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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. 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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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. 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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  33. 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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  34. 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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  35. 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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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. 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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  39. 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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  40. 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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  41. 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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  42. 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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  43. 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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  44. 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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  45. 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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  46. 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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  47. 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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  48. 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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