Publications by authors named "M E Kiziltan"
Background/aim: In this study, we investigated the blink reflex (BR) after simultaneous and asynchronous stimulation of two trigeminal nerve branches. The objective was to characterize the physiology of trigeminal and facial circuits.
Materials And Methods: We performed three sets of experiments: recording BR response i.
Objective: We studied blink reflex (BR) and BR excitability recovery (BRER) in patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) exhibiting different abnormal discharge patterns. We hypothesized that patients with groups of clonic or tonic burst activities appear later in the disease course and may have more excitability of the BR circuit at the brainstem compared to patients with isolated twitchings, which occur earlier.
Methods: We included 124 patients with botulinum toxin-naive HFS (mean age 50.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on identifying the clinical characteristics and electrodiagnostic subtypes of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Istanbul over a three-year period.
- Researchers conducted two electrodiagnostic examinations for 177 GBS patients and compared criteria for differentiating between demyelinating and axonal subtypes, finding varied diagnosis frequencies based on the criteria used.
- Results indicated that patients with anti-ganglioside antibodies had distinct clinical features, including less sensory symptoms and a more severe disease profile; no significant increase in GBS cases was noted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduction: The authors aimed to analyze the possible relationship of the late response of trigemino-cervical reflex (TCR) with various clinical conditions having brainstem lesions and lesion localizations in the brainstem.
Methods: The authors enrolled 30 healthy subjects, 16 patients with stroke, 14 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and 9 patients with neuro-Behçet disease. All patients had at least one MRI, and lesion localization was classified into midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata, or their combinations.
Objective: We aimed to examine the modulation of the cutaneous silent period (CSP) by tooth clenching and contralateral tonic dorsiflexion of lower limb and phasic voluntary movements of upper limb.
Methods: In 18 healthy subjects, we recorded CSP on right thenar muscle after painful stimulation of index finger during mild contraction at six conditions: baseline, maximum tooth clenching, contralateral tonic dorsiflexion of foot, as well as at the beginning (RT1), in the middle (RT2) and at last part (RT3) of the contralateral phasic wrist extension. We measured latency and duration and calculated suppression indices.