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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Issue 1/2020

Content (118 Articles)

Open Access Aphasia Research

A hospital-based study of post-stroke aphasia: frequency, risk factors, and topographic representation

Eman M. Khedr, Mohamed A. Abbass, Radwa K. Soliman, Ahmed F. Zaki, Aymen Gamea, Noha Abo El-Fetoh, Mahmoud A. Abdel-Aaal

Open Access Stroke Research

Serum apolipoprotein A1: a predictor and prognostic biomarker in acute ischemic stroke

Mai A. Eldeeb, Amr S. Zaki, Samia Ashour, Azza Abdel Nasser, Ahmed El Bassiouny, Khaled O. Abdulghani

Open Access Disc Herniation Research

One-year evaluation of epiduroscopy in chronic back pain with and without radiculopathy: a retrospective study

Mert Akbas, Huseyin Babun, Haitham Hamdy Salem, Tamer Hussien Emara, Shereen Elmosly, Emel Gunduz, Bilge Karsli, Fatih Asik

Open Access Epilepsy Research

Sleep pattern in epilepsy patients: a polysomnographic study

Mohamed A. Tork, Hebatallah R. Rashed, Lobna Elnabil, Nahed Salah-Eldin, Naglaa Elkhayat, Ayman A. Abdelhady, M. Ossama Abdulghani, Khaled O. Abdulghani

Open Access Natalizumab Case Report

Natalizumab-induced hyporegenerative anaemia and leukopenia: a case report

Salman Mansoor, Siobhan Kelly, Aine Burke, Mohammad Hijaz Adenan, Eimear Joyce, Aine Waters, Grainne McPartland, Kevin Murphy

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Do cerebral microbleeds affect cognition in patients with symptomatic small vessel disease?

Kholoud Mahmoud Abdullah, Hany Mahmoud Zakieldin, Iman Mohamed Bayomy, Maryse Youssef Awadallah, Mona Mokhtar Wahid El Din

Open Access Stroke Research

The myth and truth of a comprehensive stroke scale

Hani M. Zakieldine, Mohamed A. Turk, Rana F. Hashem, Mohamed A. Shafik

Open Access Nutrition Research

Gender difference in health issues and cognitive functions among an Egyptian normal elderly population

Enas Alsayyad, Azza Abbas Helmy, Nirmeen A. Kishk, Marwa Farghaly, Amany H. Ragab, Shaimaa Ibrahim El-Jaafary

Open Access Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Research

Value of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment

Mamdouh Ali Kotb, Ahmed M. Kamal, Nasser M. Aldossary, Ayman A. Alsify, Yassmin M. Ahmed

Open Access Stroke Research

Role of interleukin-6 in ischemic stroke outcome

Hani Mohamed Amin Aref, Nagia Ali Fahmy, Salma Hamed Khalil, Mai Fathy Ahmed, Ahmed ElSadek, Mohamed Osama Abdulghani

Open Access Stroke Research

Post-stroke sleep disorders in Egyptian patients by using simply administered questionnaires: a study from Ain Shams University

Alia H. Mansour, Maged Ayad, Naglaa El-Khayat, Ahmed El Sadek, Taha K. Alloush

Open Access Epilepsy Case Report

Heart versus brain: a case of ictal asystole in temporal lobe epilepsy

Ahmed Yassin, Belal Aldabbour, Anto Bagić, Alexandra Urban

Open Access Tension Headache Research

Cognitive performance in patients with chronic tension-type headache and its relation to neuroendocrine hormones

Mamdouh Ali Kotb, Ahmed M. Kamal, Daifallah Al-Malki, Aliaa S. Abd El Fatah, Yassmin M. Ahmed

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

Impact of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome on disability in patients with multiple sclerosis

Rasha Hassan Soliman, Hanan Mohamed Farhan, Mohamed Hegazy, Mohammed Ibrahim Oraby, Shaimaa Hossam Kamel, Amr Hassan

Open Access Migraine Research

The role of left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation in episodic migraine prophylaxis

Randa Amin, Tamer Emara, Samia Ashour, Mahmoud Hemeda, Nahed Salah Eldin, Salma Hamed, Sara Shouman, Mohamed Shouman

Open Access Cough Research

Detection of airway protective level of the cough reflex in acute stroke patients

Ehab Shaker Belal, Samah Selim, Alshaimaa M. Aboul fotouh, Asmaa Mohammad

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

Salivary alpha-synuclein (total and oligomeric form): potential biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease

