Issue 1/2024
Content (61 Articles)
Predictors of progression of multiple sclerosis in a sample of Egyptian patients
Manar A. Shawky, Tarek I. Menecie, Eman M. Saif El Deen, Mohammed H. Rashad
Early versus late diagnosis of LAMA2 congenital muscular dystrophy: a distinct consequence
Chien-Heng Lin, Sheng-Shing Lin, Syuan-Yu Hong, Chieh-Ho Chen, I-Ching Chou
Effect of anti-epileptic drugs usage on thyroid profile in Egyptian epileptic children
Amira Rafik, Nahed Salah El-Din, Naglaa Mohamed El Khayat, Maha Nada, Eman Mones Abushady
Early detection of peripheral neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2
Ahmed W. Fadel, Amin E. Nawar, Loai M. Elahwal, Azza A. Ghali, Osama A. Ragab
Drug resistance predictive utility of age of onset and cortical imaging abnormalities in epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kehinde Alare, Bridget Ogungbemi, Ayomide Fagbenro, Busayo Adetunji, Oladoja Owonikoko, Taiwo Omoniyo, Habiblah Jagunmolu, Ayomide Kayode, Samson Afolabi
Semmes Weinstein monofilament test for detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: sensitivity and specificity
Vishnumoorthy Aithal, Smitha Bhat
Targeting the molecular web of Alzheimer’s disease: unveiling pathways for effective pharmacotherapy
Devika Jadhav, Nikita Saraswat, Neeraj Vyawahare, Devendra Shirode
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis manifesting as chronic spontaneous subdural hematoma: case report and review of the literature
Fares Laouar, Yasser Brahmia, Lotfi Boublata
Application of unilateral biportal endoscopy technique to resect a thoracic spinal intradural extramedullary meningioma: technical report and review of the literature
Rongxue Shao, Wei Cheng, Wei Zhang, Jiaming Liang, Liqi Ruan, Chengyue Zhu, Hao Pan
Highlights on the link between vitamin D and lipid panel in Egyptian multiple sclerosis patients
Mahmoud S. Swelam, Azza Abdel Nasser, Janet Masoud, Rasha Mamdouh, Shima Said, Mohamed Abdel Hafeez
Percutaneous full-endoscopic transforaminal discectomy versus open microdiscectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: randomized controlled trial
Moustafa Mohamed Kandeel, Magdy Gamal Abdel Kader Yousef, Abdelfattah Mohamed Fathy Saoud, Zakaria Hassan Ibrahim Abu-Elghait
Public knowledge of risk factors and warning signs of heart attack and stroke
Pedro Pallangyo, Zabella S. Mkojera, Makrina Komba, Loveness Mfanga, Saad Kamtoi, Janeth Mmari, Husna Y. Faraji, Smita V. Bhalia, Henry A. Mayala, Genofeva Matemu, Anna Nkinda, Engerasiya Kifai, Peter R. Kisenge
Risk factors, clinical presentation and 1-year outcome of ischemic stroke caused by small artery disease
Tarek Mohammed Elgammal, Hazem Abd El Rahman Fayed, Ahmed Mohamad Basiouny El Shamy, Mohammed Adel Eltomy, Moustafa Mahgoub Awwad
ChatGPT in psychiatry: promises and pitfalls
Rebecca Shin-Yee Wong
Depression and anxiety and its association with problematic social media use in the MENA region: a systematic review
Samira Abbouyi, Samira Bouazza, Soukaina El Kinany, Karima El Rhazi, Btissame Zarrouq
Transcranial ultrasonography as a predictor of disease progression in multiple sclerosis
Ebtesam Fahmy, Hanan Helmy, Nahla Aly Merghany, Rania Shehata Ismail, Nesma Mounir
Factors predicting functional outcome after rtPA for patients with acute ischemic stroke
Yasser Hamed, Mahrous I. Seddeek, Ali Mahmoud Ahmed, Talal A. Dawa, Hasan Hashem, Adel M. Othman, Abdel-Ghaffar I. Fayed, Noran Elbazzar, Ramy A. Metwally, Mostafa El Sayed Abd Elghany El Sayed, Ahmed Yousry, Abd Elaziz Shokry
Relation between metabolic syndrome and psychiatric symptoms severity in women with premenstrual syndrome
Mohamed Basiouny Yahia, Medhat Ali Salah, Seham Sabry, Mahmoud Osama Ahmed Abd El Fattah, Nashwa El-Khouly, Samir Khamis Galal, Mohamed Elsayed Hammour, Wael Abd Elatief Khafagy, Mohamed Alkhouly, Mustafa A. A. Osman, Eman Gomaa Rezk, Hend Mohamed Hussein, Sarah Hossam Eldin Mostafa, Abdelaziz Mahmoud Abdelaziz, Sara Sallam
Assessing emotional intelligence domains and levels in substance use disorders
Hanan Faried Maghawry, Alaa M. Darwish, Naglaa Abd ElMegeed Mohammed, Nadia Abd El-ghany Abd El-hameed, Gellan K. Ahmed
A case report of X-linked CDKL5 gene variant in monozygotic twins associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-2
