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Quantitative Assessment of Upper Limb Motor Function in Ethiopian Acquired Brain Injured Patients Using a Low-Cost Wearable Sensor
Acquired brain injuries place a significant burden on sub-Saharan African rehabilitation clinicians and health care facilities. While wearable sensors have …
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The TOSCA Registry for Tuberous Sclerosis—Lessons Learnt for Future Registry Development in Rare and Complex Diseases
Introduction: The TuberOus SClerosis registry to increase disease Awareness (TOSCA) is an international disease registry designed to provide insights into …
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Intracranial Stenting: Is It Still an Option for Treatment of Patients With Intracranial Atherosclerosis?
Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is considered a major cause of recurrent cerebrovascular events. ICAD continues to be a disease without …
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A Possible Role of Amyloidogenic Blood Clotting in the Evolving Haemodynamics of Female Migraine-With-Aura: Results From a Pilot Study
Introduction: Migraine is a debilitating primary headache disorder with a poorly understood aetiology. An extensive body of literature supports the …
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Corrigendum: Are Cerebral White Matter Lesions Related to the Presence of Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis or to the Length of Stenosis Among Patients With Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events?
Missing FundingIn the original article, we neglected to include the funder German Research Foundation (DFG) and the University of Wuerzburg …
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Symptomatic vs. Asymptomatic 20–40% Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: Does the Plaque Size Matter?
Background: Around 9-15% of ischemic strokes are related to internal carotid artery (ICA)-stenosis ≥50%. However, the extent to which ICA-stenosis …
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Impaired Social Cognition in Epilepsy: A Review of What We Have Learnt From Neuroimaging Studies
Background: Social cognition refers to specific mental processes that subserve social interaction. Impaired social cognition has been increasingly reported in …
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Are Cerebral White Matter Lesions Related to the Presence of Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis or to the Length of Stenosis Among Patients With Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events?
Background and purpose: Previous studies delivered contradicting results regarding the relation between the internal carotid artery stenosis (ICAS) and the …
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Newly Diagnosed and Growing Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in Adults With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Results From the International TOSCA Study
The onset and growth of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) typically occurs in childhood. There …
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Minimal Setting Stroke Unit in a Sub-Saharan African Public Hospital
Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest stroke prevalence along with a case fatality that amounts to 40%. We aimed …
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Neuropsychiatric and Neurocognitive Manifestations in HIV-Infected Children Treated With Efavirenz in South Africa—A Retrospective Case Series
Background: Efavirenz is associated with transient neuropsychiatric manifestations but the impact on neurocognition in children is unknown. Genetically slow metabolizers …
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A Comparison of Parenteral Phenobarbital vs. Parenteral Phenytoin as Second-Line Management for Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Resource-Limited Setting
Paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) which is refractory to first-line benzodiazepines is a significant clinical challenge, especially within resource-limited countries. …
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The Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in Limited Resource Environments
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a neurosurgical procedure useful to prevent and manage the impact of high intracranial pressure (ICP) that …
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How Eye Movements Stabilize Posture in Patients With Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction
Chronic patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH) complain of oscillopsia and great instability particularly when vision is excluded and on …
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Deep Brain Stimulation in Moroccan Patients With Parkinson's Disease: The Experience of Neurology Department of Rabat
Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is known as a therapy of choice of advanced Parkinson’s …
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Strengthening Health Systems for Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in South Africa and Sweden: A Protocol for a Longitudinal Study of Processes and Outcomes
Background: The provision of specialized care in a time-sensitive manner has shown to be crucial for survival and recovery of …
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Concurrent IDH1 and SMARCB1 Mutations in Pediatric Medulloblastoma: A Case Report
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) is a driver gene in several cancers including brain tumors such as low-grade and high-grade gliomas. Mutations …
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Clinical Application of Epilepsy Genetics in Africa: Is Now the Time?
Over 80% of people with epilepsy live in low- to middle-income countries where epilepsy is often undiagnosed and untreated due …
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Non-Motor Symptoms as Predictors of Quality of Life in Egyptian Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study Using a Culturally Adapted 39-Item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of non-motor symptoms (NMSs) and their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Parkinson's disease (PD) …
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Neuromodulatory Effect of Thymoquinone in Attenuating Glutamate-Mediated Neurotoxicity Targeting the Amyloidogenic and Apoptotic Pathways
Overexposure of the glutamatergic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor to the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamic acid leads to neuronal cell death by excitotoxicity …