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  1. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant advances in recent years, and its applications in psychiatry have gained increasing attention. The use of AI in psychiatry offers the potential to improve pati...

    Authors: Mohamed Terra, Mohamed Baklola, Shaimaa Ali and Karim El-Bastawisy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:80
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  2. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an extremely rare complication of COVID-19 vaccination with very few reports worldwide. Concomitant peripheral nervous tissue involvement in ADEM is very uncommon.

    Authors: Jomal Mathew Chittilappilly and Sholy Vareed Kaitharath
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:79
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  3. Physical health needs of disaster victims take priority over mental health needs in post-disaster scenario, assessments and interventions for latter needs are done only for a shorter duration. The caregivers o...

    Authors: Renjith R. Pillai, Sekar Kasi and Dilip Diwakar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:78
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  4. Hearing loss and cognitive impairment are postoperative complications which need more awareness by anaesthesiologists. We set out to investigate whether sevoflurane or propofol would have a negative impact on ...

    Authors: Mona Hussein, Wael Fathy, Rabab Ahmed Koura, Hatem Elmoutaz, Doaa Abou El Kassim Rashwan, Hyam Abdelwahab Abdelhamed and Haidy Elshebawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:77
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  5. The case of disseminated cancer cell spreading throughout the brain is called “miliary metastases” or “carcinomatous encephalitis”, a very rare and critical condition (primarily associated with lung and breast...

    Authors: Marco Parillo, Daniele Vertulli, Carlo Augusto Mallio and Carlo Cosimo Quattrocchi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:76
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  6. Dysphagia is associated with depression and anxiety due to the severity, impact of symptoms itself or secondary to the underlying cause. This is more recognizable to brain diseases that has consequences common...

    Authors: Yasir Mohammed Khayyat, Rahaf Abdulrashid Abdul Wahab, Nujood Khalid Natto, Atheer Abdulhafiz Al Wafi and Asmaa Ali Al Zahrani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:75
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  7. Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) is the second most common form of stroke. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Several clinical and radiological parameters are related to its poor outcom...

    Authors: Hanan Abdallah Amer, Shaimaa Ibrahim Mohamed El-Jaafary, Hadeer Mohammed Abd El-Aziz Sadek, Amr Mohamed Fouad and Shaimaa Shaheen Mohammed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:74
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  8. Acute stroke management is well-established in developed countries with no gender difference. Yet, in developing countries there are reports on gender disparity in medical services including stroke services. E...

    Authors: John George, Hany Aref, Azza Abdel Nasser, Ayman Nasef, Ahmed Elbassiouny and Tamer Roushdy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:73
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  9. Aphasia is one of the most debilitating impairments after stroke, significantly affecting patients’ comprehension, communication, functional recovery, and overall quality of life. There are numerous strategies...

    Authors: Sarvenaz Rahimibarghani, Valerie Brooke, Sahar Ghorbanpour and Hamid R. Fateh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:72
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  10. Migraine attacks are reported to be severe enough to affect daily living events and can affect different age groups including early childhood. Chronic migraine is usually associated with several comorbidities ...

    Authors: Sabah E. Fathy, Amany M. AbdAllah and Rania Y. Helal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:71
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  11. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease that affects the upper and lower motor neurons. The onset of the disease is frequently focal, usually involving the distal segments of the extremit...

    Authors: Dhay Mohammed Ali Abdul-wahab and Akram Al-Mahdawi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:70
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  12. Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorder, with few months as a usual duration from onset to death.

    Authors: Taha K. Alloush, Adel T. Alloush, Yaser Abdelazeem, Hossam M. Shokri, Khaled O. Abdulghani and Ahmed Elzoghby
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:69
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  13. Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, also known as steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) is an autoimmune neuroendocrine disorder marked by impaired brain function. It is a di...

