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PJNS Journal Artical Volume 10, Number 2, Apr – Jun 2015

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Contents

THE NEED AND ROADMAP FOR STROKE REHABILITATION GUIDELINES IN PAKISTAN

Dr. Farooq Azam Rathore FCPS,1,2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Abdul Rahman Road, Lahore 54810, Pakistan
2University of Health sciences, Lahore, Pakistan farooqrathore@gmail.com

HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA- AN UNIDENTIFIED RISK FACTOR FOR STROKE IN OUR POPULATION

Sabaa Asif1, Bashir A.Soomro, Kanwal Sartaj1, Shafaq Alvi
1Resident, Department of Medicine, Ziauddin Medical University Hospital.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR, FALL & BALANCE IN CUMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

Ayesha Afridi1, Sadia Maqbool2, Arshad Nawaz Malik3
1NIRM, 2Private setup, 3Assistant professor Riphah International University, Islamabad

STRESS INDUCED HYPERGLYCEMIA IN STROKE PATIENTS

Dr. Aziz u rehman1, Dr. Ajeet kumar2, Dr. Salma Razzaque3, Dr. Ashok kumar4, Dr. M. Ishaq Ghauri5
1Assistant Professor Medicine, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi
2Professor Medicine, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi
3Assistant Professor Medicine, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi
4Assistant Professor Medicine, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi
5Professor of Medicine, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi

EFFICACY OF MEMANTINE IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH MIGRAINE AND TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

Sameen Khalid1, Bashir A. Soomro1, Samreen Mahmood1, Aamer Abbass2
1Neuro Clinic and Care, Karachi, Pakistan,
2Florida Hospital, Orlando, US; King Edward Medical University, Lahore

ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN D WITH STATIN INDUCED MYALGIA

Dr. Ayla K. Zubair MBBS1, Dr. Imran N Ahmad MD2, Dr. Arsalan Ahmad MD (Neurology)3
1Research Associate, Division of Neuorology, Shifa International Hostpital, H-8/4, Islamabad
2Diplomate American Board in AnatomicPathology, Diplomate American Board in Hematopathology, Chief Pathologist/Director Lab, Consultant Pathologist (Histopathology & Hematology), Shifa International Hospital, H-8, Islamabad.
3Professor of Neuorology and Consultant Neurologist, Shifa International Hospital, Shifa College of Medicine, H-8/4, Islamabad.

FREQUENCY OF CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS AND BRAIN ABSCESS IN CHILDRENS WITH TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

Sommayya Aftab1, Amir Usman2, Tipu Sultan3
1Department of Paediatric Medicine, The Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
2Department of Surgery, The Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Paediatric Neurology, The Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan

ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHIATRIC FEATURES–FIRSTANTIBODY PROVEN CASE OF ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS FROM PAKISTAN

Rabel Khalid Memon1, Maimoona Siddiqui1, Rizwanullah Khan2
1Division of Neurology, Shifa International Hospital
2Department of Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

MARBURG VARIANT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; A DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

Sadia Imtiaz MBBS, Maimoona Siddiqui FCPS, Arsalan Ahmad MD (Neurology)

A RARE CASE OF SIMPLE HEREDITARY RECESSIVE OPTIC ATROPHY

Fazal M. Arain1, Prem Chand2, Tanveer A. Choudary3

CHALLENGES IN CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALING OF PAKISTANI PHYSICIANS IN MIDDLE EAST

Dr. Abdul Malik
MBBS, DCN (Neurology), MD (Neurology) PGDN, MBA- Hospital & Health Management Consultant Neurologist

9TH ANNUAL NEUROLOGY RESEARCH DAY 2015 ABSTRACTS SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL, ISLAMABAD