maritsi, Aikaterini Markante, Andromachi Stamati, Stella Mouskou and George Vartzelis
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:14
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  7. There is evidence supporting that cellular immunity may play a role in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Neopterin, a pteridine mainly s...

    Authors: Hadeer Mahmoud Gamal El-Deen Abdel Ghaffar, Noha Khalifa Abdelghaffar, Hanaa Hanafi Ahmed and Mariam Ehab Dawoud
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:13
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  8. Cognitive impairment in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is reported in the early onset of HCV infection without hepatic cirrhosis or marked liver impairment. Methods currently available to identify the r...

    Authors: Ahmed Esmael, Tamer Belal, Ibrahim F. Amer, Eslam Samra, Azza Elmongui and Saad Shawki
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:12
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  9. Non-restorative sleep is the major cause of excessive daytime sleepiness and causes injures of the central nervous system. The most common cause of Excessive day sleepiness in a clinical setting is obstructive sl...

    Authors: Leqaa El-Mekkawy, Dina El Salmawy, Mye A. Basheer, Eman Maher and Mona M. Nada
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:11
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  10. The study aims to measure the quality of life (QOL) for cardiac outpatients with psychiatric disorders (CPP) in comparison to cardiac outpatients without psychiatric disorders (CPOP). A semi-structured intervi...

    Authors: Ahmad Alzahrani, Abdullah Alqahtani, Abeer Saleh, Maryam Aloqalaa, Abdulaziz Abdulmajeed, Asrar Nadhrah and Nada Alhazmi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:10
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  11. Clinical progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is highly heterogeneous, and its predictors are generally lacking. Identifying predictors of early disease progression is important for patients’ management and...

    Authors: Asmaa Helmy, Eman Hamid, Mohamed Salama, Ahmed Gaber, Mahmoud El-Belkimy and Ali Shalash
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:9
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  12. Corona virus disease of the year 2019 (COVID-19) is still devastating the world for more than 19 months since its declaration as a pandemic by world health organization. Its manifestations does not stand at re...

    Authors: Tamer Roushdy and Nouran K. Sharaf
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:8
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  13. The objective of our study is to assess the clinical profile of autistic children in Morocco and the cultural perception of their parents. We collect data with a standard questionnaire on 130 children with aut...

    Authors: Bouchra Oneib, Younes Fajoui and Fatima El Ghazouani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:7
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  14. COVID-19 is the present global public health problem. This respiratory viral infection can manifest atypical presentation including neurological presentations. An important neurological problem in COVID-19 is ...

    Authors: Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip and Viroj Wiwanitkit
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:6
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  15. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) not only caused a large surge of respiratory infections, it also had a potential association with and increases the risk of stroke. The pandemic has certainly provided new c...

    Authors: Ahmad Sulaiman Alwahdy, Ika Yulieta Margaretha, Kenyo Sembodro Pramesti, Nailaufar Hamro, Viska Yuzella, Fitriani Nasution and Arfan Mappalilu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:5
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  16. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use disorder (SUD) are well-known risk factors for psychosis and dramatically affect schizophrenia. In this research, we aimed to measure the prevalence of ad...

    Authors: Amira Mohamed Yousef, Amany Elshabrawy Mohamed, Seham Mahmoud Eldeeb and Rehab S. Mahdy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:4
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  17. The Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the absence of uterus and vagina in a patient who is phenotypically a female, with 46 XX karyotypes. It affects...

    Authors: Sulochana Joshi, Anup Raj Bhandari, Prashant Shrestha and Rabi Shakya
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:3
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  18. Data regarding the relation between both subclinical thyroid dysfunction, thyroid autoantibodies and clinical outcomes in stroke patients are limited. This study aimed to evaluate subclinical thyroid dysfuncti...

    Authors: Rania S. Nageeb, Amr M. Azmy, Heba F. Tantawy, Ghada S. Nageeb and Alaa A. Omran
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:2
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  19. An association between migraine and stroke has been suggested for a long period, although conclusive evidence has not been reported. Several theories about hypercoagulability have been proposed for the associa...

    Authors: Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Mona Salah Eldin Hamdy, Reem Medhat Mahmoud and Haidy Elshebawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2022 58:1
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  20. There is accumulating evidence that SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations can be complicated by venous sinus thrombosis (VST). This review aimed at summarising and discussing previous and recent advances regarding the diagn...

    Authors: Josef Finsterer and Sinda Zarrouk
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:179
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  21. The aim of this study is to describe the different forms of polyneuropathy associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a secondary neurological complication for (COVID-19) and the outcome from differen...

