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  1. Cognitive impairment (CI) is a common and disabling symptom during the disease even in the earliest “preclinical” phase of patients with MS (pwMS). This study aims to assess cognitive function by measuring P30...

    Authors: Hussein Ghani Kaddoori
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:126
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  2. Difficulties in interacting in and adapting to the social world are the central complaint faced by patients with schizophrenia. These people are often socially isolated, unemployed and may find it difficult to...

    Authors: Ilhame Fitah, Miloud Chakit, Mohamed El Kadiri, Sara Brikat, Aboubaker El Hessni and Abdelhalim Mesfioui
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:125
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  3. Social distancing and hand hygiene were highly recommended by WHO as an effective preventive strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic. However, people differ in their adherence to safety recommendations and may resp...

    Authors: Eman Fouad, Medhat Bassiony, Samar Atta, Dina Elrafey and Mervat Said
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:124
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  4. Cerebellar malformations are broadly categorized into hypoplasias and dysplasias, which are further divided based on focal or diffuse involvement. Both hypoplasias and dysplasias are usually associated with ce...

    Authors: Ruchika Babal and Abhishek Aggarwal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:123
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  6. Distal embolic protection devices have been widely used to reduce the incidence of embolic events during carotid artery stenting. Entrapment of an embolic protection device is an extremely rare complication, a...

    Authors: Hyun Jin Kim, Sanghyeon Kim and Myongjin Kang
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:121
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  7. Lance–Adams syndrome (LAS), also known as chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus manifests as myoclonic movements of the face, limbs, or trunk following hypoxic brain injury, which may occur during respiratory failure...

    Authors: Mahmoud A. AbdelRazek, Ahmed Marey, Ahmed Taha, Scott J. Morin, Alexander Brodski and Roohallah S. Mollashahi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:120
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  8. Few data about women's sexuality practices post-acute COVID-19 syndrome are available. Many women who have had the disease experience sexual dysfunction; hence, the adverse effect of COVID-19 on sexual functio...

    Authors: Rofaida Refaat Shehata, Gellan K. Ahmed, Aliae A. R. Mohamed Hussien and Manal A. Mahmoud
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:119
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  9. Diabetes is one of the most common causes for peripheral neuropathy which warrants early diagnosis and treatment. The conventional nerve conduction studies appear to be normal if few of the nerve roots are esc...

    Authors: G. R. Sathya, Jayanthi Arulneyam and J. Venkatachalam
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:118
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  10. In recent decades, studies have provided convincing evidence indicating abnormalities in some aspects of consciousness in schizophrenia patients. One of the pioneering theory, orchestrated objective reduction ...

    Authors: Shahriar Ahmadpour
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:117
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is widely considered the most disastrous medical condition. With no available treatment to date, SCI continues to cause disabilities to the patients and affect their own and their care...

    Authors: Samah Fouad, Sara Elfarrash, Awad Rizk, Shaymaa Rezk, Esam Mosbah, Mohamed-Ahdy Saad and Basem I. Awad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:116
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  12. D-dimer is a well-known marker for abnormal hemostasis in acute ischemic stroke (AIS), indicating the presence of fibrin degradation due to thrombus formation and lysis. The diagnostic performance of D-dimer f...

    Authors: Muhammad Akbar, Fitri Damayanti, Jumraini Tammasse, Andi Kurnia Bintang, Susi Aulina and Gita Vita Soraya
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:115
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  13. The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a paradigm shift in educational methodologies worldwide, necessitating a swift transition to e-learning platforms. Consequently, nursing students pursuing university degr...

    Authors: Bakheeta AbdEl-Aziz Mohammed, Ikram Ibraheem Mohammed, Hossam Khalifa Ahmed and Amera Azzet Abd El-Naser
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:114
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  14. Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is characterized by a lack of empathy, a sense of guiltlessness and shamelessness, as well as impulsiveness. ASPD is a relatively common psychiatric condition in the gene...

    Authors: Rebecca Shin-Yee Wong
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:113
    Content type: Review Published on:

  15. Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a very rare disease and can occur as a result of pharyngitis, a face infection, sinusitis, orbital cellulitis, otitis, traumatic injury, or surgery, particularly if the pati...

    Authors: Asuman Orhan Varoglu, Asude Aksoy, Emre Akbas and Basak Atalay
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:112
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  16. Poor appetite is a common problem among older people; it is known to contribute to weight loss, nutritional deficiencies, and increased mortality, which can affect their community participation and psychologic...

    Authors: Shimaa A. Khalaf, Gellan K. Ahmed, Saleh O. Abdullah and Martha M. Labieb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:111
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  17. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease of the nervous system caused by the larval form of Taenia solium which is started to be neglected despite its high prevalence in poor and developing countries. Neur...

    Authors: I. G. B. Aditya Adi Pranajaya, A. A. Ayu Suryapraba, Valentina Tjandra Dewi, I Made Sudarmaja, Kadek Swastika, A. A. Raka Sudewi and Ni Made Susilawathi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:110
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  18. Falcotentorial meningiomas are rare tumors that arise from the junction of the falx cerebri and the tentorium. Accurate preoperative imaging plays a crucial role in surgical planning and management. Magnetic r...

    Authors: A. Ebinesh, Sheetal Agarwal, Swarna Saxena and Rohin Sharma
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:109
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  19. Clopidogrel is recommended as an alternative to Acetyl Salicylic Acid (ASA), the first-line drug for secondary stroke prevention. Clopidogrel resistance in Indonesia is reportedly 15.8%. The Stent Thrombosis i...

    Authors: Rakhmad Hidayat, Al Rasyid, Salim Harris, Alida R. Harahap, Herqutanto, Melva Louisa, Erlin Listiyaningsih, Aldy Safruddin Rambe and Tonny Loho
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:108
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  20. The arteriovenous fistula is the most effective vascular access option for hemodialysis patients. An important and largely unreported concern detected at follow-up is the complaints of tingling or numbness in ...

    Authors: Ahmed Salama Al-Adl and Hossam Abd El Monem Ali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:107
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  21. The primary treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients is intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA). A link between vitamin D insufficiency and worse post-stroke outcomes and more...

    Authors: Mohammed M. Masoud, Alshaimaa Yassin Ramadan, Manar Mahmoud AbdelAziz, Rash H. Soliman and Noha A. Abd ElMonem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:106
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  22. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating central nervous system disease with diverse clinical manifestations. The present study aimed to compare the psychiatric outcomes of MS patients with ful...

    Authors: Shady Safwat Hassan, Esam S. Darwish, Gellan K. Ahmed, Samah R. Azmy and Nourelhoda A. Haridy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:105
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  23. Migraine is believed to affect over 20% of people at some point in their lives. The presence of sexual dysfunction in migraine sufferers can cause lack of self-confidence and divorces. The aim of this work is ...

    Authors: Osama A. Ragab, Ehab S. Mohamed, Eman A. Ghazi and Mohamed A. Basiouny
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:104
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  24. The precise choice of specialty is of paramount importance in a physician’s career. Several factors play a role in deciding the specialty, such as intelligence, motivation, clinical experience, personality, an...

    Authors: Sadia Sultan, Osama M. Labban, Alyazeed M. Hamawi, Ali K. Alnajrani, Ayat Mahmoud Tawfik, Mohammed H. Felemban, Enad A. Bokhari and Nusrat Aziz
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:103
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  26. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in early 2019 and swiftly became a pandemic causing extensive morbidity and mortality. M...

    Authors: Srinagesh Mannekote Thippaiah, Shabbir Amanullah, Zi Huai Huang, Edward Goldschmidt and Basant Pradhan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:101
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease, affecting about 2.5 million people worldwide. Telemedicine is a relatively recent telecommunication tool that has multiple formats such as store-and-for...

    Authors: Mohamed Abd El-khalik Ahmed, Magd Fouad Zakaria, Azza Abd Elnasser Abd Elaziz, Mohamed Mahmoud Fouad, Ahmed Mohamed Elbokl and Mahmoud Saad Swelam
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:99
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  29. Ocular imaging receives much attention as a source of potential biomarkers for dementia. This study aims to study structural changes in the retina and optic nerve in children of healthy and demented parents an...

    Authors: Sinan Eliaçık, Serdar Aykaç and Hayati Yılmaz
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:98
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  30. Arterial hypertension, cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol abuse and drug addiction such as cocaine all are known risk factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, there is little informatio...

    Authors: Ahmed Elbassiony, Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed Hegazy, Omar Abdelaleem Ragab, Hieder Al-Shami, Radwa K. Soliman, Ahmed Shoyb and Ahmed Aly
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:97
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  31. In medical practice, it is common to see patients who present with physical symptoms for which no disease pathology can be found. The presence of neurological symptoms that are shown to be incompatible with ne...

    Authors: Roa Gamal Alamrawy, Alshymaa Mohamed Abdel Tawab, Hoda Aly Mohamed Omran, Ahmed K. Awad, Marwa Abdelazim Rizk, Esraa Ahmed Abdelrasoul, Amira Etman, Dina B. Ahmed, Essam G. Ali and Manar Ahmed Kamal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:96
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  32. Vigabatrin is the medication used for the treatment of infantile spasms and refractory complex partial seizures, but its usage has always been contradictory due to its effect on vision. This review focuses on ...

    Authors: Umme Habeeba A. Pathan, Navapreetha Shetty, Safiya Anhar and Reshma Mayya
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:95
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. The community pharmacists educate patients and their families concerning the development of adherence to their therapy, and then improving health-related quality of life for those patients. Our study aims to d...