Hala Shaheen, Sayed Sobhy, Sherine El Mously, Marwa Abuomira, Mohamed Mansour

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Role of serum biomarkers and transcranial Doppler in predicting cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Maged Mohammad Abdelnaseer, Ahmed Abdelkader Nemr, Sandra Mohammad Ahmed, Alshaimaa M. Aboul fotouh, Amro Mohammad Ahmed Soliman, Ahmed Abdullah El-Fiki, Safinaz Hassan Osman

Open Access Ptosis Case Report

Isolated Horner’s Syndrome Secondary To Rhinosinusitis: A Case Report And Literature Review

Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara, Juliana Oliveira Freitas Silveira, Paulo Gilberto Medeiros Jauris

Open Access Nerve Injury Research

Role of nerve ultrasound versus electrophysiological studies in the evaluation of nerve injuries

Neveen Mohamed Elfayoumy, Hanan Helmy Elgendy, Marwa Saad Afify Saad, Amira A. Labib

Open Access Epilepsy Research

Relation between serum amylin level and epilepsy

Necla Benlier, Gokhan Ozer, Nuri Orhan

Open Access Epilepsy Research

Epilepsy surgery for refractory seizures: a systematic review and meta-analysis in different complications

Maryam Joudi Mashhad, Hadi Harati, Fateme Parooie, Morteza Salarzaei

Open Access Epilepsy Research

Effects of mobile phones electromagnetic radiation on patients with epilepsy: an EEG study

Radwa Azmy, Reham Shamloul, Noha Abdalla Farag Elsawy, Saly Elkholy, Eman Maher

Open Access Stroke Research

Functional outcome of joint mobilization added to task-oriented training on hand function in chronic stroke patients

Asmaa Sabbah, Sherine El Mously, Hanan Helmy Mohamed Elgendy, Mona Adel Abd Eltawab Farag, Abeer Abo Bakr Elwishy

Open Access Dyslipidemia Research

Bell’s palsy: clinical and neurophysiologic predictors of recovery

Mohamed E. Flifel, Tamer Belal, Ali A. Abou Elmaaty

Open Access Stroke Research

Magnitude, risk factors and outcomes of stroke at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective observational study

Henok Mulugeta, Amare Yehuala, Dessalegn Haile, Nakachew Mekonnen, Getenet Dessie, Getachew Mullu Kassa, Zerihun Shimelis Kassa, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold

Open Access Diabetic Neuropathy Research

A study of diffusion tensor imaging of median nerve in diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Ramy Edward, Ahmed M. Abdelalim, Amal S. Ashour, Lamia Afifi, Aussan Al-Athwari

Open Access Migraine Research

Elucidation of the levels of vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium in the serum of Egyptian migraine patients: a case-control study

Dorreya A. Elsayed, Karam S. Amin, Ibrahim A. Elsayed, Noha A. Hashim

Open Access COVID-19 Review

COVID-19 pandemic and the risk of infection in multiple sclerosis patients on disease modifying therapies: “what the bleep do we know?”

Salman Mansoor, Siobhan Kelly, Kevin Murphy, Aine Waters, Nauman Saleem Siddiqui

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

Vitamin D status in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: an Egyptian study

Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Mohamed Elsayed Elawady, Sahar Sharaf, Sarah Heneidy, Rania Shehata Ismail

Open Access Electroencephalography Case Report

Isolated subtle asymmetric slowing on EEG leading to a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis

Belal Aldabbour, Khalid El-Salem, Suha Aqaileh, Deema Obiedat, Mohammad Qasaimeh, Majdi Al Qawasmeh, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, Ahmed Yassin

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

Bladder and urodynamic changes in multiple sclerosis

Hesham Torad, Nevin Shalaby, Hussein Aly Hussein, Samih Z. Sadek, Mohamed S. Abdelazim, Ahmed Yehia, Samer Morsy, Shaimaa H. Soliman

Open Access Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Research

Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on different severities of carpal tunnel syndrome

Usama Mohammad Rashad, Nirmeen A. Kishk, Waleed Talat Mansour, Amani M. Nawito, Alshaimaa Sobhi Khalil, Hanan Helmy, Tarek Kamal Zayed

Open Access Epilepsy Research

The effect of nocturnal epileptic seizures on cognitive functions in children with idiopathic epilepsy

