Cerebral venous sinus Thrombosis: Clinical Features, Long-Term outcome and recanalization.

Recanalization and prognosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) are generally considered to be good, and various factors have been reported to be associated with recanalization in previous studies. Fifty patients diagnosed with CVST between September 2007 and July 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. Modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores at six months and results of follow-up imaging of patients with at least six months follow-up were also reviewed for the assessment of long term outcome, recanalization rates and factors associated with recanalization.

Factors associated with early hospital arrival in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Early diagnosis and treatment in acute ischemic stroke are crucial in terms of survival and disability. Many stroke patients remain disabled because of the treatment delay. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the early hospital arrival in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Cryptococcal meningitis with accompanying recurrent cerebellitis in an immunocompetent patient.

This report describes a 46-year-old individual with normal immune status and a clinical course marked by headache and nausea-vomiting. He was diagnosed as having cryptococcal meningitis (CM) accompanying with cerebellitis. The interesting element was the observation of recurrent cerebellitis, never before reported in the literature for CM.

Surgical outcomes for rhinogenic contact point headaches.

Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcome in patients diagnosed as having rhinogenic contact point headaches (RCPH).

Subjects And Methods: Thirty-six patients (aged 17-58 years) with RCPH underwent mini functional endoscopic sinus surgery procedures. Patients' pain complaints were evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS) both pre- and postoperatively.

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP-1) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with interferon beta.

Objectives: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly MMP-9, facilitate T-cell migration into the central nervous system. They play a key role in the disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and thus in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Interferon beta's (IFNbeta) ability to alter the balance between MMP-9 and MMP-9s natural inhibitor, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), may play a role in stabilizing the BBB.

Local cold effect on the excitability recovery curve of the sympathetic skin response.

The sympathetic skin response (SSR) is an established technique used to assess the activity of the sympathetic sudomotor pathway, but it is limited in application by the habituation process. The nature of habituation is not clear. In this study we aimed to further understand the role of the peripheral mechanism in the habituation of the SSR.

Temperament and character profiles of patients with tension-type headache and migraine.

The aim of this present study was to evaluate the temperament and character profiles of persons with tension-type headache (TTH) and migraine, and to compare the results with those of healthy controls. The study population consisted of 81 patients with TTH (60 female, 21 male) and 56 patients with migraine (34 female, 17 male) aged 18-50 years, according to the criteria of the International Headache Society with age and gender - matched healthy control subjects (54 female, 28 male). All participants were instructed to complete a self-administered 240-item temperament and character inventory (TCI) questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Transient tic disorder following carbon monoxide poisoning.

We report a 12-year-old male patient who developed transient motor and vocal tics twelve days after carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Cranial magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the patient showed bilateral symmetric hyperintensity in the caudate nucleus and putamen. Tic disorder was successfully treated with haloperidol.

Individual risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: an evaluation of body mass index, wrist index and hand anthropometric measurements.

In this study we aimed to identify the role of the body mass index (BMI), wrist index and hand anthropometric measures as risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in both genders. Based on clinical and electrophysiologic diagnostic criteria, 154 female and 44 male CTS patients, as well as 150 female and 44 male age-matched control subjects, were selected. BMI, wrist index, hand shape index, digit index and hand length/height ratio were compared between the CTS patients and the control subjects for each gender separately.

[Temperament and character profile of patients with chronic tension-type headache].

Objective: To examine the personality profiles of patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and controls using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and to determine whether the data acquired were related to the depressive status of patients.

Method: Forty-eight patients with CTTH and 50 age, gender and education level matched, healthy, headache-free control subjects were selected for the study. The Turkish versions of TCI and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were applied to all participants.

Guillain-Barré syndrome during treatment with interferon alpha for hepatitis B.

We describe a patient who developed acute demyelinating polyneuropathy on the sixth week of interferon (IFN)alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection. A 23-year-old man with chronic HBV infection had acute onset of demyelinating polyneuropathy shortly after completing a standard 6-week course of therapy with IFNalpha 2a. Clinical findings, electrodiagnostic studies and elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein levels without cells supported the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).

Agenesis of the internal carotid artery associated with aortic arch anomaly in a patient with congenital Horner's syndrome.

We report a rare case of agenesis of the left internal carotid artery (ICA) and an aortic arch anomaly that presented with ipsilateral congenital Horner's syndrome. Digital subtraction angiography revealed left ICA agenesis shortly after its origin and anastomosis between the left maxillary artery and the supraclinoid segment of the left ICA. Aortography of the aortic arch revealed the right subclavian artery arising as the first branch of a left aortic arch, followed by a bicarotid trunk and a left subclavian artery.

Evaluation of plasma endothelin-1 levels in patients with cerebral infarction.

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a vasoconstrictor peptide derived from endothelium. Many authors have shown that ischemic stroke is associated with elevated plasma ET-1 levels. Also, the present findings related to plasma ET-1 levels with clinical status, size of the infarction, location of the infarction, and prognosis of the cerebral infarction were contradictory.

Status epilepticus after stroke.

Background And Purpose: objective of our study was to determine the risk and predictive factors of status epilepticus (SE) after stroke.

Methods: From 1988 to 2000, 1174 patients were admitted to the Department of Neurology at the Karadeniz Technical University Farabi Hospital with first-time strokes. Of these, 180 patients had poststroke first-time seizures (PFSs).

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: report of three cases.

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare disorder consisting of the triad of persistent or recurrent orofacial edema, relapsing facial paralysis and fissured tongue. It is far more uncommon to find the complete triad since it generally presents in oligosymptomatic forms. We present three cases of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome with the classic triad of symptoms and discuss the etiology and the clinical and electromyography findings of this syndrome.

Cerebellar atrophy following acute phenytoin intoxication.

A 25-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with encephalopathy and clinical signs of cerebellar dysfunction. She had recently received an overdose of phenytoin. On admission, plasma phenytoin level was high (50 microg/ml, therapeutic range 10-20 mg/ml).

Increased plasma endothelin-1 levels in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.

Endothelins (ETs) are discovered peptides that are widely distributed in neurons and nonneuronal cells of the human nervous system. Previous studies showed that ischemic stroke may be associated with increased plasma ET-1 levels. There are no studies to show plasma ET-1 levels in intracerebral hemorrhage.

Tolosa Hunt syndrome: a case report. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

A 36-year-old woman was admitted with a left abducens nerve palsy. MR showed enlargement of the left cavernous sinus. The patient was treated with 80 mg oral methyl prednisolone.

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and brain abscess.

Patients with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs) are at risk for the development of brain abscesses. The history of a 26-year-old man with PAVF, which has remained unrecognized for many years, is reported. Within four years, the patient presented life threatening cerebral abscesses twice at different sites.

Transverse myelopathy after acupuncture therapy: a case report.

Acute transverse myelopathy (ATM) due to acupuncture therapy is a rare neurologic condition. Diagnostic criteria for ATM consisted of acute onset of symmetrical motor, sensory dysfunction and may be associated with sphincter dysfunction with respect to the level of the spinal cord injury. In this report, the mechanism of occurrence of meylopathy and progressive symptoms which appeared after acupuncture therapy is discussed.