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  2. Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder with significant personal and socio-economic impacts. Medical students usually have multiple triggers for migraine, particularly stress and irregular sl...

    Authors: Mohammed I. Oraby, Rasha H. Soliman, Mustafa A. Mahmoud, Eman Elfar and Noha A. Abd ElMonem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:26
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  3. The global devastating effect of COVID-19 has caused anxiety and fear to variable extent among the public. We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, socioeconomic burden, and the mental health problems reg...

    Authors: Gellan K. Ahmed, Haidi Karam-Allah Ramadan, Samah Mohammed Refay and Mohamed A. Khashbah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:25
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  4. Contrast-enhanced transcranial duplex (c-TCD) might be more sensitive than transesophageal echo (TEE) for detection of right to left shunting (RLS), which misses some cases with substantial RLS and might be va...

    Authors: Samia Ashour Mohamed, Mohamed Ayman Saleh, Hala Mahmoud ELKhawas, Eman Saleh ElHadidi, Ahmed ElSadek and Noha Lotfy Soliman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:24
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  5. The frequency of dysphagia varies considerably across literature. Post-stroke dysphagia is a common cause of increased morbidity and length of hospitalization. This study aimed to estimate the frequency, risk ...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Mohamed A. Abbass, Radwa K. Soliman, Ahmed F. Zaki and Ayman Gamea
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:23
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  6. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many queries are raised regarding its nature, outcome, and sequelae. This letter raises the concern of potential impact on increasing the incidence of multiple sclerosis w...

    Authors: Nevin Mohieldin Shalaby and Hatem Samir Shehata
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:22
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  7. Headache is the most common pain disorder, affecting around 66% of the global population. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of high-frequency

    Authors: Ann Ali AbdElkader, Ebtesam Mohammed Fahmy, Ayat Allah Farouk Ahmad, Amira A. Labib, Leqaa Ali El-Mekkawy and Shaimaa shaheen Mohammed Abd El Razek
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:21
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  8. Cerebral arterial thromboses or ischemic strokes may be caused by cumulative or independent effects of a variety of risk factors. High factor VIII level is one of those important but less known risk factors fo...

    Authors: Dinesh Khandelwal, Vaibhav Mathur, Arvind Vyas, Chandani Shah, Chandrajeet Singh Ranawat and Parth Patel
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:20
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  9. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) has long been the counterpart of epileptic seizure (ES). Despite ample of evidence differentiating the two, PNES mistakenly diagnosed as ES was still common, resulting ...

    Authors: I. Putu Eka Widyadharma, Andreas Soejitno, D. P. G. Purwa Samatra and Anna M. G. Sinardja
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:19
    Content type: Review Published on:

  10. Spheno-orbital meningiomas are characterized by bone invasion with extensive hyperostosis and possible encroachment into the orbit, infra-temporal fossa, and/or the cavernous sinus that render total surgical e...

    Authors: Mohamed Abdelrahman Elborady and Wael Mohamed Nazim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:18
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  11. The incidence of thyroid dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients on interferon (as a disease-modifying line) has been reported in many studies performed on patients already on interferon therapy. Our s...

    Authors: Farouk Talaat and Hany Eldeeb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:17
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  12. Headache disorders are rated among the ten most disabling conditions around the world. The primary headache disorders are more common that of secondary headache. The third edition of the International Classifi...

    Authors: Al-Amir Bassiouny Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:16
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  13. Cognitive impairment is an important aspect for stroke survivors. Little data are available about the frequency and risk factors of post-stroke dementia in Egypt.

    Authors: Bastawy Al Fawal, Ahmed Ibrahim and Mohamed Abd Elhamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:15
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  14. About 6.2 million individuals worldwide and approximately 200 Egyptians/100,000 citizens have cerebrovascular stroke annually, and only less than 1% of stroke patients received intravenous (IV) thrombolysis in...

    Authors: H. M. Eldeeb, D. H. Elsalamawy, A. M. Elabd and H. S. Abdelraheem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:14
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  15. Fibulin-5 and ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels increase in acute phase of cerebrovascular diseases, yet data regarding their levels in various stroke subtypes and correlation with severity and prognosis ...

    Authors: Hosna S. Elshony, Mohammed A. Okda and Rasha A. El-Kabany
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:12
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  16. Traditionally, non-invasive and invasive techniques were used for the treatment of cervicogenic headache (CH). Greater occipital nerve block is the most frequent peripheral nerve block invasive technique used ...

    Authors: Zenat Eldadamony Mohamed, Carmen Ali Zarad, Mohamed E. Flifel and Ali A. Abou Elmaaty
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:11
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  17. The prevalence of cervical canal stenosis alone is estimated to be present in 4.9% of the adult population. Co-existence of dual pathology may complicate clinical presentation and necessitates a wise and indiv...

