Highly Fluorescent π-Conjugated Azomethines and Divalent Metal Complexes as Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Nominees.

π-Conjugated azomethine ligands differing in the naphthalene or phenylmethane-centered core structure and their divalent cobalt, nickel, copper, and zinc metal complexes were prepared and well-characterized by spectral analyses in solid state. Magnetic natures of the complexes were determined by magnetic susceptibility measurements in solid-state. Their remarkable photophysical characteristics were recorded by Uv-vis and Fluorescence spectroscopic techniques.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (TR-SF-MPQ-2) in patients with chronic low back pain.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the expanded and revised version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (TR-SF-MPQ-2) in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and to investigate the relationship between TR-SF-MPQ-2 and etiology, pain scales, and disability index.

Patients And Methods: Between October 2014 and December 2014, a total of 194 patients with CLBP (66 males, 128 females; mean age 50±14.3 years; range, 35 to 65 years) attending to our outpatient clinic were included.

Carboxamide-Based Tripodal Fluororeceptors for Cations: Preparation, Characterization and Spectroscopic Studies.

Tripodal receptors, N-1,3,5-tris[2-(ethylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylamide (L1), N-1,3,5-tris[2-(phenylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,3,5tricarboxylamide (L2) and highly fluorescent N-1,3,5-tris[2(naphthalene-2-ylamino)-ethyl]benzene-1,3,5,tricarboxyl-amid)) (L3) were synthesized by the reaction of 1,3,5-benzene-tricarbonylchloride and different amine groups originally. Sensitivity measurements were performed with the addition of Fe(II), Cu(II), Hg(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), Cd(II), Ga(III), Co(II), Yb(III), Cr(III) and Ag(I) metals to the receptor solutions. According to the absorption and emission studies, these receptors show fluorescent property and Fe(II) ion quenches their fluorescence effectively.

Intelligence, Functioning, and Related Factors in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common significant motor impairment in childhood. CP is defined as a primary disorder of posture and movement; however, intellectual impairment is prevalent in children with CP. The purpose of this study was to examine the intelligence level associated with gross motor function and hand function, type of CP, the presence of comorbid disorders such as epilepsy, and other factors.

Predictive Factors for Inpatient Falls among Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: Inpatient falls are of significant concern. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the predictors of inpatient falls among children with cerebral palsy in a rehabilitation hospital.

Design And Methods: A total of 93 patients with cerebral palsy were assessed based on history, physical findings, the Selective Motor Control Test, the Gross Motor Functional Classification System, the Berg Balance Scale and the Manual Ability Classification System.

Preparation of Different Substitued Polypyridine Ligands, Ruthenium(II)-Bridged Complexes and Spectoscopıc Studies.

Novel different substitued polypyridine ligands 4-((4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline-2-yl)phenoxy)methyl)benzaldehyde (BA-PPY), (E)-N-(4-((4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline-2-yl)phenoxy)methyl)benzylidene)-pyrene-4-amine (PR-PPY), (E)-N-(4-((4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline-2-yl)phenoxy)methyl)benzylidene)-1,10-phenanthroline-5amine (FN-PPY), 2-(4-(bromomethyl)phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline (BR-PPY), 2-(4-(azidomethyl)phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (N3-PPY) and triazole containing polypyridine ligand 3,4-bis[(4-(metoxy)-1,2,3-triazole)1-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline)] benzaldehyde (BA-DIPPY) and Ruthenium(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized. Their photopysical properties were investigated. The complexes RuP(PR-PPY), RuB(PR-PPY, RuP(FN-PPY) and RuB(FN-PPY) exhibited a broad absorption bands at 485, 475, 476, and 453 nm, respectively, assignable to the spin-allowed MLCT (dπ-π*) transition.

Horseback riding therapy in addition to conventional rehabilitation program decreases spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: A small sample study.

Objective: To evaluate the short-term effects of horseback riding therapy in addition to a conventional rehabilitation program in children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: Nine children receiving horseback riding therapy in addition to conventional rehabilitation (Group 1) and seven children receiving conventional rehabilitation alone (Group 2) were assessed at baseline and 5 weeks later. Assessed were: modified functional reach test (MFRT), hip abduction angle, the Ashworth Scale for hip adductor muscle spasticity, knee distance test, and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).

The effect of upper-extremity aerobic exercise on complex regional pain syndrome type I: a randomized controlled study on subacute stroke.

Background And Purpose: Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CPRS I), is a complex of symptoms characterized by diffuse pain usually with associated swelling, vasomotor instability, and severe functional impairment of the affected extremity in stroke patients. Pain is a prominent feature and is often refractory to variety of treatment.

Methods: To investigate the clinical, functional, and psychosocial effects of upper extremity aerobic exercise (UEAE) and compare the effect of aerobic exercise with that of conventional physiotherapy in patients with CPRS type I following stroke as a randomized controlled assesor blinded 4  week-study.

