Publications by authors named "D Kuscu"

According to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2015 classification, status epilepticus (SE) is a seizure that lasts longer than 5 min or a frequency of more than one seizure within 5 min, without returning to a normal level of consciousness between episodes. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors of SE and compare our patients with those of patients treated internationally with the modified status epilepticus severity score (mSTESS) to determine the reliability of this scoring system. The medical records of patients aged 1 month-17 years with SE who were treated at Çukurova University-Balcalı Training and Research Hospital between September 2018 and September 2021 and who were followed in the intensive care unit were included in the study.

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Background: Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) is a chronic disease characterized by recalcitrant skin ulcers.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the demographic, clinical characteristics, treatments and factors affecting the treatment responses of patients with PG.

Methods: We performed a multicenter study of 12 tertiary care centers.

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Purpose: We aimed to determine the characteristics of epileptic seizures that significantly affect the cognitive functions of 83 patients followed with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), their resistance to treatment and risk factors causing this resistance.

Materials-methods: In order to determine the prognosis, the seizure-free/seizure-controlled group and the group with refractory seizures were compared. In addition, risk factors affecting cognitive functions in the patients were determined.

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Introduction: The overproduction of the efflux transporters in the blood-brain barrier is considered to play a role in the development of drug resistance in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of clinical features of patients with MTLE accompanied by hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and the p-glycoprotein (p-gp) expression and neuronal loss in the hippocampus.

Methods: This study included a total of 33 patients who underwent selective amygdala-hippocampectomy operation.

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