    Authors: Omar Youssef Abdalla, Hieder Al-Shami, Heba Medhat Maghraby and Abdelrhman Enayet
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:10
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  18. To test the nature of the ocular side effects induced by topiramate (TPM) whether dose dependent or idiosyncratic, and to test various predictors that might influence the occurrence of those side effects.

    Authors: Mohamed N. Thabit and Mahmoud Mohamed Farouk
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:9
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  19. With the spread of SARS-CoV-2, contingency measures and plans to facilitate the screening of infected patients are needed. Changes in olfaction have been cited as symptoms of the disease, and it is important t...

    Authors: Paulo Roberto da Silva Júnior, André Luis Oliveira Ramos Gomes, Lucas Eugênio Araújo Coelho, Mariana Almeida Morais, Pedro Vinícius Furtado Carneiro de Almeida, Wagner José Raia Neri, Guilherme Veras Mascena and Adriana Amorim de Farias Leal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:8
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  20. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is one of the most serious treatment-related complications that is encountered in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). PML is a serious complication of MS tre...

    Authors: Salman Mansoor, Gerard Mullane, Mohammad Hijaz Adenan, Siobhan Kelly, Aine Water, Grainne McPartland and Kevin Murphy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:7
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  21. Cardiac arrhythmias are expected among patients with epilepsy due to the effect of anti-epileptic drugs. Temporal lobe epilepsy also causes autonomic seizures that may affect heart rhythm. Prolongation of the ...

    Authors: Maram Samy Nasef, Ahmed Abdelmonem Gaber, Yousry Aboelnaga Abdelhamid, Islam Bastawy, Salem Taha Abdelhady and Mona Mokhtar Wahid el din
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:6
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  24. Acute neurological emergencies in pregnant and postpartum women presenting as headache, visual disturbances, seizures, and elevated blood pressure are usually attributed to preeclampsia and eclampsia. However ...

    Authors: K. Soundarya Rajeshwari, Vishaka Agarwal, S. Satish and K. T. Jayakumar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:3
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  25. The concepts of brain excitability are still re-wiring in response to changes in environment. Ambulation is often limited in stroke patients.

    Authors: Mohamed S. El-Tamawy, Moshera H. Darwish, Mye A. Basheer, Abdelazim M. Reda, Mahmoud Elzanaty and Heba A. Khalifa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:2
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  26. Stroke represents the second leading cause of death in the world after myocardial infarction. Intravenous (IV) thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase, rt-PA) is the only pharmaco...

    Authors: Wafaa S. Mohamed, Adel S. Abdel Ghaffar, Ahmed E. Abdel Gawad and Emad L. Agban
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2021 57:1
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  27. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a current global pandemic. The case number has increased since December 31, 2019. It has been reported that COVID-19 patients have been giving pain complaints, one of whi...

    Authors: I. Putu Eka Widyadharma, Ni Nyoman Shinta Prasista Sari, Kadek Enny Pradnyaswari, Kadek Tresna Yuwana, I. Putu Gede Danika Adikarya, Clarissa Tertia, I. A. Sri Wijayanti, I. A. Sri Indrayani and Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:121
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus that has been reported to have various neurological manifestations. Cerebrovascular disorders have been encountered as a coronaviru...

    Authors: Nevine El Nahas, Tamer Roushdy, Eman Hamid, Sherien Farag, Hossam Shokri, Mai Fathy, Eman Abushady, Ahmed Hazzou and Hany Aref
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:120
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  29. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of increased intracranial pressure without a clear cause and can have serious visual effects. Previous research work suggests that transcranial Doppler ...

    Authors: Mahmoud M. Allam, Hatem A. Almasry, Sandra M. Ahmed, Youssuf G. Taha and Mohammed I. Oraby
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:119
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  30. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technique is important for exploring more sensitive imaging-based biomarkers in prevention and early treatment of cognitive dysfunction induced by type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

    Authors: Ahmed Osama, Tarek Hassan Khalil, Mohamed Negm, Reda AbdEl-Razek and Hend AbouElhamd
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:118
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  31. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive procedure used in a small targeted region of the brain via electromagnetic induction and used diagnostically to measure the connection between the cent...

    Authors: Anssam Bassem Mohy, Aqeel Kareem Hatem, Hussein Ghani Kadoori and Farqad Bader Hamdan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:117
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  32. Depression and anxiety are non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) that are often overlooked and underrated. This study aimed to highlight the frequency and risk factors of depression and anxiety among ...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed A. Abdelrahman, Yasser Elserogy, Ahmed Fathi Zaki and Ayman Gamea
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:116
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  33. Apolipoprotein A1 and B and their ratio are considered a better biomarker for cardiovascular diseases than a lipid profile, but this previous finding is not proved to cerebrovascular ischemic diseases. The aim...

