Effects of 6-Week Vibration vs. Nonvibration Foam Rolling on Performance-Related Physical Fitness Parameters in Young Male Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Secer, E and Kaya, DO. Effects of 6-week vibration vs. nonvibration foam rolling on performance-related physical fitness parameters in young male soccer players: A randomized controlled trial.

Exploring and Expanding Secondary Findings Through Exome Sequencing in the Turkish Population.

Introduction: Exome-sequencing (ES) methods enable accurate diagnosis in challenging cases and uncover secondary findings (SFs) potentially linked to life-threatening or preventable diseases. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) publishes a list detailing which SFs should be reported and regularly updates it. We aimed to compare results across different SF versions in patients and explore additional SFs to identify potential new recommendations for SF reporting.

Determinants of sleep quality in individuals with musculoskeletal pain and its effects on fatigue, attention, cognition, and physical performance.

Purpose: Sleep is a necessity to maintain many vital functions. Sleep disorders can result in negative consequences such as fatigue, drowsiness, and decreased neurocognitive performance. This study aimed to explore sleep quality determinants in individuals with musculoskeletal pain and assess its impact on fatigue, physical performance, attention, and cognition.

Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Pulmonary Arterial Stiffness and Right Ventricular Function in Obese Patients.

Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, with obesity identified as a significant risk factor. Pulmonary arterial stiffness (PAS) is an early marker of PH, often preceding clinical symptoms. While laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been shown to improve various cardiac parameters in obese patients, its impact on PAS and right ventricular (RV) function in the absence of PH remains unclear.

Effects of mid-season camp period loading on sports injury anxiety and physical performance of professional male soccer players.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of 3-week mid-season camp period loading on sports injury anxiety level and physical performances of professional male soccer players.

Methods: Thirty-four male soccer players [mean age 21.76 (3.

The psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Turkish older adults: is there a difference between males and females?

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected older adults' social lives, physical activity, and cognitive functions. Additionally, the lockdowns have disrupted regular healthcare for patients with chronic illnesses or needing acute care. Furthermore, the pandemic has negatively affected different psychosocial influences in each country due to the various cultural characteristics, technology, health system, and financial opportunities.

The association between aerobic capacity and spinal curvature and mobility in young soccer players.

Background: There is a lot of research in terms of injuries and performance in football and nowadays aerobic capacity, spinal posture and mobility have been taken into consideration separately in terms of performance. Considering from a biomechanical perspective, we thought spinal curvature and mobility may affect aerobic performance and investigated the relationship between them.

Research Question: Do young soccer players' segmental spinal curvature and mobility affect their aerobic capacity and maximal exercise performance?

Methods: Thirty-four young league players (mean age 16.

The relationship between cognitive frailty, physical frailty and malnutrition in Turkish older adults.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between cognitive and physical frailty and malnutrition in older adults.

Methods: The study was cross-sectional and observational. A total of 992 patients who applied to the geriatric outpatient clinic between January 2018 and December 2022 were included in the study.

Postprandial hypotension is more common than orthostatic hypotension in older adults with dementia with lewy bodies: a cross-sectional study.

Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction is one of the supportive clinical features in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This study aimed to investigate the frequency of postural and postprandial hypotension in people with DLB. The study group comprised 125 patients with DLB (76 females; mean age 78.

Pain intensity, spine structure, and body composition in patients with acute discogenic lumbar radiculopathy.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the pain intensity, spine structure, and body composition according to functional disability levels in patients with acute discogenic lumbar radiculopathy (DLR).

Methods: A total of 118 women (n = 83) and men (n = 35) patients with acute DLR (mean age: 51.87 ± 13.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Australian National University-Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI).

Introduction: There is still a requirement for concise, practical scales that can be readily incorporated into everyday schedules and predict the likelihood of dementia onset in individuals without dementia. This study aimed to assess the reliability of the ANU-ADRI (Australian National University Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index)-Short Form in Turkish geriatric patients.

Methods: This methodological study involved 339 elderly patients attending the geriatric outpatient clinic for various reasons.

Sarcopenia in older patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: an observational study from a single geriatric clinic in Turkey.

Objective: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a classical triad of gait abnormality, cognitive disturbance, and urinary incontinence, increases in prevalence with aging. Sarcopenia is also characterized by low muscle strength and mass, contributing to gait difficulty. Gait abnormality and lower physical activity also lead to the development of sarcopenia.

A case report of a patient with neurodevelopmental disorder with impaired speech and hyperkinetic movements: A biallelic variant in the ZNF142 gene.