    Authors: Haidy Elshebawy, Mohamed Y. Ezzeldin and Eman Hassan Elzamarany
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:178
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  22. Increasing the rate of vaccination is crucial in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a survey of 112,888 Indonesians found that only 64.8% Indonesians were willing to be vaccinated, with 7.6% refusing al...

    Authors: Theo Audi Yanto, Gilbert Sterling Octavius, Rivaldo Steven Heriyanto, Catherine Ienawi, Haviza Nisa and H. Emildan Pasai
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:177
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  23. Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Until now there is no spinal cord injury profile in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aims to provide an overview of the spinal cord inju...

    Authors: Lukas Widhiyanto, Aliefio Japamadisaw and Kukuh Dwiputra Hernugrahanto
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:176
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  24. Stroke is a serious health condition that is responsible for more than 5% of total deaths. Near 20% of patients experiencing stroke die every year, resulting in the stroke being at the top of the list of preve...

    Authors: Mohammad Amin Akbarzadeh, Sarvin Sanaie, Mahshid Kuchaki Rafsanjani and Mohammad-Salar Hosseini
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:175
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  25. Parkinson’s disease is one of the non-curable diseases and occurs by the prominent loss of neurotransmitter (dopamine) in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). The main cause behind this is not yet identified...

    Authors: Nikita Aggarwal, Barjinder Singh Saini and Savita Gupta
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:174
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  26. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is associated with vasculitic neuropathy and being rare can present as subacute symmetric sensorimotor quadriparesis mimicking Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS)...

    Authors: Dinesh Khandelwal, Mridula Singh, Ruchi Jagota and Vaibhav Mathur
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:173
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  27. COVID-19 pandemic became a global health problem affecting the life of millions of people all over the world. The effects of this pandemic were not only on the physical and medical aspects but also on the psyc...

    Authors: Samir El Sayed, Sarah Gomaa, Doaa Shokry, Ahmed Kabil and Ahmed Eissa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:172
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  29. Most autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interventions evaluated child outcomes and ignoring the role of parent and family factors on both the immediate- and long-term effects of therapy. The purpose of this study ...

    Authors: Romany H. Gabra, Doaa F. Hashem and Gellan K. Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:170
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  30. Peripheral vestibular vertigo is a common cause of vertigo especially in the elderly. The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a rapid and cost-effective inflammatory marker that has been assessed previousl...

    Authors: Andi Kurnia Bintang and Eva Iin Magasingan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:169
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  31. Schizophrenia is a chronic psychosis marked by multiple bioenvironmental and immunological dysregulation with its intricate role in etiopathogenesis of periodontal disease remaining unclear. Hence, the aim of ...

    Authors: Bariah Fahad Albahli, Najd Mohammed Alrasheed, Raghad Saleh Alabdulrazaq, Dhafer S. Alasmari and Muzammil Moin Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:168
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  32. Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare benign, but the locally aggressive, vascular tumor that occurs almost exclusively in young men. Although this tumor accounts for only about 0.5% of head and...

    Authors: Walid Abouzeid, Ahmed Sultan and Mohamed Shadad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:167
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  33. COVID-19 mediated immune dysregulation and cytokine storm can precipitate and aggravate Moyamoya angiopathy (MMA), influencing its disease course. This index study was undertaken to prospectively evaluate the ...

    Authors: Shambaditya Das, Biman Kanti Ray, Ritwik Ghosh, Samya Sengupta, Alak Pandit and Souvik Dubey
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:166
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  34. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) symptoms are frequently present in people with epilepsy (PwE). They are generally more prominent when they originate from the temporal lobe. We aim to investigate the alterations...

    Authors: Kanar K. Shaker, Akram M. Al Mahdawi and Farqad B. Hamdan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:165
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  35. Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated disease which has been associated to a great variety of mechanisms that could influence its pathogenesis. Numerous reports in the medical literature suggest that Helicobac...

    Authors: Yahveth Cantero-Fortiz, Iván Murrieta-Álvarez, Andrés Aurelio León-Peña, Miguel Antonio López-Trujillo, Alejandra Carmina Córdova-Ramírez, Montserrat Rivera-Álvarez, Gilberto David Elias-de-la-Cruz, Juan Carlos Olivares-Gazca, Guillermo J. Ruiz-Delgado and Guillermo J. Ruiz-Argüelles
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:164
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  36. Intravenous thrombolysis is a widely approved treatment method for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Nevertheless, there is a growing interest in its impact on functional outcomes and Health-related Quality of life...

