The Effect of Manual Therapy on Psychological Factors and Quality of Life in Lumbar Disc Herniation Patients: A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of manual therapy on pain, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). The study included 32 LDH patients. Patients were divided into the Manual therapy group (MTG-age 39.

Are Preoperative CT Findings Useful in Predicting the Duration of Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Pediatric Patients? A Single Center Study.

Preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging plays a vital role in accurately diagnosing acute appendicitis and assessing the severity of the condition, as well as the complexity of the surgical procedure. CT imaging provides detailed information on the anatomical and pathological aspects of appendicitis, allowing surgeons to anticipate technical challenges and select the most appropriate surgical approach. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the correlation between preoperative CT findings and the duration of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) in pediatric patients.

Assessment of Psoas Muscle Index in Middle-Aged Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Impact of Insulin Therapy on Sarcopenia.

Objective: Sarcopenia, characterized by progressive skeletal muscle loss, poses significant health risks, including physical impairment and mortality. The relationship between sarcopenia and insulin resistance suggests insulin therapy's potential in preserving muscle mass, particularly in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This study aims to evaluate the Psoas Muscle Index (PMI) via computed tomography (CT) in middle-aged T2DM patients on insulin therapy versus oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD) and controls.

Acute ischemic events after COVID-19 infection in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.

Introduction: Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis have unique risk factors that render them prone to ischemia. To what extent coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) increases this risk is unknown.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included incident patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis from one city in Turkey.

Insula Volume in Patients Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its Relation with Clinical Variables.

Introduction: Neuroimaging studies performed in recent years on patients with obsessive compulsive disorder have determined anomalies that are possibly associated with the determinant signs and symptoms of the disease. The purpose of this study is to investigate the morphometric changes in insula volume and related parameters in order to understand the etiopathogenesis of obsessive compulsive disorder better.

Method: Throughout the study, 20 patients eligible for the study criteria, who were diagnosed with OCD according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment after applying to Fırat University Hospital Psychiatry Department, and 13 healthy subjects in the control group have been included in the study.

Gastric wall fat halo sign in patients without intestinal disease.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between gastric wall fat halo sign and visceral obesity with potentially associated diseases.

Materials And Methods: Between September 2015 and April 2017, 90 patients with gastric wall fat halo signs and 130 controls were prospectively evaluated. Patient height, weight, body mass index (BMI), sex, age, subcutaneous fat area (SFA), visceral fat area (VFA), total fat area (TFA), percentage of visceral fat (VF%) and the presence of colic or ileal fat halo signs, hepatic steatosis and aortic calcified plaques were recorded for the two groups.

Evaluation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficients in the Cerebellar Tonsils and Bulbus in Chiari Type I Malformations: Comparison Before and After Surgery.

Aim: To evaluate the preoperative and postoperative 6th month mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the cerebellar tonsils and bulbus in patients with Chiari Malformation Type I (CMI), and to compare the results with healthy controls.

Material And Methods: We included 15 patients with CMI who underwent suboccipital decompression, upper cervical laminectomy, and duraplasty surgery, and compared them with 10 healthy individuals. Three regions of interest were placed, one each in the cerebellar tonsils and one in the bulbus.

Evidence for the changes of pituitary volumes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

In pubertal and postpubertal patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), significantly greater pituitary gland volumes have been reported. Moving from this point, in the present study, we aimed to investigate pituitary gland volumes in patients with PTSD and hypothesized that volumes of the gland would be structurally changed. Volumetric magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary gland was performed among sixteen patients with PTSD and fifteen healthy control subjects.