Ayman M. Al-Malt, Shereen A. Abo Hammar, Khaled H. Rashed, Osama A. Ragab

Open Access Stroke Research

Biochemical and structural magnetic resonance imaging in chronic stroke and the relationship with upper extremity motor function

Mohamed Mahmoud Mostafa, Eman Mahmoud Awad, Ahmed Mohamed Hazzou, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Elewa, Tougan Taha Abdel Aziz, Dalia Maher Samy

Open Access Stroke Research

Endovascular stenting of medically refractory intracranial arterial stenotic (ICAS) disease (clinical and sonographic study)

Ayman Mohamed Nassef, Eman Mahmoud Awad, Ahmed Ali El-bassiouny, Hossam Eldin Mahmoud Afify, Romany Adly Yousef, Mohamed Ahmed Shafik

Open Access Stroke Research

Can diffusion tensor imaging lesion patterns predict the outcome of ischemic stroke?

Mervat Mostafa, Maged Abdel Naseer, Ramy Edward, Mohammad Edrees, Dalia M. Labib

Open Access Hydrocephalus Case Report

Intraventricular neurocysticercosis presenting as Bruns’ syndrome: An uncommon presentation

Faheem Arshad, Shilpa Rao, Raghavendra Kenchaiah, Chandrajit Prasad, Abhinith Shashidhar

Open Access Ependymoma Case Report

Papillary tumour of the pineal region: a case report

Michael Bromfield, Christos Profyris, Aadila Mehtar, Marna Du Toit, Reubina Wadee

Open Access Stroke Research

Risk factors for early and late recurrent ischemic strokes

Hassan Mohammed Elnady, Gharib Fawi Mohammed, Hazem Kamal Elhewag, Mohamed Khodery Mohamed, Ahmed Borai

Open Access Stroke Research

New stroke prognostic factors

Wafeek M. Elsheikh, Ibrahim E. Alahmar, Gelan Mahmoud Salem, Eman S. Matar

Open Access Movement Disorder Review

Cinnarizine- and flunarizine-associated movement disorder: a literature review

Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara

Open Access Stroke Research

Knowledge of the Egyptian emergency physicians about the use of rt-PA in acute ischemic stroke

Mohamed El-Sayed El-khatib, Shereen Ahmed El Ahwal, Muhammad Masoud, Sherine El Mously

Open Access Encephalitis Case Report

A case of anti-LGI-1 encephalitis presented as acute psychosis

Mohammed Reyazuddin, Faisal Shaan, S. A. Azmi

Open Access Encephalitis Case Report

Polyradiculitis in autoimmune encephalitis: a case report and review

Tejas R. Mehta, Elanagan Nagarajan

Open Access Prazosin Case Report

Basal ganglia hemorrhage secondary to scorpion sting: a fatal presentation

Avirup Majumdar, Virendra Atam, Shahnawaz Ali Ansari, Satish Kumar, Akriti Bhardwaj

Open Access Stroke Research

Post-stroke depression: frequency, risk factors, and impact on quality of life among 103 stroke patients—hospital-based study

Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed A. Abdelrahman, Tarek Desoky, Ahmed Fathi Zaki, Ayman Gamea

Open Access Tremor Research

Essential tremor: what is beyond the oscillatory monosymptomatic illness?

Mahmoud Ebrahim Mostafa Elhassanien, Khaled Hussein Rashed, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Yasser Abo Elfotoh El-Heneedy, Ehab Ahmed Shawky El-Seidy, Mohamed Osama Tomoum, Kareem Mohammed Ramadan, Mona Ahmed Kotait, Reham Abdel Rahman Amer, Shereen Ahmed ELAhwal

Open Access Hypertension Research

Proper timing of control of hypertension and outcome in acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Ahmed Esmael, Wessam Fathi, Mahmoud Abdelbadie, Nehal Tharwat Mohammed El-sayed, Mahitab Ghoneim, Aymen Abdelnaby

A clinical and radiological study in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Lubna Ibrahim Sultan, Abdelaziz Mohamed Elnekidy, Amr Mohamed Elfatatry, Amira Sayed

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

Patterns of olfactory dysfunctions in patients with Parkinson disease

Khaled Hussein Rashed, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Yasser Abo Elfotoh El-Heneedy, Ehab Ahmed Shawky El-Seidy, Mohamed Osama Tomoum, Mohamed Adel Eltomey, Shereen Ahmed ELAhwal

Open Access Stroke Research

The relationship between oxidative stress and acute ischemic stroke severity and functional outcome

