Issue 1/2019
Content (89 Articles)
Use of low-power He-Ne laser therapy to accelerate regeneration processes of injured sciatic nerve in rabbit
Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari, Yahya Syhood, Ahmed S. Al-Khafaji
Microemboli versus hypoperfusion as an etiology of acute ischemic stroke in Egyptian patients with watershed zone infarction
Ahmed ElSadek, Ahmed Gaber, Hossam Afifi, Sherin Farag, Nouran Salaheldien
Vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: prediction, detection, and intervention
Hassan Gamal Eldeen Nassar, Azza Abbas Ghali, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Mostafa Mohamed Elawady
The mean platelet volume and plateletcrit as predictors of short-term outcome of acute ischemic stroke
Al-Amir Bassiouny Mohamed, Hassan Mohamed Elnady, Hazem Kamal Alhewaig, Hesham Moslem Hefny, Ashraf Khodery
Circadian and circannual patterns of stroke
Shereen A. Al-Ahwal, Osama A. Ragab, Ashraf A. Abo Elsafa, Azza A. Ghali
Assessment of carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque formation among patients with ischemic stroke and hepatitis C virus infection
Ahmed Osama, Yossri Ashour, Reda Abd El-Razek, Dina Monir
Assessment of postural balance in multiple sclerosis patients
Abdulalim Atteya, Abeer Elwishy, Nirmeen Kishk, Rania Shehata Ismail, Rania Badawy
Role of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in road traffic accidents
Mohammad Mohai El-Din Awad, Abd-El Raouf Mohamed El-Deib, Fadia Mostafa Attia, Mohamed Negm, Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Soliman, Wafaa Hassan Omar
Experience in the management of post-operative spinal infection
Mohamed A. Eshra
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: the potential role of vitamin D deficiency
Mohammed I. Oraby, Mona Abu Srie, Sanaa Abdelshafy, Eman Elfar
Risk factors for post-stroke depression in Sohag University Hospital
Gharib Fawi Mohammed, Hemaid Mostafa Azab, Mohamed Abd-Elmoneim Sayed, Hassan Mohammed Elnady, Hanan Youssif, Ossama Abd-Alreheem Mahmoud
Fixation of multiple level anterior cervical disc using cages versus cages and plating
Ahmed Elsayed, Sameh Sakr
Comparison between intracranial collaterals and cerebral hemodynamics in patients with extracranial carotid stenosis versus combined extra- and intracranial stenosis using transcranial duplex
Sara Hamdy, Hani Mohamed Amin Aref, Ramez Reda, Ahmed ElSadek
Role of aspirin discontinuation in recurrence of ischemic cerebrovascular stroke
Mohamed Negm, Reda Abd El-Razek
Role of dynamic sonography in ulnar nerve entrapment at elbow
H. Al-Azizi, M. Mosaad, S. Yahia, H. Helmy, A. Kersh
Psychiatric and sleep abnormalities in school-age children with migraine
Yasser Abo Elfotoh El-Heneedy, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Shereen Ahmed ELAhwal, Reham Abdel Rahman Amer, Shereen Desoky Ahmed Abohammar, Heba Ahmed Mohamed Salem
Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
A. M. Zaitoun, Dorriya Abdel Fattah Elsayed, Bothina M. Ramadan, Hanan Ahmed Abdel Gaffar
Vitamin D status in acute ischemic stroke: relation to initial severity and short-term outcome
E. Fahmy, S. Sharaf, H. Helmy, S. Sherif
Ankle-brachial index in ischemic stroke: risk factor correlation and prognostic value
H. Afify, S. Noshy, A. Gaber, T. Kamel
Prevalence of migraine in Upper Egypt
Hamdy N. El-Tallawy, Wafaa M. Farghaly, Mohamed A. Abdelhamed, Reda Badry, Tarek A. Rageh, Wael T. Soliman, Khaled O. Abdulghani, Mahmoud Hassan, Sayed Sobhy, Ghaydaa A. Shehata
The NIHSS score can predict the outcome of patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage
Mohammed Elsayed Mahdy, Nesma Abdelmonem Ghonimi, Tamer Sabry Elserafy, Wael Mahmoud
Post-bariatric surgery peripheral neuropathies: Kuwaiti experience
Hanaa M. Rashad, Doaa Youssry, Dina F. Mansour, Ayman Kilany, Jasem Y. Al-Hashel, Adnan J. Khuraibet, Walaa A. Kamel, Rossen T. Rousseff
Role of superficial peroneal sensory potential and high-resolution ultrasonography in confirmation of common peroneal mononeuropathy at the fibular neck
Rania S. Nageeb, Wafaa S. Mohamed, Ghada S. Nageeb, Eman Al Desoky, Taghreed M. Azmy
Non-motor symptoms in newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease patients
Osama A. Ragab, Yasser A. Elheneedy, Wafik S. Bahnasy
Decompressive craniectomy in malignant hemispheric infarction: favorable outcome and disability
Ahmed Elsayed, Adham Elsayed
Neuro-ophthalmological biomarkers of visual outcome in newly diagnosed idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Wafik Said Bahnasy, Yasser Abo Elfotoh El-Heneedy, Mahmoud Ebrahim Mostafa Elhassanien, Amr Fawzy Sharaf, Hagar Ahmed Khalid
Comment to “Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: the potential role of vitamin D deficiency” by Oraby et al.