    Authors: Debarup Das, Rishav Sanghai, Koustav Jana, Kaushik Basu, Joydeep Ghosh and Anupam Sarkar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:68
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    The Correction to this article has been published in The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:100

  14. Ependymoma is a rare adult tumor that originates from ependymal cells of the ventricles and the spinal cord. The diagnosis and management can be very challenging. This study aims to bring out the hypothalamus ...

    Authors: Lamya Aballa, Mohamed Chraa, Nissrine Louhab and Najib Kissani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:67
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  15. Percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous kyphoplasty are effective minimally invasive procedures in reducing pain and improving the quality of life in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fract...

    Authors: Mahmoud M. Gamal, Mohammad Taghyan and Ahmed Abdalla Ismail
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:66
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  16. It has been postulated that COVID-19 has a substantial neuro-otological impact such as vertigo or dizziness that is rarely evaluated. The purpose of this research is to study the occurrence of vertigo (whether...

    Authors: Lamiaa I. Daker, Reham R. Elshafei, Mohammad Bahi, Asmaa Mohammed, Randa Erfan and Mohammed Gomaa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:65
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  17. Cavernous sinus syndrome (CSS) consists of a variable combination of involvement of the 3rd-to-6th cranial nerves. The etiologies vary across studies, and it has a significant impact on the outcome. This study...

    Authors: Vinayak Narayan Rodge, Adreesh Mukherjee, Samar Biswas, Suchitra Majumdar and Goutam Gangopadhyay
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:64
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  18. Following the traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and initial mechanical insult, a cascade of secondary cellular and molecular events occurs at the trauma site. This phenomenon develops a toxic lesion environme...

    Authors: Nazila Deznabi, Samaneh Hosseini and Mojgan Rajabi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:63
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. Migraine is one of the most prevalent and disabling primary headache disorders. Migraine has many triggers factors as stress and irregular sleep pattern. Medical study in Egypt is so stressful with great psych...

    Authors: Salma Ragab, Nahla Zaitoun, Ahmed Elrafie, Hussien el-Ansarey, Azza Srour, Nada Nabil, Yasmin Elshoura, Mohamed Elshafei and Shimaa Elgamal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:62
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  20. Endovascular approaches have been widely applied in patients with brain arterio-venous malformations (AVM). However, little is known regarding the risk factors for complications or predictors of procedure succ...

    Authors: Mohamed Abdelhalim Eltantawi, Mahmoud Abdel-Moety Monzer, Khaled Mohamed Sobh, AbdEllahNazeer Yaseen and Mahmoud Galal Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:61
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  21. Posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) is a paralimbic cortical structure with a fundamental role in integrative functions of the default mode network (DMN). PCC activation and deactivation of interconnected structu...

    Authors: Fakher Rahim, Mohammad Khalafi, Mohammad Davoodi and Kiarash Shirbandi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:60
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  22. Stroke has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and despite the introduction of new screening programs, therapies, and monitoring technologies, there is still a need to develop more useful...

    Authors: Shivam Tiwari, Lokendra Bahadur Yadav, Priyanka Minocha, Manisha Vajpeyee and Atulabh Vajpeyee
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:59
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  23. The value of biomarker research in Parkinson's disease (PD) exists in the early detection and accurate diagnosis of non-motor neuropsychiatric symptoms with implications for future treatment strategies. The ai...

    Authors: Marwa Y. Badr, Reham A. Amer, Mona A. Kotait, Sara M. Shoeib and Alaa M. Reda
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:58
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  24. Accumulating evidence has suggested that atrial fibrillation might play a role in the pathogenesis of vascular cognitive impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cognitive functions and to determi...

    Authors: Mohammed I. Oraby, Rasha H. Soliman, Mona Hussein, Hanan Mohamed M. Ibrahim and Noha A. Abd ElMonem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:57
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  25. Headache is one of the most common neurological symptoms reported in adolescence. The value of electroencephalography (EEG) in the diagnostics of patients with headache is controversial; however, quantitative ...