Wael M. Elsayed, El-Hady A. Abdel-Gawad, Dalia I. A. Mesallam, Tamer S. El-Serafy

Open Access Research

Efficacy of transmastoidal galvanic stimulation on recovery outcomes in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Reham Ali Mohamed Ali Ahmed, Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Amina Mohamed Awad, Mona Mohamed Hamdy, Hussein Ahmed Abd Rahman Shaker

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

Serum prolactin in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Hoda A. Alwakil, Ayman M. Al-Malt, Osama A. Ragab, Muhammed T. Abdel Ghafar, Elsayed A. Tageldin

Open Access Tension Headache Research

Migraine and tension headache comorbidity with hypothyroidism in Egypt

Ali A. Abou Elmaaty, Mohamed E. Flifel, Tamer Belal, Carmen A. Zarad

Open Access Febrile Seizure Research

Serum zinc and copper levels in a sample of Egyptian epileptic children

Mona A. Eissa, Khaled O. Abdulghani, Maha A. Nada, Hala M. Elkhawas, Ahmed E. Shouman, Nahed S. Ahmed

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Public awareness, knowledge, and attitude toward Alzheimer’s disease in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia

Adel Ali Alhazzani, Ali Mohammed Alqahtani, Mohammed Saeed Alqahtani, Tariq Mohammed Alahmari, Abdulmajeed Abdullah Zarbah

Open Access Epilepsy Research

Role of circulating miR 194-5p, miR 106b, and miR 146a as potential biomarkers for epilepsy: a case-control study

Mervat Moustafa, Noha T. Abokrysha, Nermeen A. Eldesoukey, Dalia Gamil Amin, Nesma Mounir, Dalia M. Labib

Open Access Cough Case Report

Somatic cough syndrome: a report of two cases and review of literature

Mahmoud Bashtawi, Amal Abuabada, Belal Aldabbour

Open Access Dysarthria Case Report

Persistent idiopathic unilateral isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy – a report of two cases

Clement Olesen, Martin Biilmann Groen, Jonatan Forsberg, Ronald Antulov

Open Access Migraine Research

Association between serum bilirubin and migraine in children and adolescents

Hosna S. Elshony, Wafik M. El Sheikh, Mostafa S. Melake

Open Access Migraine Research

Retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell layer changes using optical coherence tomography in patients with chronic migraine: a case-control study

Dalia M. Labib, Montaser Hegazy, Soheir Mohamed Esmat, Enas Abdel Hamid Ali, Foraysa Talaat

Open Access Stroke Research

Association of miR-196a2 and miR-149 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with atherosclerotic ischemic stroke susceptibility

Dina Mahmoud, Ola El-Sisi, Marwa Sheta, Sandra Ahmed, Mona Fathy, Kareeman Gomaa, Tarek Ramzy

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Public knowledge about Alzheimer disease in Mecca Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Faisal Salem Alhumaidi, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Abdulaziz Fahad Altowairqi, Hattan Hassan Alshawkani, Bashar Omar Babkour, Fahad Khalid Alaugla

Open Access Stroke Review

Prevalence of internal carotid artery morphological variations and its association with cerebrovascular ischemic stroke (hospital-based study)

Noha AboElfetouh, Eman Khedr, Hesham Aboloyoun, Mahmoud Nageeb, Ahmed Nasreldein

Open Access Myasthenia Gravis Case Report

Coexistence of anti-MuSK antibody-positive myasthenia gravis and rheumatoid arthritis

Amber Eker, Mehtap Tınazlı, Senem Ertugrul Mut

Open Access Aphasia Review

The management of subacute and chronic vascular aphasia: an updated review

Samwel Sylvester Msigwa, Xianglin Cheng

Open Access Stroke Case Report

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy after acute ischemic stroke with large penumbra: a case report

Omar Hussein, Khalid Sawalha, Ahmed Abd Elazim, Diana Greene-Chandos, Michel T. Torbey

Open Access Dementia Research

A model of cognitive evaluation battery for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in educated and illiterate Egyptian elderly people

Nehal ElKholy, Heba Mohamed Tawfik, Somaia Ebeid, Omaima Refat Elsayed Madkor, Sarah Ahmed Hamza

Open Access Stroke Research

Effect of mirror therapy on hand functions in Egyptian chronic stroke patients

Hussein Shaker, Ebtesam Mohammed Fahmy, Ayman Anwar Nassif Honin, Shaimaa Shaheen Mohamed

