Publications by authors named "N Kissani"
Background: We have previously shown headache disorders to be prevalent in in the adult general population of Morocco, especially migraine (30.8%) and headache on ≥ 15 days/month (H15+; 10.5%).
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- Telemedicine became a popular option for epilepsy care during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering effective and quality care beyond just preventing virus transmission.
- A survey conducted from June to October 2023 gathered responses from 285 participants across 60 countries, showing a significant rise in telemedicine usage during the pandemic but a decrease afterward, especially in terms of reimbursement and regulations.
- While telemedicine usage and acceptance have improved, issues like reimbursement, regulations, and patient privacy need to be addressed for better implementation in the future.
Introduction: Neurological disorders (ND) have a high incidence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this region, systemic challenges of conventional medicine (CM) and cultural beliefs have contributed to a large utilization of traditional medicine (TM). Yet, data on TM and those who use it in the treatment of ND in SSA are scarce.
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- Over 80% of genetic studies on Parkinson's disease focus on individuals of European descent, highlighting a gap in understanding the disease across diverse global populations.
- Environmental and genetic factors influencing PD vary by ancestry, emphasizing the need for worldwide research initiatives to identify new genes and risk factors involved in the disease.
- The article reviews the limited genetic research on Parkinson's disease in AfrAbia, pointing out existing gaps and challenges while discussing historical interactions and clinical aspects of the disease in this population.
Tumefactive demyelinating lesions remain a rare entity and a source of diagnostic difficulty. Here, we report the case of a teenage girl who presented with a one-month history of progressive quadriparesis and symptoms of intracranial hypertension. Brain MRI showed multiple large subcortical white matter lesions with both open- and closed-rim enhancement on gadolinium injection.
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