Relationship of olfactory function with olfactory bulbus volume, disease duration and Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale scores in patients with early stage of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

We aimed to investigate the relationship between olfactory function and olfactory bulbus (OB) volume, disease duration and Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) scores in early stage idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients. The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) was used for the evaluation of olfactory function. UPSIT scores for patients with Parkinson's disease were significantly lower than controls.

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy: correlation between obstruction types and cardiopulmonary complications.

Objectives/hypothesis: To evaluate the association of upper airway obstruction (UAO) type and cardiopulmonary complications in children. The effect of obstruction type on quality of life and severity of obstructive symptoms were also investigated.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Effect of nasal mometasone furoate on the nasal and nasopharyngeal flora.

Objective: Mometasone furoate (MF) is one of the commonly used topical steroids, particularly for patients with allergic rhinitis. However, its effect on the colonization of bacteria that may cause superinfections by suppressing the local immunity is not known. Thus, we investigated the effect of MF use on the nasal and nasopharyngeal microbial flora.

[Total thyroidectomy in benign thyroid diseases].

Objectives: In this retrospective study, we reviewed the data from patients who had total thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease and evaluated the safety of this surgery.

Patients And Methods: Three hundred and twenty three patients (49 males, 274 females; mean age 42.6+/-14.