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Article History

Received: 13 August 2023

Accepted: 4 February 2024

First Online: 28 February 2024

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the institutional Ethics Review Committee of Annapurna Neurological Institute of Allied Sciences (ANIAS)-Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal on 25-April-2022 (Approval No: 8/2022/IRC-ANIAS). Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to the collection of data. For illiterate patients, we read the informed consent form and obtained their verbal consent since the risks related to our study were low, and the potential harm to participants was unlikely. Confidentiality of the information was maintained throughout the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.