Open Access Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Research

Cognitive and balance impairments in people with incidental white matter hyperintensities

Amr El Sayed Ali Mohamed Tag Eldin, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Naglaa Lotfy Dabees, Hazem Abd El-Rahman Fayed

Open Access Stroke Research

Prevalence of peripheral arterial diseases in patients with large artery ischemic stroke and its prognostic value

Sherien Farag, Mahmoud Elbalkimy, Ahmed Elbassiouny, John George, Mai Fathy

Open Access Stroke Case Report

Peripheral embolization following thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke—a case report

Tamer Roushdy, Eman Hamid, Mai Fathy, Islam Bastawy, Hany Aref, Nevine El Nahas

Open Access Dysphagia Research

Attitude and experience of neurologists towards percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an Egyptian study

Sherien Farag, Shady S. Georgy, Mai Fathy, Ahmed elSadek, Khaled O. Abdulghani

Open Access Metabolic Acidosis Case Report

Lentiform fork sign in a uremic patient with a high anion gap metabolic acidosis with seizures: a case report from North West of Ireland

Salman Mansoor, Lize De Klerk, James Lineen, Muhammad Fahad, Imran Ali, Barry Coffey, Monica Ann Mulry, Shoab Saadat, Siobhan Kelly, Mohammad Hijaz Adenan, Kevin Murphy

Open Access Stroke Research

Outcome predictors of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients: an Egyptian center experiences

Mohamed A. Tork, Hany M. Aref, Hala M. El-Khawas, Mohamed F. Khalil, Ahmed ElSadek

Open Access Arthritis Review

Pain related viral infections: a literature review

I. Putu Eka Widyadharma, Putri Rossyana Dewi, Ida Ayu Sri Wijayanti, Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

Serum leptin and body mass index in a sample of Egyptian multiple sclerosis patients

Mohamed A. Abd Elhafeez, Dina A. Zamzam, Mohamed M. Fouad, Hala M. Elkhawas, Hend A. Abdel Rahman

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Neurosurgical education during COVID-19: challenges and lessons learned in Egypt

Ahmed Hamdy Ashry, Hussein Mohammed Soffar, Mohamed Fathalla Alsawy

Open Access Dysphagia Research

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): its effect on improving dysphagia in stroke patients

Salah Abd Elmonem Sawan, Abdelazim M. Reda, Ahmed Hosny Kamel, Mennat Allah Mohamed Ali

Open Access Epilepsy Research

Evaluation of the direct costs of epilepsy in a sample of Egyptian patients following up in Ain Shams University Hospital

Salem Abdelhady, Hossam Shokri, Mai Fathy, mona Mokhtar wahid el din

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Value of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cerebrovascular diseases

Sherien Farag, Hany Zaki El-Dien, Yasser Abdelazeem, Mohammed Khaled Elewa, Khaled Abdelmaksoud, Ahmed ElSadek

Open Access Stroke Research

Apolipoproteins A1 and B and their ratio in acute ischemic stroke patients with intracranial and extracranial arterial stenosis: an Egyptian study

Ebtesam Mohammed Fahmy, Mohammed Ahmed El Sayed El Awady, Sahar Abdel-Atty Sharaf, Nora Mahmoud Selim, Hazem El Sawy Abdo, Shaimaa Shaheen Mohammed

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

Depression and anxiety among patients with Parkinson’s disease: frequency, risk factors, and impact on quality of life

Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed A. Abdelrahman, Yasser Elserogy, Ahmed Fathi Zaki, Ayman Gamea

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

Motor disability in patients with multiple sclerosis: transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Anssam Bassem Mohy, Aqeel Kareem Hatem, Hussein Ghani Kadoori, Farqad Bader Hamdan

Evaluation of cerebrovascular hemodynamics in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension using transcranial Doppler

Mahmoud M. Allam, Hatem A. Almasry, Sandra M. Ahmed, Youssuf G. Taha, Mohammed I. Oraby

Open Access COVID-19 Case Report

A case series of ischemic stroke with coronavirus disease 2019 in two Egyptian centers

Nevine El Nahas, Tamer Roushdy, Eman Hamid, Sherien Farag, Hossam Shokri, Mai Fathy, Eman Abushady, Ahmed Hazzou, Hany Aref

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Pain as clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection and its management in the pandemic era: a literature review

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, Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami