Publications by authors named "C Safak"
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the presence and pattern of enhancement at the internal acoustic canal (IAC) could help in discriminating between leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LCa) and meningeal inflammation/infection (MMI).
Methods: Magnetic resonance (MR) images of patients with leptomeningeal enhancement were retrospectively evaluated. MR images of the LCa group (n = 33), MMI group (n = 19) and control group (n = 33) were evaluated for the presence, type (moderate/prominent), and localization (unilateral/bilateral) of the IAC enhancement.
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- The study explored the effects of COVID-19 infection and vaccination on patients with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD), focusing on changes in asthma and rhinitis symptoms.
- Researchers compared data from 103 N-ERD patients and 100 healthy controls, finding lower COVID-19 prevalence in the N-ERD group (35.9% vs. 65%).
- Post-vaccination, there were no significant changes in asthma control scores, but a notable decrease in asthma control was observed after COVID-19 infection, although it did not lead to a worse overall asthma status.
Dogs are one of the key animal species in investigating the biological mechanisms of behavioral laterality. Cerebral asymmetries are assumed to be influenced by stress, but this subject has not yet been studied in dogs. This study aims to investigate the effect of stress on laterality in dogs by using two different motor laterality tests: the Kong™ Test and a Food-Reaching Test (FRT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the prognostic importance of pulmonary functions and their effect on survival in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), who underwent surgical resection and/or received medical treatment.
Study Design: Cohort study.
Place And Duration Of Study: University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, between June 2013 and March 2020.
This paper describes the synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridine compounds (DHPs) endowed with good muscle relaxant activity and stability to light. Six new condensed DHPs were synthesized by the microwave irradiation method. A long-chain ester moiety [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] and various substituents on the phenyl ring were demonstrated to affect the muscle relaxant activity occurring in isolated rabbit gastric fundus smooth muscle strips.
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