Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Bipolar Disorder Patients and the Related Factors.

Background: This study's purpose is to determine the effects of current episode and the mood stabilizers on chorioretinal layer thicknesses of bipolar disorder (BD) patients using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods: Sixty-seven patients were diagnosed with BD I and using lithium (Li) or valproic acid (VPA), of whom 20 were manic, 24 were depressive, and 23 were in remission, and 49 healthy individuals were included in the study. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer, and macular thicknesses of the participants were measured automatically using SD-OCT, and their choroid layer thicknesses were measured manually using the depth imaging mode of SD-OCT.

Recurrent Priapism Due to Paliperidone Palmitate Use: A Case Report.

Priapism is a painful and prolonged erection of the penis without sexual stimulation. Priapism can be seen due to both typical and atypical antipsychotic drug use. A 51-year-old male who was followed up with a diagnosis of schizophrenia for 30 years and was switched from oral aripiprazole to paliperidone palmitate due to psychotic exacerbation was reported in this study.

Efficacy of automatic pupillometry as a screening technique to detect autonomic dysfunction in bipolar disorder.

Clinical Relevance: Autonomic nervous system abnormalities in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder are controversial. Pupillary features may be affected as a result of autonomic nervous system abnormalities in bipolar disorder. Small changes in pupillary responses may not be noticeable on clinical examination.

An Optical Coherence Tomography Study that Supports the Neurovascular Basis of Schizophrenia Disease.

Objectives: Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is a non--penetrating, quick, and practical device which enables measurement of the chorioretinal layers. In this study, our purpose was to investigate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and choroidal thickness in schizophrenia patients, using SD-OCT, and compare the -findings with those of the control group.

Methods: For the study, 44 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and 41 age- and gender- matched healthy controls were enrolled.

Comparison of Hospitalization Rate and Social Functioning of Patients Receiving Community Mental Health Service and Outpatient Psychiatry Policlinic.

Background: This study aimed to compare the hospitalization rates and social functioning of patients receiving Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) services and those treated in the psychiatry policlinics of hospitals.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 145 patients who were diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to DSM-V criteria were included in the study. Of them, 81 received CMHC services at least for one year (CMHC group) and 64 were followed-up in psychiatry policlinics (hospital group).

Rates and correlates of employment in patients with schizophrenia: A multicenter study in Turkey.

Background: There is not enough information regarding the participation in the working life of the patients with schizophrenia in Turkey.

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the occupational experiences of patients with schizophrenia before and after the illness and to investigate the factors that predict work participation.

Methods: The data on occupational life of the patients with schizophrenia, which were treated as outpatients in six different centers, were examined.

Importance of Sonoelastography in Assessing Non-Thyroid Neck Masses.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and value of sonoelastography in assessing non-thyroid neck masses.

Methods: Non-thyroid neck masses requiring surgical interventions were evaluated using conventional B-mode ultrasonography (US) (size, short/long axis rate, shape, hilum, echogenity, calcification, necrosis, and peripheral edema) and sonoelastograpy (SE) with strain ratio (SR) and elasticity score (ES) before surgery. These parameters were compared with the histopathological examination.

Evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis in migraine patients by ultrasound radiofrequency data technology: preliminary results.

Objectives: Migraine is a headache disorder affecting approximately 12% of the population, predominantly female individuals. Migraine has been associated with vascular events such as stroke and cardiovascular disease. The close connection between these vascular disorders and atherosclerosis is well known.

Carpal tunnel syndrome: elastosonographic strain ratio and cross-sectional area evaluation for the diagnosis and disease severity.

Aim: To evaluate the role of gray scale ultrasonography (US) and real time elastosonography (RTE) in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Materials And Methods: Both wrists of 18 healthy volunteers (n=36) formed the control group (Group 1) and 19 symptomatic outpatients of the neurology clinic constituted the patient group. According to nerve conduction study results, cases with mild CTS (n=15) formed Group 2; cases with moderate to severe CTS (n=20) formed Group 3.

Foetal biometry in polyhydramnios: Does femur length fall behind?

We aimed to identify the growth patterns in polyhydramnios, and therefore evaluated 108 singleton pregnancies complicated with polyhydramnios according to the changes in biparietal diameter (BPD), abdominal circumference (AC) and femur length (FL) percentiles. The pregnancy outcomes according to the growth features were analysed. In the study population, BPD and AC percentiles exhibited a significant increase (p = 0.

Renal Artery Doppler Findings in the Patients with Polyhydramnios before and after the Conservative Treatment.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the foetal renal blood flow with colour Doppler ultrasonography. Patients with polyhydramnios were investigated for the foetal renal artery pulsatility index (PI) at the beginning of the treatment, and after the conservative treatment in those who reached the normal amniotic fluid index.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective study, 39 foetuses with polyhydramnios were evaluated at gestational weeks 26 to 36.

Choroid plexus separation in fetuses without ventriculomegaly: Natural course and postnatal outcome.

Purpose: To evaluate fetuses with choroid plexus separation without ventriculomegaly in terms of fetal malformations, behavior of the separation during follow-up, and postnatal outcome.

Methods: In total, 172 fetuses with choroid plexus separation without ventriculomegaly were included in this prospective study. Fetal sonography was performed at 2- to 4-week intervals, and detailed physical and neurologic examinations were performed after their delivery.

[The incidence of facial canal dehiscence in Bell's palsy patients].

Objectives: In this study, we compared the incidence of facial canal dehiscence in patients with idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) with a healthy population.

Patients And Methods: Forty-five patients who were defined as idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis between May 2011 and June 2012 were enrolled the study. The clinical and demographic characteristics of the patients were noted.

[Angiographic evaluation of branching pattern and anatomy of the aortic arch].

Objective: The study aimed to investigate anatomical variations in branching pattern and anatomy of the aortic arch, and the prevalence of each type.

Methods: Between September 2011 and November 2013, angiographic studies of 270 patients (144 male, 126 female) were analyzed retrospectively for variations in branching pattern and anatomy of the aortic arch. Patient mean age was 59.

The role of elastosonography, gray-scale and colour flow Doppler sonography in prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodules.

Background: Ultrasound is as a noninvasive method commonly used in the work-up of thyroid nodules. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of sonographic and elastosonographic parameters in the discrimination of malignancy.

Patients And Methods: 150 thyroid nodules were evaluated by gray-scale, Doppler and elastosonography.

The role of elastosonography in the differentiation of parotid gland lesions: report of three cases and review of the literature.

Background: The parotid gland is the mostly affected site among major salivary gland tumors in up to 85% of cases. Preoperative knowledge of the tumour nature is crucial since it influences the surgical procedure and patient's morbidity, especially the risk of facial nerve palsy. Ultrasonography is commonly used as the first line imaging modality for the salivary gland lesions.

The role of salivary gland elastosonography in Sjögren's syndrome: preliminary results.

Aim: There is a need for a reliable, noninvasive radiological method for the assessment of salivary gland changes in Sjögren's syndrome (SS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of elastosonography as a noninvasive, sonographic modality evaluating tissue stiffness for salivary gland involvement in SS.

Method: We examined the stiffness in parotid and submandibular glands of 23 patients diagnosed with SS and 20 healthy volunteers.

Real time sonoelastographic evaluation of renal allografts in correlation with clinical prognostic parameters: comparison of linear and convex transducers according to segmental anatomy.

Background: Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice in end-stage renal disease. Chronic allograft dysfunction is the leading cause of chronic allograft failure. Surveillance biopsy is the only reliable tool to detect early fibrosis in the allograft.

A rare anatomical variation of the greater saphenous vein. Case report.

The venous system has frequent anatomical variations. A good understanding of the venous anatomy is very important and proper evaluation of the venous system is crucial for the appropriate treatment of venous disorders. There are many variations of the greater saphenous vein at the level of the thigh, knee and leg.

The learning curve of real time elastosonography: a preliminary study conducted for the assessment of malignancy risk in thyroid nodules.

Background: Malignancy is correlated with stiffness which is assessed by real time elastosonography (RTE). RTE is not used in routine practice. We aimed to establish the learning curve of RTE on radiology residents.

A multi detector computed tomography survey of tracheal diverticulum.

Objective: Tracheal diverticulum (DV) is an incidental finding in thoracic computed tomography examinations. Tracheal DV may be associated with chronic cough and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A few studies have investigated the relationship between tracheal DV and COPD.

Evaluation of effects of bronchiectasis on bronchial artery diameter with multidetector computed tomography.

Background: Among patients with increased bronchial artery diameter there is a significant association between hemoptysis and bronchiectasis score. The higher score of bronchiectasis, the higher risk of hemoptysis development.

Purpose: To investigate the association of stages of bronchiectasis based on a computed tomography (CT) grading system, with bronchial artery diameter and hemoptysis in patients with bronchiectasis.

B-mode and elastosonographic evaluation to determine the reference elastosonography values for cervical lymph nodes.

Background. It is crucial to differentiate between reactive and malignant lymphadenopathies. Elastosonography measures the elasticity of the tissue.

Fetal cardiac circulation in isolated aortic atresia assessed with ultrasound.

Congenital heart diseases are common, with an incidence of more than 8 in 1000 live births. Aortic atresia is a rare diagnosis and its prognosis is very poor. In this article, we present a case of isolated aortic atresia, a very rare cardiovascular anomaly, and its fetal ultrasound findings which include blood flow at foramen ovale from left to right, right deviation of the interventricular septum, dysfunction of the mitral valve and cardiomegaly.