Reliability and validity of the Arabic version of brief international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis in Egyptian pediatric multiple sclerosis patients.

Background & Objectives: About one-third of pediatric-onset MS (POMS) patients report cognitive impairment. This case-control study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS (BICAMS) in Egyptian POMS patients.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 30 POMS patients aged 9 to 17 years old and 30 healthy controls.

Reproductive studies on the carpet clam Paphia textile (Paratapes textilis) (Gmelin 1791) (Family: Veneridae): a guide of aquaculture management along the Egyptian coasts of the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

Background: Most aquatic biota's reproductive biology and life cycle are essential to the sustainable management and development of coastal ecosystems and aquaculture. The bivalve Paphia textile (Gmelin 1791), also known as Paratapes textilis, has an economic value in Indo-Pacific waters, including the Red Sea and the Suez Canal lakes, the Egyptian coasts. However, P.

New algorithmic approach for easier and faster extended disability status scale calculation.

Background: The traditional paper and pencil method for EDSS calculation (pEDSS) is the cornerstone of multiple sclerosis practice; however, it requires an expert for an accurate calculation, and it takes a lot of time to perform the function scores. A new algorithmic approach (aEDSS) has been developed for easier and faster assessment.

Objective: To determine if using aEDSS can achieve good inter-rater agreement and save time compared to pEDSS.

Neurological Manifestations in a Cohort of Egyptian Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has reached over 276 million people globally with 5.3 million deaths as of 22nd December 2021. COVID-19-associated acute and long-term neurological manifestations are well recognized.

Impact of Ramadan fasting on disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis: a multicenter study.

Background: The safety of Ramadan fasting for Muslim patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) is still a matter of debate. This work aimed to study the clinical course of MS during Ramadan fasting and to clarify the predictors of relapses and symptoms exacerbation.

Methods: This retrospective study included 153 Muslim patients with MS.

Testing of Verbal Fluency in Egyptians: Cultural and Educational Challenges.

Background: The importance of verbal fluency tasks as a cornerstone in cognitive assessment is now well acknowledged, as they provide fast, reliable tools for assessment of both verbal and executive function abilities.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of age and education on verbal fluency and to develop a verbal fluency task that is culture-oriented and non-education-based to overcome the problem of illiteracy in Egypt.

Methods: Two groups of participants were recruited, a normal cognition control group (n=79) and a clinically demented group (n=32).