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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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
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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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
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  23. 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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  25. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  30. 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
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  31. 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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  32. 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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  33. 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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  34. 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
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  35. 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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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) is the most frequent type of cerebral small vessel diseases and a common incidental finding in MRI films of the geriatric population. The objectives of this work were to st...

    Authors: Amr El Sayed Ali Mohamed Tag Eldin, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Naglaa Lotfy Dabees and Hazem Abd El-Rahman Fayed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:97
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  39. Most stroke survivors (more than 60%) suffer from persistent neurological impairments that significantly affect activities of daily living. Hand functions are essential for doing daily living and working activ...

    Authors: Hussein Shaker, Ebtesam Mohammed Fahmy, Ayman Anwar Nassif Honin and Shaimaa Shaheen Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:96
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  40. The high illiteracy rates in the North African and Middle Eastern region make direct cognitive testing challenging. Validated instruments for dementia in Arabic language are lacking specially those targeting l...

    Authors: Nehal ElKholy, Heba Mohamed Tawfik, Somaia Ebeid, Omaima Refat Elsayed Madkor and Sarah Ahmed Hamza
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:95
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  41. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) mainly affects overweight women in the middle age period. The pathophysiology of IIH stays unclear, but suggested mechanisms include excess CSF production, reduced CS...

    Authors: Tamer Belal, Abd-Elhalim Al Tantawy, Fatema Mohamed Sherif and Alshaimaa Ramadan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:94
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  42. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the treatment of acute stroke has been under the radar for a long time. Previous studies have not been able to prove efficacy. Several factors might have contributed to suc...

    Authors: Omar Hussein, Khalid Sawalha, Ahmed Abd Elazim, Diana Greene-Chandos and Michel T. Torbey
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:93
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  43. Post-stroke aphasia (PSA) is an impairment of the generation or comprehension of language due to acute cerebrovascular lesions. Subacute phase span the 7th day to 24 weeks post-onset while > 6 months is termed...

    Authors: Samwel Sylvester Msigwa and Xianglin Cheng
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:92
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  44. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized with symmetric synovitis and occasional extra articular involvement; also, some neurologic disorders can be observed during the disease course. ...

    Authors: Amber Eker, Mehtap Tınazlı and Senem Ertugrul Mut
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:91
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  45. Morphological variations (MV) in the course of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are commonly identified. Their prevalence and relationship with ischemic stroke (IS) remain unclear. The present study attempted...

    Authors: Noha AboElfetouh, Eman Khedr, Hesham Aboloyoun, Mahmoud Nageeb and Ahmed Nasreldein
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:90
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  46. Raising the general population knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease is crucial for optimizing care and ultimately enhancing the quality of life of people diagnosed and their caregivers.

    Authors: Faisal Salem Alhumaidi, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Abdulaziz Fahad Altowairqi, Hattan Hassan Alshawkani, Bashar Omar Babkour and Fahad Khalid Alaugla
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:89
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  47. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) accounts for approximately 90% of peripheral entrapment neuropathy cases. Treatments of CTS as splinting, corticosteroid injection, and surgery are not 100% effective, and alternat...

    Authors: MA Eltabl, DS Saif and SE Alemam
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:88
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  48. Beside common risk factors for stroke such as diabetes and hypertension, single-nucleotide variants occurring within micro RNA genes have been identified as susceptibility loci for ischemic stroke risk.

    Authors: Dina Mahmoud, Ola El-Sisi, Marwa Sheta, Sandra Ahmed, Mona Fathy, Kareeman Gomaa and Tarek Ramzy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:87
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  50. Migraine in children and adolescents is very common and can be associated with equivalents, psychiatric disorders, or abnormal electroencephalogram findings. Neurogenic inflammation is involved in migraine pat...

    Authors: Hosna S. Elshony, Wafik M. El Sheikh and Mostafa S. Melake
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2020 56:85
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