Background Out-of-pocket (OOP) medical payments can lead to catastrophic health
expenditure and impoverishment. We quantified household OOP expenditure for treatment of …

BACKGROUND: Cervical spondylotic amyotrophy (CSA) is considered a syndrome of (1)
unilateral upper extremity weakness and atrophy, (2) affecting either the proximal or distal …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major global public health disaster causing
huge number of deaths. However, there is knowledge gap in understanding the impact of …

Introduction Pain is a common non-motor feature encountered by patients with Parkinson's
disease. Recognition and accurate characterization of pain is crucial for the optimal treatment …

Background Mini-mental state Exam (MMSE) is the most frequently used instrument to test
cognitive function in Ethiopia. But there is little or no attempt to interpret the MMSE score in …

BACKGROUND፡ Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated disabling neurological
disorder. Very little is known about MS in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to determine …

BACKGROUND: Outcome measures of patient satisfaction are increasingly accepted as an
integral component of the overall healthcare quality assessment. AIMS OF STUDY: A survey …

Background Epilepsy is arguably the most common neurological condition encountered by
neurologists in Africa. Neuroimaging (CT and MRI) represents the most important recent …

BACKGROUND፡ Brain and spine magnetic resonance image (MRI) have an invaluable
importance in diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) in low prevalence countries such as Ethiopia. …

Hospital surfaces can harbour bacterial pathogens, which may disseminate and cause
nosocomial infections, contributing towards mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…