The Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS) is brought out quarterly by a joint collaboration of the Pakistan Society of Neurology, Pakistan Academy of Neurological Sciences, and Pakistan International Neuroscience Society. Its mission is to publish top-quality academic content in a rigorous and accessible format integrating neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, neuro-radiology and basic neuroscience. The overall aim is to help clinicians and scientists stay abreast of their fields.
The journal is recognized by Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization (EMRO-WHO), Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) and Higher Education Commission (HEC).
Current Issue: Volume 15, Issue 2 (2020)
Editorial
CNS tuberculosis and stroke, burden, management challenges and future needs for care and research
A H Jokhio, Simon M Bell, Mohammad Wasay, and Arshad Majid
Original Articles
Obstructive sleep apnea in middle age male smokers
Muhammad Hassan, Saad Ali Ansari, Farzana Salman, Raafay Kamal Khan, Waleed Shahzad, Ehsan-ur- Rehman, Omer Hassaan, Aftab Ahmed, and Mazhar Badshah
Factors influencing severity in acute ischemic strokes
Inam E Khuda, Intisar Siddiqui, Saad Munzar, Rashid Nazir, and Arsalan Ahmed
Association of bipolar I disorder with conversion disorder and syncope- a retrospective clinical study from Pakistan
Qurat ul ain Khan, Sana Younus, Hania Hasan, and Muhammad Zaman Khan
Knowledge and use of the international classification of functioning, disability and health (icf) among health professionals in a developing country
Sidra K. Jafri and Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Review Articles
A review of brain death protocols across the globe and need for brain death guideline for Pakistan.
Mohammad Wasay, Syeda Batool Mujtaba, Mughis Sheerani, Saleem Barech, and Rashid Jooma
Concussion: A review of epidemiology, presentation and treatment.
Sidra Saleem, Arsalan Anwar, Fahham Asghar, and Muhammad Wasay
Case Reports
A rare presentation of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma with left atrial involvement and spinal metastasis presenting with an ischemic infarct.
Hina Imtiaz and Muhammad Dawood Amir Sheikh
Movement disorder associated with celiac disease and thyroid dysfunction:case report
Ramla Nayaib Hashmi, Ummul Kiram, and Rabbia Tariq
Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (ogilvie syndrome) in a patient with hemorrhagic stroke: A case report.
Muhammad Dawood Sohail, Haroon Khan, Zainab Alam, and Sardar M Alam
Commentary
Effects of intermittent fasting on taste modulation and perception
Sajid Hameed and Mohammad Wasay
Editor
- Mohammad Wasay