Marco Baldrighi, Gian Carlo Avanzi
Refractory epilepsy and obstructive sleep apnea: is there an association?
Hebatallah R. Rashed, Mohamad A. Tork, Lobna M. El-Nabil, Naglaa M. El-Khayat, Nahed S. Ahmed, Salem T. Abdelhady, Khaled O. Abdulghani, M. Ossama Abdulghani
Prevalence of Alzheimer dementia in Upper Egypt (desert areas)
Hamdy N. A. EL Tallawy, Wafaa M. A. Farghaly, Mohamed Abd El Hamed, Reda Badry, Khaled Usama, Ghaydaa A. Shehata, Amal M. Tohamy, Khaled O. Abdulghani, Mostafa K. Ghanem, Mohamed A. Sayed, Ahmed H. Yousef, Heba S. Hashem, Tarek A. Rageh
Repetitive TMS in treatment of resistant diabetic neuropathic pain
Ann A. Abdelkader, Amira M. El Gohary, Husam S. Mourad, Dina A. El Salmawy
Public knowledge of warning signs and risk factors of cerebro-vascular stroke in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt
Ahmed Osama, Yossri Ashour, Reda Abd El-Razek, Ibrahim Mostafa
Cerebrovascular reactivity recovery following carotid angioplasty and stenting
Saher El-Sayed Hashem, Ehab Shaker Belal, Montaser Moawad Hegazy, Ahmed Ali El-Bassiony, Sandra Mohamed Ahmed, Islam I. Zaid
Cognitive assessment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients
Iman A. Elbanhawy, Gihan M. Ramzy, Amal S. Ashour, Diana M. Khedr
Could vitamin D deficiency have an impact on motor and cognitive function in Parkinson’s disease?
Rasha H. Soliman, Mohammed I. Oraby, Mona Hussein, Sanaa Abd El-Shafy, Sara Mostafa
Relationship between periodic limb movement and seizure recurrence in genetic generalized epilepsy
Mohamed Mohamed Hamdy, Amr Mohamed Elfatatry , Jaidaa Farouq Mekky, Eman Hamdy
Probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease—a case report at Suez Canal University Hospital, Egypt
Mohamed Negm, Ehab Hashish
Tumor necrosis factor alpha in peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Wafik M. El Sheikh, Ibrahim E. Alahmar, Gelan M. Salem, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh
Do core stability exercises improve upper limb function in chronic stroke patients?
H. El-Nashar, A. ElWishy, H. Helmy, R. El-Rwainy
Sex differences among epileptic patients: a comparison of epilepsy and its impacts on demographic features, clinical characteristics, and management patterns in a tertiary care hospital in Egypt
Nirmeen Kishk, Husam Mourad, Sahar Ibrahim, Reham Shamloul, Aiman Al-Azazi, Nevin Shalaby
Influence of percentage of body-weight support on gait in patients with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury
Moataz M. El Semary, Lamiaa I. Daker
Relative frequency and prognosis of vascular aphasia (follow-up at 3 months) in the Neurology Department of Assiut University Hospital
Hamdy Naguib El-Tallawy, Adel Hassanein El Sayed Gad, Anwar Mohamed Ali, Manar Nasr Abd-El-Hakim
Unusual neurosurgical emergency in Paget’s disease of the skull: a case report and review of the literature
Ahmed Hamdy Ashry, Dina Mahmoud Alnajjar, Amr Abdelmonam Abdelaziz Mostafa Elkatatny, Mohamed Ahmed Eissa
Effect of valproate versus levetiracetam monotherapy on reproductive functions in newly diagnosed epileptic males
Wafaa S. Mohamed, Rania S. Nageeb, Noha A. Hashim, Alaa A. Omran
Music therapy as a therapeutic tool in improving the social skills of autistic children
Geetha Bharathi, Anila Venugopal, Balachandar Vellingiri
Post-stroke executive dysfunction and verbal fluency negatively correlated to IL8
Hala A. Shaheen, Lamiaa I. Daker, Mohammed M. Abbass, Asmaa A. Abd El Fattah
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation in cases of atypical trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective study
Mert Akbas, Haitham Hamdy Salem, Tamer Hussien Emara, Bora Dinc, Bilge Karsli
Role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in common migraine
Sukhvinder Kaur, Arif Ali, Uzair Ahmad, Yaser Siahbalaei, A. K. Pandey, Balkirat Singh
