Director-in-Charge


Hossein Pakdaman Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Editor-in-Chief


Mansoureh Togha • Headache Department, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Headache Department, Neurology Ward, Sina Hospital, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Former Editor-in-Chief


Shahriar Nafissi Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Former Deputy Editor


Farzad Fatehi • Neuromuscular Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Neurology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE5 4P, UK

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Kavian Ghandehari Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Patient Safety Research Center, Ghaem Hospital
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Mahmoud Motamedi Department of Neurology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

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Editorial Board


Payam Kabiri Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Clinical Epidemiologist

Editorial Board


Jamshid Lotfi Methodist Hospital , Baytown Texas,
Houston, Texas, USA

Professor of Neurology

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Editorial Board


Ali Amini Harandi Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Farzad Fatehi • Neuromuscular Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Neurology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE5 4P, UK

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Seyed Massood Nabavi Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board


Mohammad Rohani Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Associate Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Mahmoudreza Ashrafi Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Growth and Development Research Center, Childrens Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Pediatric Neurology

Editorial Board


Khosro Sadeghniiat Haghighi • Sleep Breathing Disorders Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Occupational Sleep Research Center, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board


Mohammad Hossein Harirchian Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Mohammad Saadatnia Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Neurosciences Research Center, Al-Zahra Hospital
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Professor of Interventional Neurosurgery

Editorial Board


Ashkan Mowla Division of Stroke and Endovascular Neurosurgery,
Department of Neurological Surgery,
Keck School of Medicine,
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles , CA, USA

Assistant professor of Neurosurgery

Editorial Board


Gholamali Shahidi Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Firoozgar General Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Abbas Tafakhori Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Amirreza Azimi Saeen Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Associate Professor of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Editorial Board


Maryam Noroozian Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Shahriar Nafissi Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Mehdi Farhoudi Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Neurosciences Research Center, Aging Research Institute, Imam Reza Medical Research & Training Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Mansoureh Togha • Headache Department, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Headache Department, Neurology Ward, Sina Hospital, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Masoud Etemadifar Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Neurosciences Research Center, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Professor of Neurology

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Vahid Shaygannejad Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Neurosciences Research Center, Kashani Hospital
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Afshin Borhanin Haghighi Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Professor of Interventional Neurology

Editorial Board


Ali-Akbar Asadi-Pooya Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Professor of Epilepsy

Editorial Board


Shahram Attarian Neurology Department, CHU Timone, Marseille, France

Neuromuscular

Editorial Board


Alireza Minagar LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, LA, United States.

Professor of Neurology

Editorial Board


Ahmad Reza Dehpour • Experimental Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology

Editorial Board


Mohammad Ali Sahraian Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Editorial Board


Shahin Akhondzadeh Basti Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board


Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Editorial Board


J. Andoni Urtizberea Institut de Myologie, CHU Salpêtrière, Paris, France

Editorial Board


Aynur ÖZGE • Neurology Department, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
• NOROM Neuroscience and Excellence Center, Ankara, Turkey

Neurology, Headache

Section Editor


Farzad Fatehi • Neuromuscular Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Neurology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE5 4P, UK

Professor of Neurology

Section Editor


Parvaneh Karimzadeh Department of Pediatric Neurology, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Mostafa Almasi-Dooghaee • Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1911883611, Iran
• Rasoul Akram Clinical Research Development Unit (RACRD), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Ali Shoeibi Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Qaem Medical Center, Mashhad, Iran

Section Editor


Mehri Salari • Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Men’s Health and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Nahid Beladi Moghadam Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Associate Professor of Neurology

Section Editor


Hormoz Ayromlou Faculty of Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

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Section Editor


Nahid Sedighi • Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Mohammad Reza Gheini Department of Neurology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Pouria Moshayedi Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Section Editor


Elyar Sadeghi-Hokmabadi Neuroscience Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Section Editor


Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Elham Jafari Headache Department, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Samira Yadegari Department of Neuro-ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Seyed Mohammad Baghbanian • Neurology Department, School of Medicine, Booalisina Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
• Psychosomatic Research Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Section Editor


Reza Bostani Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Section Editor


Keivan Basiri • Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;
• Department of Neurology, Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, AL-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran

Associate Professor of Neurology

Section Editor


Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Section Editor


Farzad Sina Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Section Editor


Nasim Tabrizi Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran