Publications by authors named "Kursad Akpinar"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the effectiveness of anticoagulant treatments for nonocclusive thrombi in patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, revealing that both unfractionated and low molecular weight heparin were used on 52 patients diagnosed via CT angiography.
- - Results showed that 96% of patients achieved complete thrombus resolution within two weeks, with cervical segment internal carotid arteries being the most affected; common underlying conditions included atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation.
- - Importantly, no major bleeding complications arose from anticoagulant use, leading to favorable functional outcomes post-treatment as assessed by the modified Rankin scale.
Aim Of Study: The NLR is a simple and inexpensive parameter that is useful as a marker of subclinical inflammation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with acute cerebral ischemia at the time of initial evaluation in the emergency department.
Patients And Methods: The study was designed as a multicentre cross-sectional study of acute ischemic stroke patients.
Background: To investigate the frequency of restless leg syndrome (RLS), sleep quality impairment, depression, fatigue, and sleep behavior disorder and to determine the effects of surgery on these parameters in radiculopathy patients resistant to conservative treatment.
Methods: The present study included 66 lumbar radiculopathy patients, who were resistant to conservative treatment and had indication of surgery. Five different questionnaires were performed to assess depression (the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)), sleep quality (the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)), fatigue (the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)), and presence of RLS and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD).