Special Communication tendon jerks, resulting from hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex.” 1
Spasticity can produce impairment of active functions performed by the patient such as …

Background: Clinical and molecular data on the occurrence and frequency of inherited
neuromuscular disorders (NMD) in the Lebanese population is scarce. Objective: This study aims …

Objective. This article reviews the literature and reports two cases of thalassemia intermedia
involving patients who presented with neurologic symptoms after acute spinal cord …

A genome‐wide screen using 382 STR markers to localize and identify the gene implicated
in early‐onset dementia (EOD) without bone cysts in a Lebanese family with three affected …

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder presenting as progressive
cognitive decline with dementia that does not, to this day, benefit from any disease-…

Background: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) has not been validated in the
Lebanese population and no normative data exist at the national level. Objective: To evaluate the …

Distal hereditary motor neuropathies (dHMNs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases,
resembling Charcot–Marie–Tooth syndromes, but characterized by an exclusive involvement of …

Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) type 4 (CMT4) is a complex
group of demyelinating hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies presenting genetic …

Background This study evaluated the benefits and impact of ICU therapeutic interventions
on the survival and functional ability of severe cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patients. …

The authors report a case of intraspinal neurenteric cyst in a 22-month-old child, who presented
with acute paraplegia following a vesicourethrogram. Despite 8 days' delay in surgical …