Biallelic pathogenic variations in the zinc finger protein 142 (ZNF142) gene are associated with neurodevelopmental disorder with impaired speech and hyperkinetic movements (NEDISHM). This disorder is characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, speech delay, and movement disorders such as dystonia, tremor, ataxia, and chorea. Here, we report a patient who exhibited common neurological features and rarely reported brain MRI findings.

Brain Banking in Dementia Studies.

It is now well-established practice in dementia that one clinical entity may be caused by various neurodegenerative disorders, each with different histopathological findings, whereas neuropathologically confirmed patients may have different, unusual, and atypical clinical manifestations.This inconsistency in dementia patients leads to neuropathological examination of cases, and neuropathological examination seems to be an inevitable part of dementia practice, at least until all clinical entities are properly identified for humans.Additionally, the development of disease-modifying therapies and confirmation of the actual accurate diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease that the drug is thought to modify or act upon are of great importance for neuropathological evaluation in brain banks.

Primitive reflexes and dementia in older adults: a meta-analysis of observational and cohort studies.

Primitive reflexes (PRs) are clinical signs that indicate diffuse cerebral dysfunction and frontal lesions. We aimed to present a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence and risk of PRs in patients with dementia. English-language articles published from January 1990 to April 2021 were searched in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, and Web of Science with keywords.

The Effects of 2 Different Soft Tissue Mobilization Techniques on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Male Recreational Athletes: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Context: Soft tissue mobilization is frequently employed for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) management. Foam roller and percussive massage are 2 popular soft tissue mobilization methods preferred by various professionals. However, their effects on DOMS symptoms are controversial and there are no studies comparing these 2 methods.

Investigation of the relationship between spinal posture and mobility to respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary functions in unilateral breast cancer surgery survivors: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Despite the research on structural and functional changes that may occur in breast cancer survivors, no study has investigated the relationship between spinal characteristics and the respiratory system. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between spinal posture and mobility to respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary functions in breast cancer patients who have completed their treatment METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 38 female breast cancer surgery survivors. Participants underwent the following evaluations: Chest wall mobility with a tapeline; postural assessments (spinal curvature, spinal mobility, and spinal inclination) with a non-invasive, computer-assisted electromechanical device; and pulmonary function test and respiratory muscle strength with a portable digital spirometer device.

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Patients With Dementia: Experiences of A Single Memory Clinic.

Objectives: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening condition that occurs as an adverse reaction to antipsychotic and antiemetic agents or sudden withdrawal of dopaminergic medications. Given the metabolic and functional reserves and the comorbidities in older adults, NMS may show an atypical course.

Methods: The medical records of patients with neurodegenerative diseases leading to dementia between 2013 and 2020 were reviewed for the diagnosis of NMS.

Lateral abdominal muscle thickness and contractile function in women with and without stress urinary incontinence.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) primarily results from the weakness of pelvic floor muscles, working synergistically with the abdominal muscles. The current study aimed to compare thickness and contractile function of lateral abdominal muscles in women with and without SUI.

Methods: Thirty-nine women with SUI (SUI group; age: 38.

Western Massage Therapies in the Management of Neck Pain: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The purpose of this review was to compare types of Western massage therapy (MT) to other therapies, placebo, and no-treatment controls in neck pain (NP) in randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials.

Methods: An electronic, systematic search was performed in 7 English and 2 Turkish databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, SPORTDiscus, Physiotherapy Evidence-Based Database, ULAKBIM National Medical Database, and the Reference Directory of Turkey). The search terms "NP" and "massage" were used.

Anemia and thrombocytopenia due to a novel BRPF1 variant in a family from Çanakkale with intellectual disability and dysmorphic facies: Case report and review of the literature.

Intellectual developmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and ptosis (IDDDFP) (MIM#617333) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by delayed psychomotor development, intellectual disability (ID), and dysmorphic facial features due to pathogenic variations in the Bromodomain- and PHD Finger-Containing Protein (BRPF1) (MIM#602410) gene. Herein, we report the first Turkish patients with IDDDFP. Additionally, the patients had hematopoietic disorders such as anemia and thrombocytopenia, which have not been previously described in IDDDFP patients.

Validation of the Turkish version of the Lewy body composite risk score.

The Lewy Body Composite Risk Score (LBCRS) has been developed to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis attributable to Lewy body pathology outside of specialty centers. We aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the LBCRS in patients with dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and investigate the discriminative power of the test in Turkish patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and DLB, and control group. The sample population (n = 512) comprised DLB (n = 113), DLB-Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)(n = 12), AD (n = 42), AD-MCI (n = 21), and control group (n = 324).