Article Title: Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder Author Name: Leen Sawalha Editor: Ihdaa Mahmoud Bani Khalaf, Sadeen Eid Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Depersonalization, derealization, dissociation, detachment Overview Picture being trapped in a dreamlike trance forever – an eternal curse. This is what those suffering from depersonalization/derealization disorder experience. It is a psychiatric illness in which the person feels as if they are detached from their body (in depersonalization) and as if their surrounding environment is fake (in derealization). [1] Epidemiology and Risk Factors Depersonalization/derealization disorder is quite uncommon; it affects 0.76% – 1.9% of the population. The prevalence in those with other specified […]

Article Topic: Adult Focal Epilepsy Author: Leen Sawalha Editors: Yaman B. Ahmed, Dr.Ethar Hazaimeh Key Words: Adult Focal Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Lateral/Neocortical Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe Epilepsy, Hippocampal Sclerosis   Overview and Epidemiology Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures which are not provoked. It affects about 0.5% – 3% of the world, mostly occurring in extremes of age – young children and the elderly [1]. Adult Focal epilepsy is the most frequent type of epilepsy to be first seen and diagnosed in adulthood. It can appear at any stage of life with […]

Article Topic: Alzheimer’s Disease Name of the Author: Leen Sawalha Key Words: Alzheimer’s disease, AD, Dementia, Amyloid Beta, Tau, Neurodegenerative Diseases   Overview and Epidemiology: Dementia is a cognitive degenerative disease that has affected 44 million people around the world, with predictions that this number will triple by the year 2050 (1). Out of all dementias, Alzheimer’s is the most common. It mainly affects elderly people, with the occurrence increasing by 15 times beyond the age of 65 (2). Having Alzheimer’s below the age of 65 is scarce. However, if it is present at those earlier ages, it is known […]