Nilgün Çınar

ORCID: 0000-0003-3868-3137
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Research Areas
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Cognitive Functions and Memory
  • Spinal Hematomas and Complications
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management

Maltepe University
2016-2025

University of Health Sciences Antigua
2024

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
2024

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2017-2023

Adli Tıp Kurumu
2020

Sakarya University
2012

Taksim German Hospital
2011

İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2011

Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2011

This study was performed to determine the rate of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) among cases Behçet's disease (BD) included in a multicentre (VENOST).VENOST retrospective and prospective national observational that 1144 patients with CVST. The were classified according aetiologic factors, time CVST symptom onset, involvement, treatment approach prognosis.BD shown be causative factor 108 (9.4%) patients. mean age BD group 35.27 years 68.5% men, whereas non-BD group, 40.57 28.3% men...

10.1093/rheumatology/key153 article EN Lara D. Veeken 2018-05-17

PurposeThe aim of this study is to evaluate the presence and prognostic impact early seizures in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis patients (CVST).MethodVENOST a retrospective prospective national multicenter observational study. CVST with or without epileptic (ES) were analyzed compared terms demographic imaging data, causative factors, clinical variables, prognosis total 1126 patients.ResultsThe mean age ES group was 39.73 ± 12.64 40.17 14.02 years non-ES (p > 0.05). Epileptic more common...

10.1016/j.seizure.2020.02.017 article EN publisher-specific-oa Seizure 2020-03-03

There is no quick, valid, and reliable screening tool in Turkish that can be used for language disorders associated with major neurocognitive (MND). To fill this gap, we designed three distinct studies. In the first study, adapted Detection Test Language Impairments Adults Aged into (DTLA-Tr). second collected data from 175 individuals to determine normative of DTLA-Tr. last investigated psychometric properties DLTA-Tr by comparing 17 healthy patients Alzheimer's disease determining its...

10.1080/23279095.2023.2301393 article EN Applied Neuropsychology Adult 2024-01-19

Introduction Normal cognitive aging is identified from pathological through the administration of neuropsychological tests, including tests language ability. Compared to English, available and test batteries for assessing acquired deficits in Turkish speakers are much more limited. This study reports on adaptation generation normative data The Batterie d'Évaluation Cognitive du Langage (BECLA) adult population.

10.1080/02687038.2025.2451661 article EN Aphasiology 2025-01-15

Anomia is defined by difficulty in retrieving content words like nouns and verbs from long-term memory, independent of any impairments related to articulatory movements or motor speech execution. The tools for measuring picture naming, the conventional method assessing anomia, are very limited Turkey. aim this study was adapt Test de Dénomination Québec-60 images/Quebec picture-naming test-60 pictures (TDQ-60), a color test adults elderly into Turkish, establish its validity, develop...

10.1093/arclin/acaf005 article EN other-oa Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2025-01-29

Aims: The study aimed to show whether non-sucrose-containing intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration affected urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) levels within 24 hours and the uNGAL elevations preceded development of acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods: included 20 patients who received IVIG treatment in Internal Medicine Neurology clinics between January 2022 September 10 controls (2:1 ratio) with similar age, gender, comorbidity did not receive IVIG. were...

10.51271/ankmj-0035 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Deleted Journal 2025-01-06

Depressive pseudodementia (DPD) is a condition which may develop secondary to depression. The aim of this study was contribute the differential diagnosis between Alzheimer disease (AD) and DPD by comparing neurocognitive tests hippocampal volume.Patients who met criteria AD/DPD were enrolled in study. All patients assessed using Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS), clock-drawing test, Stroop Benton Facial Recognition Test (BFRT), Boston Naming Test, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric...

10.1159/000477759 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra 2017-07-04

Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) is a post-infectious acute autoimmune polyradiculopathy. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) total protein level and plasma neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are related with response. We aimed to reach prognostic indicator for GBS by using electrophysiological findings, of CSF, NLR based on Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score data. Cases who met diagnostic criteria followed at least six months were enrolled in the study. Nerve conduction study (NCS) lumbar puncture...

10.4081/ni.2017.7032 article EN cc-by Neurology International 2017-06-23

Background/aim: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is defined as a pathological stage between 'healthy aging' and 'dementia'. In this study, cases of MCI were compared with early-stage Alzheimer disease (AD) age-related decline (ARCD) in terms profiles order to find connection AD. Materials methods: Patients who comparable age sex met the criteria MCI, ARCD, or AD included study retrospectively. Wechsler memory scale, executive function, visuospatial, language, tests applied all subjects....

10.3906/sag-1404-179 article EN TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2015-01-01

Early diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) associated with reproductive health-related risk factors (RHRF) including pregnancy, puerperium, and oral contraceptive (OC) use can prevent severe neurological sequelae; thus, the symptoms must be documented in detail for each group.Out 1144 patients CVST, a total 777 women were enrolled from multicenter study (VENOST). Demographic, biochemical, clinical, radiological aspects compared 324 cases RHRF 453 without RHRF.The mean age (-)...

10.1155/2020/8610903 article EN cc-by Stroke Research and Treatment 2020-09-01

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown period may induce an impairment in quality of life (QoL), disruption treatment (DIT), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) chronic neurological diseases (CNDs). To reach this information, a multicenter, cross-sectional study (COVQoL-CND) was planned. Parkinson’s (PD), headache (HA), multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy (EP), polyneuropathy (PNP), cerebrovascular (CVD) were selected as the...

10.1159/000517380 article EN other-oa European Neurology 2021-01-01

Abstract Background Swallowing is a complex process that alters with age and neurological diseases; swallowing disorders can be consequence of both them. As an advanced multivariate statistical method, hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) was utilized to make the dendrograms, which used find relationship between variables. The purpose this study ascertain type clustering exhibited by variables using HCA evaluate approach major neurodegenerative diseases (MND) based on results obtained....

10.1002/brb3.70005 article EN cc-by Brain and Behavior 2024-08-28

Neurological diseases related to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) are increasingly reported. We report here three cases that presented with subtle neurologic findings manifesting within a range of 15 days four months after their COVID-19 diagnoses. Magnetic resonance imaging showed acute multifocal periventricular and subcortical demyelinating lesions. Some the lesions contrast enhancement diffusion restriction. Severe respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) PCR was found in cerebrospinal...

10.7759/cureus.17297 article EN Cureus 2021-08-19

Background/aim: Stigma can be defined as a negative perception of chronically ill patients by their relatives or society, similar self-perception the themselves. We aimed to validate Turkish version Neuroquality Life (Neuro-QoL) - Scale for neurologic diseases. Materials and Methods: Forms were filled out total 152 randomized under regular follow-up in outpatient clinic (29 polyneuropathies, 25 epilepsy, 23 strokes, 24 tension-type headache, 28 multiple sclerosis, 27 Parkinson?s disease)....

10.3906/sag-1811-50 article EN TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2019-03-07

Aim Chronic migraine is a growing and disabling subtype of with different risk factors clinical features, even in older adults. We sought to define differentiate features chronic also aimed compare major adults those younger people both sexes. Methods used electronic dataset ( T urkish Headache Database) from 13 tertiary headache centers urkey. Electronic included detailed headache‐defining according ICHD‐II criteria based on face‐to‐face interviews examination by specialist. Using...

10.1111/ggi.12314 article EN Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international 2014-09-26
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