    Authors: Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Emile Ouédraogo, Alassane Dravé, Julie Marie Adeline Wendlamita Kyelem, Wendémi Jean-Noël Wendbénédo Savadogo, Christian Napon, Athanase Millogo, Kapouni Karfo and Jean Kaboré
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:94
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  34. There is increasing evidence that prolonged or recurrent seizures can cause or exacerbate cognitive impairment (CI) in memory, attention, orientation, and visuospatial and abstraction disabilities, all of whic...

    Authors: Lina Abdulelah Hasan, Farqad Bader Hamdan and Akram Al-Mahdawi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:93
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  35. Amid the coronavirus crisis, many aspects of children's lives had been compromised, among which were their sleep habits. The current study aimed to examine children's sleep habits and the children's knowledge ...

    Authors: Mustafa M. Hashem, Shimaa Mohammad Yousof, Heba S. Tesen, Alaa Ghanem Ahmed, Fatma Fawzy, Rofida Elsemelawy, Menna Essam Hafez, Ahmed Esmail Elsayed Amer and Jaidaa F. Mekky
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:92
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  36. A wide variety of factors have been reported to influence stroke prognosis. Quality indicators serve as standards of care. The aim of this study is to assess the clinical and demographic characteristics of pa...

    Authors: Maha Atef Zaki, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelalim, Husam Salah Mourad, Abdallah Adel Saad and Amr Mohamed Fouad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:91
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  37. During the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it would be so difficult to keep the balance between time-saving best stroke care and medical staff safety which obliges healthcare decision-makers t...

    Authors: Nada Talaat Kasem, Hazem Mohamed Abdel-khalek, Wafik Said Bahnasy and Ehab Ahmed Shawky El-Seidy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:90
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  38. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a vascular pathology with high morbidity and mortality that requires timely management to reduce the risk of complications. However, the ideal time for aneurysm clip...

    Authors: Adrian Loconi-Vallejos, Catherine Jorge-Dejo, Miguel Azurín-Peña and Franko O. Garcia-Solorzano
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:89
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  39. Past literatures have reported that changes in serum vitamin D levels are related to cognitive dysfunctions, such as dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, these past studies vary in results on...

    Authors: Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Theressia Handayani, Vincent Ongko Wijaya and Ranbebasa Bijak Buana
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:88
    Content type: Review Published on:

  40. The low blood flow in ischemic stroke reduces oxygen and glucose and induces a series of reactions that produce free radicals. Free radicals can destroy cell membranes (lipid peroxidation) marked by the elevat...

    Authors: Dodik Tugasworo, Awal Prasetyo, Aditya Kurnianto, Retnaningsih Retnaningsih, Yovita Andhitara, Rahmi Ardhini and Jethro Budiman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:87
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  41. Peri-ictal water drinking is drinking water within a short period or during a seizure. This behavior can be experienced in childhood and adulthood and commonly affects adults suffering from temporal lobe epile...

    Authors: Alawi A. Al-Attas
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:86
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  42. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Amyloid-beta (Aβ) deposition, is one of the processes involved in the pathophysiology of AD, has inspired interest in targeted therapies, in...

    Authors: Delara Hazegh Fetratjoo, Alireza Kargar and Maryam Noroozian
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:85
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  43. In many instances, the differential diagnosis between Guillain–Barre syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) may be challenging. The aim of this letter to the editor is to elucida...

    Authors: Dimitrios Tsiptsios, Aggeliki Fotiadou, Stella Karatzetzou, Sofia Kitmeridou and Ioannis Iliopoulos
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:84
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  44. Epilepsy is one of the most common and chronic neurological diseases. About one-third of epilepsy patients do not achieve seizure freedom despite adequate therapy with antiseizure medications (ASMs) and develo...

    Authors: Hadeer Mohamed, Mahmoud Hemeda, Ahmed Gaber, Hany Zakieldine, Salwa Ibrahim Bakr, Abeer Shehab, Nesrine Mohamed, Hala A. Talkhan, Dina Elshennawy, Marwa Rushdy, Doaa M. Abdelaziz, Yara Masry, Ahmed Magdy Tohamy and Mona Wahid El Din
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:83
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  45. We aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new marine oligosaccharide drug, sodium oligomannate (GV-971), developed in China to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

    Authors: Anas Zakarya Nourelden, Ibrahim Kamal, Abdelrahman G. Tawfik, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Hagrass, Ahmed Hashem Fathallah and Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:82
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. Religious practices and experiences are thought to involve a variety of thoughts and behaviors, and various studies hypothesize the relationship between religion and changes in the brain. The aim of this study...

    Authors: Sema Baykara, Murat Baykara and Murad Atmaca
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery 2023 59:81
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  47. 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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  48. 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
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  49. 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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  50. 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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