Purpose: Epilepsy is a major public health problem worldwide. There are many misconceptions about people’s knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy, which influence people’s behavior towards patients with epilepsy. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Sohag University, a public Egyptian University, in Upper Egypt. We used an Arabic language designed questionnaire to assess people’s knowledge about epilepsy and their attitudes ... إقراء المزيد

Abstract: Background: Smartphone ownership had a significant association with problematic use of the internet and internet addiction. Objectives: are to determine the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) through smartphone among adolescents and assess the sociodemographic characteristics affecting the internet use through smartphone and the effect of misuse on family and peer relations. Methodology: analytic cross- sectional study was carried ... إقراء المزيد

Background and study aim: Chromoendoscopy using indigo carmine staining significantly increased the detection rate for adenomas, flat lesions, and serrated lesions, this study aimto evaluate the role of routine chromoendoscopy using indigocarmine dye in early detection of rectosigmoid lesions. Methods: Eighty five patients were presenting to Endoscopy Unit, Internal Medicine Department; Sohag University forcolonoscopic examination, aged ≥40 years, all the ... إقراء المزيد

Spina bifida refers to a wide range of neural tube defects (NTDs) affecting the spine and spinal cord. These defects result from the maldevelopment of the neuropore and the adjacent mesodermal and ectodermal structures during embryogenesis. Spina bifida can be classified as either open or closed type according to the presence or absence of exposed neural tissue. These are called ... إقراء المزيد

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when the brain is damaged as a result of physical trauma. TBI may be caused by a penetrating (open) head injury, in which an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue, or a closed head injury, in which the skull is not breached, and frequently results in the major long-term disability of individuals ... إقراء المزيد