Association between acute stroke and COVID-19 infection among patients with acute strokeThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - - 2024
I. A. Yassine, M. M. Hussein, A. O. Hosny, M. A. ElSamahy
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS COV 2) infection is associated with multiple neurological complications. Cerebrovascular accidents are considered as one of the common neurological complications associated with corona virus (COVID-19). It may represent the first presentation of the patients of COVID-19 or may occur anytime during the course of the disease. This study included ...... hiện toàn bộ
Serum vitamin D levels in acute stroke patientsThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 55 - Trang 1-8 - 2019
Fayrouz O. Selim, Rasha M. Fahmi, Ayman E. Ali, Nermin Raafat, Ahmed F. Elsaid
Vitamin D deficiency has been proposed as a risk factors of cerebrovascular stroke. The aim of this study was firstly, to assess the serum level of vitamin D in cerebral stroke patients and secondly, to examine if its deficiency was associated with stroke severity and outcome. We utilized a case-control study design and recruited 138 acute stroke patients and 138 age- and sex-matched controls from...... hiện toàn bộ
Anti-GAD-associated limbic encephalitis: an unusual clinical manifestation from northwest of IrelandThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - - 2020
Salman Mansoor, Kevin Murphy
AbstractWe report an unusual manifestation of anti-GAD-associated limbic encephalitis in a 59-year-old man following pacemaker insertion for cardiac pauses. Clinically, the association of anti-GAD antibody with limbic encephalitis is rare. He presented with a complex constellation of symptoms, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Safety and efficacy of sodium oligomannate in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysisThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 59 - Trang 1-10 - 2023
Anas Zakarya Nourelden, Ibrahim Kamal, Abdelrahman G. Tawfik, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Hagrass, Ahmed Hashem Fathallah, Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee
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). We researched the following databases: Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane library, and Scopus until Sep 2022. We used the Cochrane risk of bias tool to assess the risk of bias and the GRADE scale to assess the quality of the evid...... hiện toàn bộ
White matter lesion load and location in relation to cognitive impairment in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosisThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 60 Số 1
Mohammed Y. Ezzeldin, Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed Nasreldein, Doaa M. Mahmoud
Abstract
Background
In relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) the connection between cognitive impairment (CI) and white matter lesion load (WM-LL) and location is still unclear. This study aimed to identify the relationship between CI in RRMS patients and WM-LL and locations using a fully au...... hiện toàn bộ
Vitamin D status in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: an Egyptian studyThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 56 - Trang 1-4 - 2020
Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Mohamed Elsayed Elawady, Sahar Sharaf, Sarah Heneidy, Rania Shehata Ismail
Vitamin D is suggested to play an important role in neurodegenerative disorders. To examine the association between serum 25 vitamin D3 and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Fifty patients suffering from PD and fifty age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were included in the study. Patients were subjected to complete clinical assessment, and Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) was done ...... hiện toàn bộ
Somatic cough syndrome: a report of two cases and review of literatureThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 56 - Trang 1-5 - 2020
Mahmoud Bashtawi, Amal Abuabada, Belal Aldabbour
Somatic cough syndrome is a somatization disorder that usually presents in children and which is often diagnosed late after an extensive search for organic causes. The condition was redefined by the DSM-5 criteria and grouped with the other conditions under the umbrella of somatoform disorders. Nonetheless, clinical presentation is heterogeneous, and etiology is still not clearly defined. Several ...... hiện toàn bộ
Migraine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its relation to disease activityThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 57 - Trang 1-10 - 2021
Hassan Abd-Elaty El-Sonbaty, Carmen Ali Zarad, Mohamed Rezk Mohamed, Ali Ahmed Abou Elmaaty
The comorbidity between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and migraine is complex and not completely understood. This study aimed to evaluate migraine frequency in patients with RA and its relation to disease activity. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 210 consecutive RA Egyptian patients fulfilling the 2010 EULAR/ACR criteria (joint distribution, serology, symptom duration and acute phase reacti...... hiện toàn bộ
Relation between serum amylin level and epilepsyThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 56 - Trang 1-5 - 2020
Necla Benlier, Gokhan Ozer, Nuri Orhan
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by convulsions. Identification of biological pathways underlying epilepsy and novel genes may shed light on the pathogenesis of epilepsy as well as new targets for treatment. Amylin is cosecreted with insulin from the pancreatic β-cells in a pulsatile manner as a response to nutrient stimuli. In vitro studies have shown the neurotoxicity potential ...... hiện toàn bộ
Transcranial Doppler assessment of patients with cerebral small vessel diseaseThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery - Tập 58 - Trang 1-7 - 2022
Mohamed M. Tawfik, Alaa Ebrahim, Salma Hamed, Mahmoud Haroun
Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is associated with acute events such as lacunar and hemorrhagic strokes, or chronic events such as cognitive deficit in the form of subcortical dementia, mood deficit in the form of late onset depression, sphincteric affection, and gait apraxia. Under conditions of moderate blood flow deficit, the inability of sclerotic vessels to dilate due to impairment of the...... hiện toàn bộ