Aayushi Gupta, Prashant Utage, Aparna Prashant Utage, Nadir Aman, Akhilesh Pujar
The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with neuromuscular electrical stimulation on swallowing function in post stroke dysphagia
Nevine El Nahas, Hossam Shokri, Ahmed Refaat, Hanaa Mousa, Aya Hamid, Amr Abdel Monem, Eman AbuShady
Value of MUNE versus compound muscle action potential in assessing motor unit loss in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Safa Dheaa Al-Den Abdul-Muneem, Hussein Ghani Kaddoori
Bulbar-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a patient with genetically confirmed Huntington’s disease: a case study
Ivo Bozovic, Sanja Gluscevic, Ivana Kezic, Vukan Ivanovic, Aleksa Palibrk, Stojan Peric, Ivana Basta, Zorica Stevic
Return-to-work after interlaminar endoscopic sequestrectomy: case series
Ismail Bozkurt, Cagri Canbolat, Kemal Paksoy, Salim Senturk, Onur Yaman
Evaluation of smartphone-assisted infrared thermal imaging efficiency in carpal tunnel syndrome
Kaya Turan, Osman Görkem Muratoğlu, Tuğrul Ergün, Haluk Çabuk
Electrophysiological studies versus high-resolution nerve ultrasound in diagnosis of Guillain–Barré syndrome
Ahmed Abou Hagar, Mohamed Negm, Samer Elshamly, Osama Shehab, Walid Mosallam, Reda Abd El-Razek
Using 6-CIT, P300 encephalography, and pro-inflammation assessments for screening age-related cognitive decline and exploring associated risk factors in Egyptian elderly
Mai S. Saleh, Asmaa F. Galal, Sara F. Sallam, Noha A. Mowaad, Hala M. Zeidan, Adel Hashish, Hala R. Elhabashy, Ola A. Heikal
New-onset seizures misdiagnosed as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: a case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis with primary testicular cancer
Axel Rivas, Daniel Levine, Cory Nichols, Mckenzie Merritt, Paul Janda, Aroucha Vickers
Focal finger palsy and wrist pain due to cortical infarction: a case report
Shiyu Hu, Yang Wang, Lijie Ren
Effect of functional electrical stimulation of interscapular muscles on trunk performance and balance in post-stroke elderly patients
Mohammed Youssef Elhamrawy, Wafik Said Bahnasy, Sabah Mohamed Elkady, Mohamed Taha Said
Association between acute stroke and COVID-19 infection among patients with acute stroke
I. A. Yassine, M. M. Hussein, A. O. Hosny, M. A. ElSamahy
Right-sided alien hand in acute parietal infarction: a case report
Nevine El Nahas, Mohamed Maged, Fatma Fathalla Kenawy
The use of muscle ultrasound to detect critical illness myopathy in patients with sepsis: an observational cohort study
Mostafa M. Elkholy, Mohammed A. Osman, Ahmed S. Abd El Basset, Sameh K. El Maraghi, Hamdy M. Saber
The future of minimally invasive spine surgery in low-income Latin American countries
Daniel Encarnacion Santos, Ismail Bozkurt, Renat Nurmukhametov, Medet Dosanov, Alexander Volovish, Gennady Chmutin, Ariel Tapia Sierra, Brenda Eneliz, Edwin Bernard, Phon Nakry, Gianluca Scalia, Bipin Chaurasia
The diagnostic yield of a 2-h versus a 30-min electroencephalogram for patients with altered mental status in neurological intensive care unit
Nesma Mounir, Ehab Shaker Belal, Mahmoud Fathi Abozeina, Aliaa Ali Tawfeek
Impact of Parkinsonism comorbid depression on cognitive functions
Ghaydaa A. Shehata, Hassan M. Farweez, Anwar M. Ali, Huda S. Hassan, Amal M. Tohamy, Mohamed Mostafa, Mostafa A. Ibrahim, Khaled Tarek, Asmaa Ahmed Elrashedy, Ramy Abdelnaby, Mohamed Elsayed, Dina Elsayed Gaber
Whole exome sequencing in a sample of Egyptian patients with covert cerebral small vessel disease
Hany Aref, Mohamed Maged, Tamer Roushdy, Hossam Shokri, Eman Hamid, Bernard P. H. Cho, Hugh S. Markus, Mai Fathy, Nevine El Nahas
Potential use of microRNA-590 biomarkers verses plasma calcitonin gene-related peptide for diagnosis of migraine
Hany Mohamed El Deeb, Rasha Said Amr, Dina Elsayed Gaber
Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and platelet–lymphocyte ratio as predictors of MS severity: a retrospective cohort study
Sabah E. Fathy, Amany M. AbdAllah, Rania Y. Helal
Neurological manifestations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study
Davood Kashipazha, Davood Shalilahmadi, Gholamreza Shamsaei, Nastaran Farahmand Porkar
Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among children with autism
Shaimaa Helmy El-Sayed, Khaled Abdel Haleim Al-Shewy, Emad Mearouf Abdin, Haytham Mohamad Hasan
Sirtuin-1 level and gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis
Rania S. Nageeb, Amal Fawzy, Marwa Abdel-Monem Ateya, Aliaa Talaat
Arabic translation, content validity and reliability of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19 (MSISQ-19)
Ali Ahmed Abou El-Maaty, Saad Shawki El Sherifi, Abdel-Hady El-Gilany, Hamada Ibrahim Zehry, Almaza Ali Salim, Mahmoud F. Rohiem, Ahmed Fawzi Ismael
Guillain–Barre syndrome: small-volume plasmapheresis versus intravenous immunoglobulin—3rd level hospital experience
Khaoula Balili, Nissrine Louhab, Latifa Adarmouch, Mohamed Chraa, Abdelhamid Hachimi, Anass Belbachir, Najib Kissani
Clinical and prognostic significance of baseline microRNA 223 in acute ischemic stroke
Rasha Elsayed Mohamed Abd El Aziz, Wafaa Abdelaziz Emam, Fatma M. El-senosy, Sammar Ahmed Kasim, Marwa A. A. Ramadan, Fatima G. Yehia, Sabah M. Alkhawagah, Rasha Sobhy ElAttar, Ahmed Elsaid Elsayed, Amena Rezk Mohammed
Syntaxin 1A gene polymorphism in multiple sclerosis: a case–control study
Mohammed I. Oraby, Rasha H. Soliman, Noha A. Abdel Kader, Esraa M. Abdul Galil, Mohammed M. Masoud
Anti-LGI1 autoimmune encephalitis: insights from three cases with serial PET imaging
Parthvi Ravat, Shwetal Pawar, Neeraj Jain, Sangeeta Ravat
Endovascular treatment of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: hospital-based case series in two tertiary centers
Wael M. Ali Abdelghany, Radwan Nouby, Osama M. Ramadan, MA. Habib
A narrative review of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in neuropsychiatric disorders: current applications and future directions
Nicholas Aderinto, Gbolahan Olatunji, Abdulbasit Muili, Emmanuel Kokori, Mariam Edun, Olumide Akinmoju, Ismaila Yusuf, Deborah Ojo
Investigating the role of VDR gene variants in multiple sclerosis susceptibility: a case–control study in Egypt
Hala Ashraf Hosni, Amr Mohamed Fouad, Noha Wael Ibrahim, Sahar Abd El-Atty Sharaf
Evaluation of peripheral and autonomic nervous systems dysfunctions in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Osama A. Ragab, Ehab S. Mohamed, Mahmoud H. Nassar
White matter lesion load and location in relation to cognitive impairment in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Mohammed Y. Ezzeldin, Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed Nasreldein, Doaa M. Mahmoud
The role of blood protein biomarkers in acute ischemic stroke prognosis
Asmaa Sabbah, Mohamed Elsayed, Hanan Helmy, Riham Hamdy Mostafa, Ghada Hatem
Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of headache among COVID-19 patients in Lebanon: a retrospective cohort study
Nour Safawi, Jida Hasbini, Hawaa Khodor, Salim Atrouni, Christin Berjaoui, Hania ElJarkass
Assessment of serum complement level in a sample of patients of idiopathic childhood epilepsy
Fatema Amr Adel, Nahed Salah El Deen Ahmed, Ayman Mohammed Nassef, Mona Mokhtar Wahid El Din
The pattern of neurological disorders requiring hospitalization during the COVID-19 era: an experience from Fayoum University Hospital, Egypt
Sayed S. Sayed, Mohamed El-Sayed El-Khatib, Mohamed Abdelghaffar, Fatma Elzahraa Osman Metwally, Asmaa Younis ElSary, Lamiaa I. Daker
Profile of adult -onset epilepsy in Zagazig university hospitals
Rania S. Nageeb, Adaham Mahmoud Mohamad Ismail, Sawsan Abd El Aziz Youssef, Eman Atef Mohamed
Safety and efficacy of galcanezumab in chronic and episodic migraine patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee, Rokaya Y. Ebrahim, Ghaida’a Al-araj, Ibram Zaki, Ahmed Saad, Abdullah Mohamed Farhat, Mustafa Hussein Ali, Mohamed Elshennawy, Omar Khaled Fahmy Fawy, Hadi F. Ahmed, Ziad Alahmad, Eman Ayman Nada, Reem I. Abo-Hamra, Ahmed Bostamy Elsnhory, Mohammed Eleyan, Hazem AbuEl-Enien, Rasha Abdo Elromely, Yossef Hassan AbdelQadir, Jaffer Shah, Alaa Ahmed Elshanbary
Unveiling the retinal secrets of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
Amal S. Ashour, Omar El Serafy, Nervana Mohamed El Fayoumy, Amr Hassan, Nehal Samy El Gendy, Eman Salah Heikal, Hadeel Ahmed, Salsabil Abo Al-Azayem