2 publications
-
Published Subscription
Knowledge, Attitude and Safe Practice towards Epilepsy among Preparatory School Students in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional StudyBy Yohannes Mulu Ferede, Fisseha Zewdu Amdie, Muluken Fekadie Zerihun
Abstract: Background: Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable neurological brain disorder which affects people of all age groups. In Ethiopia, 5.2/1000 residents are living with epilepsy; among these, 31.2% of people living with epilepsy had perceived stigma. Negative attitude, stigma and discrimination towards people living with epilepsy are high among high school students. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and safe practice and associated factors towards epilepsy among preparatory school …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 16–26 Read article →
-
Published Subscription
Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Disease: Past, Present and FutureBy Muluken Fekadie Zerihun, Gebreselassie Addisu Tilaye
Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common chronic progressive nervous system disorders of aging. Cell degeneration and death of dopamine neurons (DA neurons) in the substantial nigra, is the underlying feature of PD. Genetic studies showed much about the physiological processes associated with this disease. Replacing the cells lost by injury or disease has become a central idea aiming at the development of novel therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–12 Read article →