    Authors: Saly Elkholy, Hanan Amer, Mye Basheer and Asmaa Sabbah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:56
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  26. Stroke is still remarked as one of the major ailments in Indonesia. Cognitive impairment occurs frequently after stroke events and its predictors are needed to identify patients with a high risk of cognitive i...

    Authors: Nunki Puspita Utomo and Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:55
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  27. Cognitive decline is a common presentation of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and a continued search exists for a reliable biomarker for early identification and management of this clinical problem. The objective of ...

    Authors: Mostafa M. Elkholy, Hossam H. Aboubakr, Noha A. Abd ElMonem, Rasha H. Soliman and Mohammed M. Masoud
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:54
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  28. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether autistic traits predicted the presence and recurrence of self-harm and to determine any relationship mediated by the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Su...

    Authors: Armagan Aral, Mirac Baris Usta and Ayse Erguner Aral
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:53
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  30. The risks associated with postpartum psychosis (PP) are poorly recognized in Egyptian women. We aimed to study the role of sociodemographic, psychosocial, obstetric, and biological factors in the occurrence of...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Ehab S. Ramadan, Mohamed N. Osman and Gellan K. Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:51
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  31. Gayet–Wernicke's encephalopathy (GWE) is a life-threatening neurological emergency caused by vitamin B1 deficiency. This is a rare complication, which may be reversible if managed promptly. However, any diagno...

    Authors: Neila Messedi, Mariem Turki, Rihab Charfi, Sahar Ellouze, Imen Chaari, Lobna Aribi, Najla Halouani and Jihen Aloulou
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:50
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  32. Ischemic stroke ranks third among leading causes of death and disability. Both endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells generate osteoprotegerin (OPG). Ischemic stroke and its severity may be enhanced by t...

    Authors: Dina Monir, Ahmed Osama, Alaa Eldin Saad, Mohamed Negm and Reda Abd El-Razek
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:49
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  33. Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a commonly encountered neurosurgical entity, particularly among the elderly population. Surgical intervention by trepanation or burr hole craniostomy remains the gold standa...

    Authors: Omar El Farouk Ahmed, Ahmed Nagaty, Mohamed Helmy and Shafik Tahseen El Molla
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:48
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  34. Over the last decade, since clinical trials examining targeted therapeutics for gliomas have failed to demonstrate a meaningful increase in survival, the emphasis has recently been switched toward innovative t...

    Authors: Muhammad Reza Arifianto, Rizki Meizikri, Irwan Barlian Immadoel Haq, Rahadian Indarto Susilo, Joni Wahyuhadi, Yulius Hermanto and Ahmad Faried
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:47
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  35. Cortical deafness is an unusual occurrence caused by injury to the central auditory pathway but not to the hearing organ. This paper reports the first case of cortical deafness as a sequel of recurrent stroke ...

    Authors: Al Rasyid, Taufik Mesiano, Mohammad Kurniawan, Rakhmad Hidayat, Pukovisa Prawiroharjo, Angga Pramudita Pudianto, Achmad Faisal Jundi, Elvan Wiyarta and Salim Harris
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:46
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  36. This study was designed to identify factors that influence outcomes in a large group of well-defined Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) patients with a 3-month follow-up period. Sixty-two cases of GBS with a mean a...

    Authors: Eman M. Khedr, Mohamed Zayed Mohamed and Mohamed Mostafa M. Shehab
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:45
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  37. Epilepsy is the third chronic brain illness worldwide. About a third of the epileptic patients will be drug resistant. Early identification of these patients is critical for appropriate treatment selection and...

    Authors: Noha T. Abokrysha, Noha Taha, Reham Shamloul, Samar Elsayed, Wesam Osama and Ghada Hatem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:44
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  38. The obsession with COVID-19 scale is a reliable and validated scale developed to assess obsessions related to coronavirus infection (COVID-2019) and because of its usefulness, this paper is aiming to develop a...

