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The efficiency of robotic hand exoskeleton system in stroke patients: A pilot randomized controlled single blind trial Open
Robotic hand rehabilitation improved motor function, daily activities, quality of life, and reduced spasticity, but showed no superiority over conventional physiotherapy. Both treatments demonstrated similar effectiveness, with robotic reh…
Evaluation and Comparison of Mortality Scores in Status Epilepticus Patients Open
Objective: Status epilepticus (SE) is a common neurological emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with approximately one-third of patients demonstrating resistance to first-line treatment. Electroencephalography (E…
Impact of clinical pharmacist interventions on medication administration via enteral feeding tubes in a neurology ward: a pre- and post-educational prospective study Open
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of clinical pharmacists’ education and interventions on the appropriateness of dosage forms of drugs administered via the enteral feeding tubes (EFTs) in hospitalised patients in…
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System with N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibody Positivity - A Case Report Open
Purpose: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, among the paraneoplastic syndromes, is a recently characterized autoimmune encephalitis most commonly associated with antibodies against subunits of the NMDAR in the central…
Status Epilepticus Type, Etiology, and Treatment: One-year Data Open
Objective: This study aimed to review the demographic characteristics, type, and etiology of status epilepticus (SE) cases followed in our hospital for a period of 1 year and to reveal the factors affecting the prognosis of the patients. M…
Acute Stroke Management in Türkiye: Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Thrombectomy NöroTek: Türkiye Neurology Single Day Study Open
Objective: To reveal the profile and practice in patients with acute stroke who received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) and/or neuro-interventional therapy in Türkiye. Materials and Methods: On World Stroke Awareness Day…
Heart rate variability of acute ischemic stroke patients according to troponin levels Open
Objective: Neurogenic myocardial stunning is a type of stress-induced cardiomyopathy thought to be a result of dysregulation of the
autonomic nervous system. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is a potential method for understanding th…
Atrial Fibrillation Management in Acute Stroke Patients in Türkiye: Real-life Data from the NöroTek Study Open
Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common directly preventable cause of ischemic stroke. There is no dependable neurology-based data on the spectrum of stroke caused by AF in our country. Within the scope of NeuroTek-Turkey, h…
Comparison of treatment durations before Covid-19 pandemic, pre- and post-vaccination periods in acute ischemic stroke patients in a Turkish tertiary hospital Open
Objective: This study aimed to compare the frequency of admission to hospital in patients with acute ischemic stroke before the COVID 19 pandemic, during the pre-vaccination period, and after the start of vaccination for COVID 19, and to e…
Unveiling Asymptomatic Miliary-Type Osteoma Cutis Incidentally Detected in Craniocervical Computed Tomography Angiography: Two Case Reports Open
Objective: Osteoma cutis (OC) is a benign disorder characterised by the formation of nodules resulting from cutaneous ossification in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It is categorised into two main forms: the less common primary form (…
AB1494 SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN BEHÇET’S DISEASE: IS IT AN OVERLOOKED PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN MALE BEHÇET’S PATIENTS? Open
Background Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized by oral and urogenital ulcers, ocular, musculoskeletal, vascular, and neurological involvement. Recent evidence suggests that sexual dysfunction (SD)…
Evaluation of the Effect of Anti-seizure Drugs on Cognition in Patients with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy by Digital Neuropsychological Test Open
Objective:Cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy appears as epileptic seizures or side effects of anti-seizure drugs (ASD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the cognitive functions of idiopathic generalized/genetic epilepsy (I…
Is there any difference in mortality rates of atrial fibrillation detected before or after ischemic stroke? Open
Background and purpose – Atrial fibrillation diagnosed after stroke (AFDAS) is a new term used for AF resulting from autonomic dysregulation. It is associated with a lower stroke recurrence compared to patients with known AF before a strok…
The Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrilation and Related Risk Groups: A Traditional Review Open
Atriyal fibrilasyonu (AF) olan hastalarda tromboembolik olay riskini azaltmak için oral antikoagülanların rolü çok önemlidir. Bu amaçla, yaygın olarak kullanılan antikoagülan ilaç bir K vitamini antagonisti [vitamin K antagonist (VKA)] ola…
Gastrostomy in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Stroke: “NöroTek” Turkey Point Prevalence Study Subgroup Analysis Open
Objective: Nutritional status assessment, dysphagia evaluation and enteral feeding decision are important determinants of prognosis in acute neurovascular diseases. Materials and Methods: NöroTek is a point prevalence study conducted with …
Neutrophil and lymphocyte ratio in craniocervical artery dissection and prognostic correlations of the blood biomarkers Open
Background & Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and other blood cells markers in craniocervical artery dissection patients and the dynamic changes of these biomarker…
Digital Neuropsychological Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Epilepsy Open
IGE patients performed significantly worse outcomes in some tests of the TMB. In this study, it is aimed to emphasize the necessity of evaluating the cognitive aspects of epilepsy patients, which will be of great importance in their functi…
The effects of low bone mineral density on pain, quality of life and fatigue in patients with epilepsy Open
Objectives: To investigate the effects of low bone mineral density (BMD) on pain, quality of life (QoL), and fatigue in epileptic patientswho use anticonvulsants.Patients and Methods: Epileptic patients aged 18 years or older who use antic…
Thrombolitic and thrombectomy applications in posterior circulation strokes: Demography and prognosis Open
INTRODUCTION[|]To evaluate the data of patients admitted to emergency department of our hospital with acute posterior circulation stroke who underwent intravenous thrombolytic (IVT) and/or mechanical thrombectomy (MT).[¤]METHODS[|]Twenty-t…
Ocular blood flow and choroidal thickness changes after carotid artery stenting Open
Purposes: To evaluate changes in ocular blood flow and subfoveal choroidal thickness in patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis after carotid artery stenting. Methods: We included 15 men (mean age, 63.6 ± 9.1 years) with symptoma…
Executive functions and personality traits of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy patients: single-center experience of 23 cases Open
Background/aim: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), which is a fairly common form of generalized epilepsy syndrome has attracted attention by providing focal findings in some electrophysiological, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging studie…
Cryptococcus meningitis presented with multiple cerebral infarcts in an immunocompetent patient Open
Cryptococcus neoformans is generally observed with immunosuppressive conditions. Rarely, it may be seen in immunocompetent individuals and presented with non-specific conditions. We described an immunocompetent case of cryptococcal meningi…
Psychiatric comorbidities in Epilepsy: Depression Agoraphobi?a are on the First Line Open
Aim: Psychiatric comorbidity in epileptic patients is quite frequent. Our study was designed to investigate depression, anxiety, social phobia, agoraphobia in cases of epilepsy. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 epileptic patients and …
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Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Women: Subgroup Analysis of the VENOST Study Open
Background . 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 sequel…