Aims: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder consisting of involuntary and synchronous contractions facial nerve innervated muscles, usually involving one half the face. Sexual health an important aspect mental has been frequently investigated in disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The aim this study was to investigate relationship between sexual dysfunction factors age, depression, disease duration, severity patients with HFS. Methods: This prospective, descriptive included 50...

Despite being recognised for a long time as non-motor characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD), pain is still symptom that underdiagnosed and undertreated. This study aimed to assess the relationship between PD patients' sleep disturbances, depression, cognitive functions, fatigue quality life. A total 100 patients with primary were recruited this study. Their demographic clinical features, including age, gender distribution, educational level, smoking, lateralization duration PD, comorbid...

Background and purpose: To assess the anatomical distribution of ischemic strokes brainstem, effect on clinical features prognosis, association between etiology involvement. Methods: A retrospective search patient database our institution was performed for a total 227 patients who were admitted to Department Neurology, Medical Faculty Bezmialem Vakif University January 2012 September 2014. Patients with adequate diagnostic data 3-month follow-up visit included in study. Results: Twenty-one...

Epicardial adipose tissue is metabolically active and an important predictor of metabolic cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated the echocardiographic epicardial measurement in young patients with embolic stroke undetermined source (ESUS).We studied 77 volunteers, including 40 ESUS (mean age 43±8 y, 16 female patients) 37 healthy subjects 38±7 20 subjects). All necessary biochemical parameters were analyzed, fat thickness (EFT) was measured by echocardiography all subjects....

Hypertension is a primary risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and thought to be responsible about 55% of all ICH cases. Thus, the goal study was examine whether status vascular rheological factors upon admission hospital associated with hypertensive growth early outcomes.Over 2-year period, present evaluated 60 patients who were admitted within first 12 hours symptom onset. Brain computed tomography scans performed at then 24 later as control. Hematoma classified an volume...

An understanding of the etiological mechanisms is important for therapeutic decisions and prognostic evaluation patients with ischemic stroke. The object this study was to evaluate risk factors, subtypes, topography lesion in medullary infarctions (MIs). Besides, we also investigated early neurological deterioration, new vascular events, functional outcome all at 3-month follow-up. We analyzed our database consisting who were diagnosed acute MI admitted within 24 hours onset. Etiological...

Posterior circulation infarction accounts for approximately 25% of the ischemic strokes. A number different conditions may be associated with development brainstem infarction. Prognosis and recurrence rate due to large-artery atherothrombosis is still controversial.A total 826 patients stroke were admitted our clinic during a 15-month period. Patients clinical radiological evidence comprehensively assessed appropriate vascular imaging modalities cardiological causes. Subjects an established...

Internal jugular vein thrombosis (IJVT) is a rare condition associated with malignancy, coagulopathy, and trauma. The optimal management of any IJVT must be individualized depends on the patient. Case Presentation. We report case 42-year-old woman history first trimester spontaneous abortion. Apart from tension-type headache, she had no neurological symptoms. She reported an incidental diagnosis right-sided when was evaluated for hyperthyroidism ultrasonographically. On ultrasonography, we...

Purpose: It is not clear whether cognitive functions are impaired in young patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study aims to detect or there impairment and cerebral changes ACS undergoing percutaneous intervention (PCI). Patients Methods: All 50 who were treated primary PCI eligible for this prospective study. participants had normal function before ACS. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed quantify brain white gray matter. Cognitive (CFs) evaluated by seven...

Despite being recognized for a long time as characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD), pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is still symptom that underdiagnosed and undertreated. This study aimed to assess the association between PBA various mood disturbances, well impact on quality life in PD patients. Sixty-eight patients with were enrolled this study. Their demographic clinical features, including age, gender, education, smoking, lateralization duration disease, comorbidity, recorded. The scores...

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Introduction</strong> &ndash; Methanol is a colorless and highly toxic liquid similar to ethanol in odor taste. intake can lead severe metabolic acidosis, loss of vision, permanent neurological damage, death. <br><br><strong>Case report </strong>&ndash; We case 19-year-old female patient who had no known disease history. A large portion her back was covered spirits for pain kept on 2 days. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) the 5th day showed...

Objective: This study aimed to compare the frequency of admission hospital in patients with acute ischemic stroke before COVID 19 pandemic, during pre-vaccination period, and after start vaccination for 19, evaluate time window period between symptom onset door time, CT scan needle puncture time. In addition, it investigate effects COVID-19 pandemic on admission, evaluation, initiation treatment stroke. Methods: Patients presenting March 2019 - December (pre-pandemic), 2020 (pre- period),...

ÖZGenç yaşta görülen serebrovasküler hastalıkların sebepleri arasında ekstrakraniyal ve intrakraniyal arteriyel diseksiyonlar giderek daha sık tanımlanmaktadır.Genç erişkinde kalıcı sekel mortalitenin söz konusu olduğu bu tablonun tedavisinde sıklıkla antikoagülan ilaçlar kullanılırken, fazla hastada intravenöz trombolitik tedavi endovasküler tedavilerin uygulandığı bildirilmektedir.Bu yazıda akut internal karotis arter (ICA) diseksiyonu olan,

Asymmetric Blepharospasm Treated with Botulinum Toxin-A: Case ReportBenign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a focal dystonia that causes involuntary occlusion of the eyelids as result bilateral contraction orbicularis oculi muscle.A 51-year-old female patient evaluated at outpatient clinic complaints and closure left eye for about 11 years same right 10 years.Cranial magnetic resonance imaging was normal diagnosed based on clinical neurological evaluation.The underwent botulinum toxin-A...

Despite the inadequate evidence of effi cacy and safety opioid use for treatment migraine, it has been reported that patients with moderate to severe migraine headaches are prescribed opioids. Migraineurs may experience serious health impacts from opioids such as headache-related disability, psychiatric cardiovascular comorbidities. The reduction risk abuse prevention an epidemic important public challenges. aim this study was assess awareness therapy frequency among Turkish episodic chronic...

BACKGROUND: Although several studies were present about complementary and alternative medicine methods in migraine, there is no study investigating the effect of neuraltherapy on migraine literature. Our aim was to assess efficacy a (therapeutic local anesthesia) according rules Huneke, compared with pharmacological therapy during 6 months.METHODS: This prospective, randomized, multicenter, single-blind, controlled, clinical trial. 85 patients screened, 62 randomly assigned (NT) (N.=33)...