Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among Libyan people with and without epilepsy in a tertiary medical center.

Background: Although patients with epilepsy (PWE) constitute a considerable sector of the population in Benghazi, there is no adequate knowledge about this disease.

Objectives: To assess knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among Libyan people who live in Benghazi city.

Methods: A cross-sectional prospective hospital-based study was conducted in the year 2020, from June to August.

Progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1: Report of an Emirati family and literature review.

Purpose: Progressive myoclonic epilepsy type one is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by action- and stimulus-sensitive myoclonus, tonic-clonic seizures, progressive cerebellar ataxia, preserved cognition, and poor outcome. The authors report clinical, neurophysiological, radiological, and genetic findings of an Emirati family with five affected siblings and review the literature.

Methods: All data concerning familial and clinical history, neurologic examination, laboratory tests, electroencephalogram, brain imaging, and DNA analysis were examined.

Management options of chronic low back pain. A randomized blinded clinical trial.

Objective: To compare efficacies of 2 active programs in the management of chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Methods: This prospective, stratified, randomized single-blinded controlled study was conducted in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan, between February and December 2010. A total of 100 patients were randomized to either 6-weeks of multidisciplinary rehabilitation (group A) or therapist-assisted exercise (group B).