    Authors: Ebtesam Mohammed Fahmy, Mohammed Ahmed El Sayed El Awady, Sahar Abdel-Atty Sharaf, Nora Mahmoud Selim, Hazem El Sawy Abdo and Shaimaa Shaheen Mohammed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:115
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  34. Intracranial vessel wall imaging can detect non-stenotic lesions with further characterization of stenotic lesions that have already been detected with common angiographic methods. Magnetic resonance imaging (...

    Authors: Sherien Farag, Hany Zaki El-Dien, Yasser Abdelazeem, Mohammed Khaled Elewa, Khaled Abdelmaksoud and Ahmed ElSadek
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:114
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  35. Benzodiazepines (BDZ) are a class of psychoactive drugs that have been widely used for the treatment of many medical conditions. In this paper, a case of an atypical pattern of diazepam dependence in a patient...

    Authors: Natalia Piskorska and Andrzej Silczuk
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:113
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  36. Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain, and it is considered as the 4th common neurological disorder. Epilepsy is associated with an economic burden by imposing a significant burden on both the individual...

    Authors: Salem Abdelhady, Hossam Shokri, Mai Fathy and mona Mokhtar wahid el din
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:112
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  38. The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has disrupted the routine neurosurgical education and practice worldwide and so more in developing countries. Continuing the neurosurgical training while maintaining the wel...

    Authors: Ahmed Hamdy Ashry, Hussein Mohammed Soffar and Mohamed Fathalla Alsawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:110
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  40. Focal epilepsy is the most common form of epilepsy in adults. Advances in brain imaging allowed better identification of different structural lesions underlying focal epilepsy. However, the response to antiepi...

    Authors: Maha Atef Zaki, Lamiaa Nazeeh ElSherif and Reham Mohamed Shamloul
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:108
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  41. The adipose tissues release pro-inflammatory cytokines such as leptin that can be considered a link between obesity and autoimmunity. This study aimed to investigate a possible correlation between BMI, serum l...

    Authors: Mohamed A. Abd Elhafeez, Dina A. Zamzam, Mohamed M. Fouad, Hala M. Elkhawas and Hend A. Abdel Rahman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:107
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  43. Pain is a common health problem all around the world. The pain symptoms are various depending on the underlying disease or the direct cause of pain itself. Viral infection could cause arthralgia or acute-onset...

    Authors: I. Putu Eka Widyadharma, Putri Rossyana Dewi, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti and Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:105
    Content type: Review Published on:

  44. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common upper limb entrapment neuropathy; severe cases are treated surgically and mild to moderate can be managed conservatively. The purpose of this systematic review and meta...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Ahmed, Osama G. Hassan and Ahmed A. Khalifa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:104
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  45. Intravenous thrombolytic therapy remains the guideline-recommended treatment to improve outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. However, the functional outcome among patients with acute ischemic stroke after rec...

    Authors: Mohamed A. Tork, Hany M. Aref, Hala M. El-Khawas, Mohamed F. Khalil and Ahmed ElSadek
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:103
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  46. There are large numbers of inflammatory molecules and humoral mediators that can be involved in the epileptogenesis such as cytokines, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), and high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1). We...

    Authors: Khalid S. Salih, Farqad B. Hamdan and Qasim S. Al-Mayah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:102
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  47. Lentiform fork sign is a neuroradiological abnormality which is encountered in the clinical practice associated with uremic encephalopathy, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome and metabolic acidosis.

    Authors: Salman Mansoor, Lize De Klerk, James Lineen, Muhammad Fahad, Imran Ali, Barry Coffey, Monica Ann Mulry, Shoab Saadat, Siobhan Kelly, Mohammad Hijaz Adenan and Kevin Murphy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:101
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  48. Dysphagia is a common symptom among various neurological diseases. Guidelines recommend gastrostomy insertion for prolonged dysphagia with lower rate of intervention failure encountered with percutaneous endos...

    Authors: Sherien Farag, Shady S. Georgy, Mai Fathy, Ahmed elSadek and Khaled O. Abdulghani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:100
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  49. Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is the only golden approved medical therapy for acute ischemic stroke, guidelines for its injection relay on reducing or preventing associated hemorrhage as...

    Authors: Tamer Roushdy, Eman Hamid, Mai Fathy, Islam Bastawy, Hany Aref and Nevine El Nahas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:99
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  50. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) can be an important predictor of comorbid cerebrovascular disease (CVD). However, it is not sufficiently investigated or considered in the management and prevention of stroke.

    Authors: Sherien Farag, Mahmoud Elbalkimy, Ahmed Elbassiouny, John George and Mai Fathy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:98
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