Metabolic syndrome and anthropometric indices in CTS hands: an electrophysiological study.

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the effect of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and anthropometric indices on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Methods: Forty-three healthy controls and 41 CTS patients were enrolled. Complaints of patients were assessed by Boston Questionnaire (BQ).

The strategies for coping with stress of epilepsy patients.

Objective: This study aims to compare the styles of coping with stress between patients with epilepsy and healthy individuals and to examine the effects of clinical features on methods of coping with stress.

Methods: The study enrolled 120 patients diagnosed with epilepsy. Forty healthy individuals were included as control group.

Profile of Syrian Asylum-Seekers from Neurological Clinic in a Tertiary Center.

Background: The humanitarian response for Syria has been largely managed either from within Syria or from neighboring countries, particularly Turkey. This study was aimed at determining the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of Syrian asylum-seekers admitted to our clinic, changes in patient number across years, and the percentage of patients on follow-ups.

Methods: Syrian patients who were admitted to the neurology outpatient clinics, neurology emergency department (ED), and hospitalized in the neurology clinics were included in the study.

Internal Carotid Artery Agenesis with an Intercavernous Anastomosis: A Rare Case.

Background: Agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare vascular anomaly that was first observed postmortem. Various anastomoses supply the distal vessels at the site of agenesis. Of these anastomoses, an intercavernous anastomosis is very rare.