Ruthenium (II) Complexes of Mono-, Di- and Tripodal Polypyridine Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Spectroscopic Studies.

Mono-, di- and tripodal polypyridine ligands 4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline-2-yl)phenol (L1), 2-(4-(2-((4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline-2-yl)phenoxy)methyl)benzyloxy)phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (L2), 2-(4-(4-((4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline-2-yl)phenoxy)methyl)benzyl oxy)phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (L3), 2-(4-(4,6-bis(4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline-2-yl)phenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine-2-yloxy)phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (L4), and their Ru (II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized. All the ligands (L1-L4) gave the emissions at three shoulder at 278 nm, 315 nm, and 328 nm and the complexes (C1-C4) exhibit Ru (II) metal centered emission at 265 nm, 288 nm and 328 nm in acetonitrile solution at room temperature. Maximum d-π* transition seen at 462 nm for all the complexes.

Comparison of effects of lower extremity orthoses on energy expenditure in patients with cerebral palsy.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of lower extremity orthoses on energy expenditure in patients with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: We included 48 children with CP using lower extremity orthosis. Energy expenditures determined based on heart rate, yielded an energy expenditure index (EEI) with and without orthosis during walking.

In-hospital predictors of falls in community-dwelling individuals after stroke in the first 6 months after a baseline evaluation: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To determine predictors of falls in stroke patients in the first 6 months after a baseline evaluation before their discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital, then home.

Aromatic chromophore-tethered Schiff base ligands and their iron(III)/chromium(III) Salen and Saloph capped complexes.

Aromatic chromophores; pyrene, phenanthrene, anthracene, naphtalene and benzene-tethered Schiff base ligands and their iron(III)/chromium(III) Salen and Saloph capped complexes have been synthesized. Compounds have been characterized by means of FT-IR Spectroscopy, (1)H-NMR Spectroscopy, Magnetic Susceptibility, Elementel Analsis, TG/DTA measurements. Their fluorescence and absorbance properties have been investigated by Luminescence Spectroscopy and UV-vis Spectroscopy.

Critical illness polyneuropathy: a case report.

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is defined as a common complication of critically ilness patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit due to sepsis, multiple trauma and/or multi-organ failure. We aimed to present a patient who was diagnosed as CIP. He was admitted to our outpatient clinic due to weakness and pain in his lower extremities.

Diabetic muscular infarct: an unusual cause of extremity pain and dysfunction.

Diabetic muscular infarct (DMI) is a rare condition, which begins with acute onset of extremity pain and swelling. Patients usually have long-standing disease and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM). Thigh muscle group is the most commonly involved side, while lower leg involvement is rare.

Paraplegia associated with spinal hydatid cyst: a case report.

Study Design: Case report.

Objectives: To report a case with paraplegia caused by spinal hydatid cyst.

Summary Of Background Data: Hydatid cyst is a disease caused by larval Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm.

Musculo-skeletal pain, quality of life and depression in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.

Objective: To evaluate musculoskeletal pain (MSP) in mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP), and to determine the effects of zone of pain on health-related quality of life (QoL) and symptoms of depression.

Patients And Methods: The study included a total of 81 children with CP, together with their mothers (group 1), and a total of 60 healthy children, together with their mothers (group 2). Presence of MSP, and the zone of pain in mothers were evaluated [lower back pain (LBP), pain in other zones, without pain].

Whole thoracal spinal cord involvement in case of neuro-Behçet's disease.

Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem vasculitis. Neurological involvement is one of the most serious manifestations of Behçet's disease. Although brain stem and diencephelon are the most affected areas in neuro-Behçet's disease, spinal cord involvement are rarely seen.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CPRS type I) after a burn injury of the hand.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I is a clinical condition characterized by persistent pain in one part or the entire extremity after a minor trauma, fracture, or after an operation which does not involve nerve damage and/or sympathetic hyperactivity. Despite large-scale studies on the complications that arise after burns, literature reveals few reports on neurological problems and CRPS developing after burns. It is a rare complication of a burn injury to an extremity.

Comparison of splinting, splinting plus local steroid injection and open carpal tunnel release outcomes in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.

The objective of this study was to compare the short- and long-term efficacies of splinting (S), splinting plus local steroid injection (SLSI), and open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) in mild or moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Patients with mild or moderate idiopathic CTS who experienced symptoms for over 6 months were included in the study. The patients were evaluated for the baseline and the third and sixth month scores after treatment.

Carpal collapse in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The inflammation of the wrist and carpal collapse play an important role in the deformity of the rheumatoid hand and leads to functional limitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate carpal collapse and related clinical variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Carpal height ratio (CHR) indicating the degree of carpal collapse was measured in 33 female RA patients with a mean age of 41.