The potential value of capsaicin in modulating cognitive functions in a rat model of streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s disease
Manal A. Shalaby, Howaida A. Nounou, Maha M. Deif
Cystatin C as a predictor for carotid artery steno-occlusive disease in non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke
Maha Atef Zaki, Sahar Abd Atty, Alshaimaa M. Aboul fotouh, Nancy Samir Wahdan
Cerebral vasomotor reactivity in border zone infarcts; a transcranial Doppler study
Afify Hossam, Shahinaz M. Helmy, Lobna M. El-Nabil, Naglaa M. El-khayat, Nevine M. El Nahas, Magd F. Zakaria
Association between metabolic syndrome and atherothrombotic stroke: a clinical study in tertiary care hospital, Minia, Egypt
Amal T. Khafagy, Nermin A. Hamdy, Enas M. Hassan, Mohamed A. Yehia, Muhammad M. Ismail, Mohamed M. Abdelkader, Nashwa M. Shawky
Optical coherence tomography and cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson disease
Takwa H. M. Elkhatib, Noha A. Hashim, Engy M. Emad, Hossam Zein, Lamiaa El-aidy
Psychosomatic complaints profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: a matched case-control study
Zahra Heidari, Awat Feizi, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Hamid Afshar, Hamidreza Roohafza, Peyman Adibi
Correlation between brain magnetic resonance imaging, cognitive dysfunction and physical dysability in multiple sclerosis
Ali A. Abou Elmaaty, Mohamed E. Flifel, Carmen A. Zarad
Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in hematological malignancies
Mohamed Gamal Kotb, Abd El Rahman Soliman, Rasha Ibrahim Ibrahim, Rasha Magdy Mohamed Said, Mona Mokhtar Wahid El Din
Treatment satisfaction and adherence to medications among multiple sclerosis patients in Saudi Arabia
Adel Alhazzani, Mohammed Alqahtani, Noof Alamri, Leen Sarhan, Shahad Alkhashrami, Mohammed Alahmarii
Epidemiology of dystonia, chorea, and athetosis in Al Quseir City (Red Sea Governorate), Egypt
Reda Badry, Mohamed A. Abdelhamed, Mohamed A. M. Sayed, Abeer Abd ElHady, Mohamed Mostafa
Lesion homogeneity on diffusion-weighted imaging is a marker of outcome in acute ischemic stroke
Shady Mourad Boss, Ramez Reda Moustafa, Magdy Ahmed Moustafa, Ahmed El Sadek, Mohamed Mahmoud Mostafa, Hany Mohamed Aref
The emerging role of serum zinc in motor disability and radiological findings in patients with multiple sclerosis
Mohammed I. Oraby, Mona Hussein, Rehab Abd Elkareem, Eman Elfar
Early hematoma expansion in primary intracerebral hemorrhage: incidence and predictors
Hany Hamed Abd Elhady Helal, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Azza Abbas Ghali, Mohammed Osman Rabie
Quantitative d-dimer level and anticoagulant therapy in idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Hala Shaheen, Sayed Sobhy, Sherine El Mously, Mohamed El Khatib, Amany Hamdy
Long-term EEG monitoring and positron emission tomography in evaluating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
Abdelmoneim Ahmed Nagy Eissa, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Al Siagy Ali Abd Elaziz Salama, Elsayed Ali Mohamed Tag Eldin, Hazem Abdelrahman Fayed
Early functional outcome after IV rTPA administration in Egyptian acute ischemic stroke patients
Mohamed A. Elsayed, Husam Salah, Asmaa Sabbah, Ghada Hatem, Mona K. Moawad
Screening for cognitive impairment in Arabic-speaking Hajj pilgrims
Ahmad S. Alzahrani, Faisal Alhumaidi, Abdulaziz Altowairqi, Waad Al-Malki, Israa AlFadhli
Assessment of the optic nerve and its arterial supply by ultrasound imaging in multiple sclerosis patients
Manal Mahmoud Al Kattan, Amira Ahmed Labib, Rania Shehata Ismail, Alshaimaa M. Aboul fotouh, Emad El Din Mostafa Mohammed
Cardio embolic stroke and blood biomarkers: diagnosis and predictors of short-term outcome
Wafaa S. Mohamed, Elhady A. Abd ElGawad, Amal SE. ElMotayam, Sabah E. Fathy
