Publications by authors named "Esra Taskiran"
Article Synopsis
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that affects various functions, including speech, motor ability, and cognition.
- The study analyzed speech disorders in 20 MS patients compared to 20 healthy individuals using specific speech analysis techniques and the PRAAT program.
- The K-nearest neighbor (K-NN) algorithm was identified as the most effective method (95% accuracy) for distinguishing between the speech features of MS patients and healthy controls.
Background: Many studies on multiple sclerosis (MS) reveal different prevalence and epidemiologic results.
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to determine the epidemiologic profile of MS using official health records in Turkey.
Methods: Patients diagnosed with MS from the official health data of the Ministry of Health, representing the entire population of Turkey, were included in the study.
Background/aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating central nervous system (CNS) disease. Among the paraclinical tests, brain and spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is primarily involved in the diagnosis process, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is fundamental in diagnosing MS and the differential diagnosis. A positive relationship was demonstrated between oligoclonal band (OCB) positivity, CSF band number and immunoglobulin G(IgG) index.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of temperament and character traits on perceived social support and quality of life in patients with epilepsy (PWE).
Methods: Fifty-two PWE and 54 healthy controls were included in this study. Demographics and clinical data were recorded.
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, herpes zoster oticus (HZO), derived its name from James Ramsay Hunt, who first described it in 1907. It is classically characterized by acute peripheral facial paralysis, herpetic eruptions on the auricle, and vestibulocochlear dysfunction due to the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). In this Case Report, the authors describe an HZO patient with simultaneous VZV encephalitis.
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