    Authors: Abdulaziz Alshomrani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:43
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  39. Brain iron accumulation neurodegeneration (NBIA) comprises a group of rare diseases characterized by deposits of this metal in brain structures. It presents a great variability of progression, which can be fas...

    Authors: Alana Ferreira de Andrade, Grace Kelly dos Santos Guimarães, João Ferreira da Silva, Bruno Manuel Moura de Sousa, Marcos Manoel Honorato, Renata Maria de Carvalho Cremaschi and Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:42
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  40. Stroke is a devastating condition, which not only affects patients’ activity, but also is a primary reason for the psychosocial impact on them, their caregivers, and the healthcare system. Transcranial direct ...

    Authors: Asna Rizvi, Sarah Parveen, Farah Bazigha and Majumi M. Noohu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:41
    Content type: Review Published on:

  41. Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS) is a complication that occurs in patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infection. The spectrum of symptoms varies from mild to severe symptoms, even death. The study aimed ...

    Authors: I Gusti Agung Ayu Andra Yusari, Putu Gede Sudira and Dewa Putu Gde Purwa Samatra
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:40
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  42. Stroke had been accounted to cause almost 50% of epilepsy in the elderly and may lead to poor functional outcomes. Many studies examining the risk factors have been conducted despite showing inconsistent resul...

    Authors: Afiyf Kaysa Waafi, Machlusil Husna, Ria Damayanti and Nanik Setijowati
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:39
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  43. National institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS) is used, since its appearance in analysis of stroke in any national or international single center or multicenter study. It is also the golden standard assess...

    Authors: Tamer Roushdy, Narges W. Mikhail and Shaimaa Ramadan Abdelaziz
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:38
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  44. To describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of cycloserine (CS)-induced psychosis in adults diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

    Authors: Alonso Cotrina-Santome, Lizbeth Ulloa-Esquivel, Shirley Vásquez-Quispe, Martín Arevalo-Flores and Bruno Pedraz-Petrozzi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:37
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  45. Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure (HMERF) is a rare myopathy that affects respiratory muscles in the early course of the disease leading to respiratory insufficiency. It is caused by mutation ...

    Authors: Milutin Petrovic, Milos Ratinac, Stojan Peric, Romana Pusica and Ivan Cekerevac
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:36
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  46. The thalamus is crucial in the development of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), which could lead to cognitive dysfunctions, according to data from neuropsychology and advanced neuroimaging investigations....

    Authors: Lamiaa I. Daker, Sayed S. Sayed, Mohamed Abdelghaffar, Amany Hamdy Hamed, Mahmoud I. Aboelnor and Mohamed El-Sayed El-Khatib
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:35
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  47. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorder characterized by fatigable muscle weakness and autoantibodies. Frequent associations exist between myasthenia gravis and thymic abnormalities,...

    Authors: Nourelhoda A. Haridy, Eman M. Khedr, Asmaa M. Hasan, Ahmed A. Maghraby, Essam Abdelmohsen and AbdelHamid M. Aly
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:34
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  48. DSM 5 anxious distress specifier is one of the newly added specifiers for bipolar and related disorders. It may have impacts on the symptoms severity, insight, impulsivity, and different domains of quality of ...

    Authors: Samir El Sayed, Sarah Gomaa, Alaa Al Hazmi, Hassan Sonbol and Ibrahem ElKalla
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:33
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  49. The study is aimed to identify the predictors of Quality of Life (QOL) in women with epilepsy (WWE) on carbamazepine (CBM) and levetiracetam (LTM) monotherapy. 100 WWE were recruited (50 each on CBM and LTM), ...

    Authors: Ogunjimi Luqman, Yaria Joseph, Makanjuola Akintomiwa, Alabi Akinyinka, Aderinola Aderonke, Osalusi Bamidele, Oboh David, Olusola-Bello Mojisola, Falujo Bolanle, Murtala Abdullahi, Olawale Olatunbosun, Fatai Fehintola and Ogunniyi Adesola
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:32
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