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Primary Headache Disorders In The Adult General Population Of Pakistan – A Cross Sectional Nationwide Prevalence Survey, Herekar Aa, Ahmad A, Uqaili Ul, Ahmed B, Effendi J, Alvi Sz, Shahab Ma, Javed U, Herekar Ad, Khanani R, Steiner Tj

Section of Neurology

Back Ground: The large geographical gaps in our knowledge of the prevalence and burden of headache disorders include almost all of Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). We report a nationwide population-based study in Pakistan, an EMR country with the sixth largest population in the world, conducted as a project within the Global Campaign against Headache.

Methods: We surveyed six locations from the four provinces of Pakistan: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. We randomly selected and visited rural and urban households in each. One adult member (18-65 years) of each household, also randomly selected, was interviewed by a trained non-medical interviewer …

Pattern Of Neurological Diseases In Adult Outpatient Neurology Clinics In Tertiary Care Hospital, Safia Awan, Saad Shafqat, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Aziz Sonawalla, Sarwar Jamil Siddiqui, Fowzia Siddiqui, Mohammad Wasay

Section of Neurology

Objectives: The burden of neurological diseases in developing countries is rising although little is known about the epidemiology and clinical pattern of neurological disorders. The objective of this study was to understand the burden of disease faced by neurologists a in tertiary care setting.

Results: A prospective observational study was conducted of all presentations to neurology clinics at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi over a period of 2 years. A total of 16,371 out-patients with neurological diseases were seen during the study period. The mean age of the study participants were 46.2 ± 18.3 years and 8508 (52%) were male. …

Spectrum Of Gullian Barre Syndrome In Children, Dr. Shaila Ali, Dr. M. Zia Ur Rehman, Dr. Tipu Sultan

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

GBS is a post-infectious poly-neuropathy involving mainly motor but sometimes also sensory and autonomic nerves. This is an epidemiological report on seasonal & monthly distribution of GBS & differences in GBS incidence between male & female in Punjab, Pakistan. Objective: To determine the seasonal variation, age and gender differentiation in children with GBS along with EMG/NCS findings. Study Design: Retrospective, observational,cross sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of Neurology, Childrens Hospital & The Institute of Child Health, Lahore from January 2014 to December 2014. METHODS: We extracted data from multi centers retrospectively in a 1 year period (January …