    Authors: Mihael Emilov Tsalta-Mladenov and Silva Peteva Andonova
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:163
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  37. Abducens nerve is the most common nerve affected among other cranial nerves in terms of isolated ocular palsy. Despite its prevalence and progression made in neuroimaging, incidence of idiopathic cases continu...

    Authors: Zainab Irshad Husain, Rawaa AlSayegh and Hani Humaidan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:162
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  38. There has been a global increase in the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD), particularly in conflict hotspots. The limited amount of resources is one of the key barriers to effective treatment within ...

    Authors: Mansour Abdulshafea, Abdul Hakim Rhouma, Nadeem Gire, Ali AlMadhoob, Usman Arshad and Nusrat Husain
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:161
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  39. According to the World Health Organisation, as of 2019, globally around 50 million people suffer from dementia, with approximately another 10 million getting added to the list every year, wherein Alzheimer’s d...

    Authors: Jaanaky Vigneswaran, Sivaloganathan Anogh Muthukumar, Mohamed Shafras and Geetika Pant
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:160
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  40. Hyperglycemia during acute ischemic stroke is associated with worse outcomes, and this glucose altitude may persist in the initial days. In this study, we investigate the effect of glucose fluctuations in the ...

    Authors: Sibel Ciplak, Ahmet Adiguzel, Unal Ozturk and Yahya Akalin
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:159
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  41. The current case report presents acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy (AHNE) as an example of a fatal complication, the etiology of which could be coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with multiple orga...

    Authors: Victor Vladimirovich Ermilov and Nikita Alexeevich Dorofeev
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:158
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  42. In sub-Saharan Africa, encephalitis of various etiologies is a major public health problem and Rasmussen syndrome is rarely diagnosed due to under-medicalization. The objective of this study is to describe the...

    Authors: Carlos Othon Guelngar, Touré Mohamed Lamine, Barry Mamadou Ciré, Diakité Mamady, Konaté Mahadi, Djibo Hamani Bachir Abdoul, Sakadi Foksouna, Djibo Hassane Fatimata, Camara Naby, Kassa Dago François, Bah Fatimatou Korka, Camara Doussou, Millimono Victorine, Condé Salematou, Sakho Aminata, Diallo Mohamed Tafsir…
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:157
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  43. Traumatic acute subdural haematoma occurs in about 10–20% of patients with severe head injuries. This study aims to investigate the relation between outcome and the age, Glasgow Coma Scale on admission as well...

    Authors: Mohamed A. Ragaee, Radwan Nouby Mahmoud, Mohamed Ahmed Alghriany and Wael M. A. Abd El-Ghani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:156
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  44. Although area postrema syndrome (APS) is one of the core clinical features of neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorder (NMOSD), it is frequently misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal or systemic disorders. In this stu...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Hassan M. Farweez, Noha Abo Elfetoh, Eman R. Badawy, Sara Hassanein, Doaa M. Mahmoud and Ahmed Nasreldein
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:155
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  45. Motor neuron disease is a heterogeneous group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders, most common of which is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). There are many clinical and radiological criteria to diagn...

    Authors: Rana Zakaria Ahmed Mohamed, Haitham Hamdy Salem, Hossam Moussa El-Sayed Sakr, Hossam-Eldin Mahmoud Afifi, Ahmed Mohammed Elsadek and Nagia Aly Fahmy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:154
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  46. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. There is accumulating evidence that link gut microbiota to symptomatology and pathophysiology of PD. The aim of this study was to ...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Anwar M. Ali, Enas Deaf, Hebatallah M. Hassan, Ahmed Alaa and Ayman Gamea
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:153
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  48. NeuroAid II (MLC901) is a promising therapy for stroke patients who present outside of therapeutic window for reperfusion therapy. Studies have proven its efficacy in ischemic stroke; however, data of drug saf...

    Authors: Anna Misya’il Abdul Rashid, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez Md Noh, Abdul Hanif Khan Yusof Khan, Wei Chao Loh, Janudin Baharin, Azliza Ibrahim, Liyana Najwa Inche Mat, Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Fan Kee Hoo, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah and Hamidon Basri
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:151
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  49. Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant changes that impacted because of it, people around the world have been left dealing with its consequences—fear of becoming ill and dying, fear o...

    Authors: Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:150
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  50. Post-stroke cognitive and physical disabilities are common sequelae; however, it seems that the second ischemic stroke carries a higher proportional risk more than expected. In this study, we aimed to study se...

    Authors: Mohammed Ezzat Elwan, Aktham Ismail Al-emam, Ahmed Nabil Munir and Mostafa Saleh Melake
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:149
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