Publications by authors named "M Mercan"
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- - The study examined muscle changes in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients experiencing fatigue, using quantitative electromyography (QEMG) and assessing their fatigue and disease severity through various measures.
- - Results indicated that MG patients with fatigue had distinct muscle electromagnetic patterns, including shorter and smaller muscle unit potentials, and these patterns were linked to higher fatigue levels and reduced muscle strength.
- - The findings suggest that muscle morphology in MG patients correlates with fatigue severity, paving the way for potential new insights into understanding and treating fatigue in these patients.
The H-reflex study of the flexor carpi radialis muscle in healthy individuals.
Front Neurol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study examined how various physiological and anatomical factors, such as age and arm length, impact the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) H-reflex, establishing reference values for this reflex.
- - Researchers assessed H-reflexes in 80 healthy individuals through median nerve stimulation, finding significantly higher reflex amplitudes during isometric voluntary contraction (IVC) compared to rest.
- - Results indicated that age and arm length notably affected H-reflex latency, while gender differences showed that women had shorter latencies and higher reflex amplitudes during contraction.
(1) Introduction: The impact of multifocality/bilaterality on the prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a matter of debate. In order to clarify this debate, several studies have attempted to identify additional parameters associated with poor prognosis, including total tumor diameter (TTD), in the context of multifocal PTCs. In this context, this study was carried out to investigate the impact of TTD on tumor recurrence and lymph node metastasis (LNM) in PTCs.
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- 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: We aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical and electrophysiological features of post-COVID-19 Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and non-COVID-19 GBS patients over the last five years.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients diagnosed with GBS between October 2016 and September 2021. They were divided into five groups according to the flu season and the COVID-19 pandemic.