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Background The role of serum Zinc in the pathogenesis of relapsing remittent multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and its impact on motor disability and radiological findings remains a matter of debate. Objectives To assess the level of serum Zinc in patients with RRMS at time of relapse and during remission and to correlate serum zinc with degree of disability, fatigue, response to disease modifying drugs,...
Background Multiple epidemiological data showed a significant higher prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Objectives To assess the serum vitamin D level in patients with Parkinson’s disease and to investigate the possible relationship between the serum vitamin D level and both motor and cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease Materials and methods A case-control...
Background Vitamin D is well known for its role in promoting calcium and phosphorus absorption and is recently associated with various neurological disorders. Objective To study the possible relation between vitamin D deficiency and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in a sample of patients recruited from Beni-Suef governorate, north Upper Egypt Methods A case-control study included 25 type 2 diabetic...
Background The early hours after an acute stroke are crucial; early accurate prediction of outcome in stroke patients can help health system providers and families to choose appropriate lines of management and plan for the future. The aim of this work is to assess the role of hemorheological parameters (such as blood viscosity, hematocrit, platelet aggregation, and leukocyte count), protein C, protein...
Background Acute ischemic stroke is one of the major causes of disability and death worldwide. Effective prevention remains the best approach for reducing the burden of stroke. The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of stroke risk factors and the possible relation between such risk factors and the disease severity at presentation in a sample of stroke patients presented to Beni-Suef University...
Acute stroke treatment has significantly improved over the years in Egypt. However, there is often notable delay in pre-hospital and in-hospital management of acute stroke patients. The delay may be largely attributed to poor stroke knowledge and awareness of the general public and this study was aimed at the evaluation of the abovementioned factors.Descriptive cross-sectional study involving 1154...
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