H-reflex latency changes after combined application of traction and neural mobilization in cervical radiculopathy
Mohammed M. Hegazy, Ebtessam F. Gomaa, Salwa F. Abd El Mageed, Hala R. El Habashy
The effects of kinesio taping of lower limbs on functional mobility, spasticity, and range of motion of children with spastic cerebral palsy
Mirjavad Tabatabaee, Moslem Cheraghifard, Alireza Shamsoddini
Assessment of bee venom therapy in animal model of statin-induced myopathy
Ann Abdel Kader, Radwa Azmy, Eman A. Maher, Basma Bahgat El Sayed, Alshaimaa Sobhi Khalil, Mohammad Ghalwash, Manal Mahmoud
Predictive value of C-reactive protein and carotid intimal medial thickness in acute ischemic stroke
Mahmoud Elbelkimy, Naglaa ELkhayat, Ahmed ElSadek, Alia Mansour, Mariam Aboutaleb
The role of intraoperative ultrasound in gross total resection of brain mass lesions and outcome
Wael Abd Elrahman Ali Elmesallamy
Microsurgical unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression of degenerative lumbar canal stenosis: a comparative study
Mohamed I. Refaat, Amr K. Elsamman, Adham Rabea, Mohamed I. A. Hewaidy
The role of s100b as a predictor of the functional outcome in geriatric patients with acute cerebrovascular stroke
Walae E. Abdel-Ghaffar, Sekina Ahmed, Ehab Mahmoud El reweny, Amr Elfatatry, Mona Elmesky, Doaa Hashad
Evaluation of inflammatory markers and mean platelet volume as short-term outcome indicators in young adults with ischemic stroke
Ahmed Dahshan, Asmaa M. Ebraheim, Laila A. Rashed, Mohammed A. Farrag, Ahmed T. El Ghoneimy
Efficacy of spinal extension exercise program versus muscle energy technique in treatment of chronic mechanical low back pain
E. Fahmy, H. Shaker, W. Ragab, H. Helmy, M. Gaber
Role of short-term video electroencephalogram in monitoring seizure diagnosis
Mona Mohamed Abdel Moneim Nada, Heba Raafat, Mohamed Khaled Al Menabbawy, Manal Mohamed Moussa, Omar El-Nakah
Isolated unilateral palatal and vocal cord palsy as an initial presentation of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Madhavi Karri, Balakrishnan Ramasamy
Serum vitamin D levels in acute stroke patients
Fayrouz O. Selim, Rasha M. Fahmi, Ayman E. Ali, Nermin Raafat, Ahmed F. Elsaid
Placement of a single anterior odontoid screw for type II odontoid fractures in a setting with limited resources
Ahmed Hamdy Ashry, Hashem Mohamed Aboul-Ela
Serum and urine ghrelin in adult epileptic patients
Wafaa S. Mohamed, Rania S. Nageeb, Hanaa H. Elsaid
Occurrence of Guillain-Barré syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis in an elderly male
Madhavi Karri, Balakrishnan Ramasamy, Santhosh Perumal
Sensor driven-position adaptive versus conventional spinal cord stimulation in failed back surgery syndrome: a retrospective case series
Mert Akbas, Haitham Hamdy Salem, Tamer Hussien Emara, Bora Dinc, Bilge Karsli
Cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme in an adult patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: an extremely rare report with review of literature
Nima Derakhshan, Nazanin Azadeh, Arash Saffarian, Mousa Taghipour, Keyvan Eghbal, Amirreza Dehghanian
Stress hyperglycemia and electrolytes disturbance in patients with acute cerebrovascular stroke
Bastawy M. El-Fawal, Reda Badry, Wael A. Abbas, Ahmed K. Ibrahim
Cerebral hemodynamics among non-diabetic hemodialysis patients
Maha Abdelmoneim Behairy, Ahmed ElSadek, Mahmoud Sadek, Abdelbassit El Shaarawy
Oligoclonal bands and levels of interleukin 4, interleukin 10, and tumor necrosis factor alpha in idiopathic intracranial hypertension Egyptian patients
Mohamed S. El-Tamawy, Maha A. Zaki, Laila A. Rashed, Eman H. Esmail, Shaimaa Shaheen Mohamed, Wesam Osama
Influence of pelvic inclination on sit to stand task in stroke patients
Moshera Hassan Darwish, Sandra Ahmed, Manar El-sayed Ismail, Heba Ahmed Khalifa