Neurophysiol Clin
December 2024
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between electrophysiological findings of diabetic neuropathy (DN) and patients' quality of life, neuropathic pain levels, and well-being.
Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 centers in Turkey. DN patients were categorized into four stages based on electrophysiological findings using the Baba classification.
Objective: We aimed to investigate sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy (PWE) and to investigate the effects of sleep disorders on quality of life.
Methods: In our multicenter study conducted in Turkey, 1358 PWE were evaluated. The demographic and clinical data of the patients were recorded.
Background And Purpose:
Although serum anti-neuronal antibodies are found in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, it is not completely clear whether they are already present before the cerebrovascular event or emerge thereafter.
.Sera of 21 consecutive first-ever AIS patients were collected within the first day of AIS (baseline), as well as 1 and 6 months after AIS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLacosamide (LCM) is a new-generation anti-seizure medication approved for monotherapy and add-on therapy for focal-onset epilepsy. It has novel pharmacodynamics and favorable pharmacokinetic qualities with good clinical response. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of LCM when used in the immediate switch from sodium channel blockers in patients with focal-onset and generalized-onset epilepsies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: We know that treatment algorithms have changed in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) practice during the pandemic. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there was a change in the patient population for ocrelizumab (OCR) treatment during the pandemic period, the treatment compliance of the patients, and the course of the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) disease in the patients who received OCR.
Methods: Our study was designed as a survey study.
Objective: The main objectives of this investigation were to determine whether there were any relationships between corrected cardiac-electrophysiological balance value and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores at admission and discharge in patients with acute ischemic stroke and to assess whether cardiac-electrophysiological balance value was an independent predictor of high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ≥5).
Methods: In this retrospective and observational study, 231 consecutive adult patients with acute ischemic stroke were evaluated. The cardiac-electrophysiological balance value was obtained by dividing the corrected QT interval by the QRS duration measured from surface electrocardiography.
Background: Electrocardiographic parameters, such as P wave peak time (PWPT), P wave duration (PWD), and P wave amplitude in lead DI, have been utilized to assess left atrial anomalies linked to the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in different cohort settings.
Objective: To compare electrocardiographic parameters, such as P waves, in predicting long-term AF risk in acute ischemic stroke cases.
Methods: The data of 231 consecutive acute ischemic stroke cases were retrospectively collected.
Background: To date, it has been suggested that there may be many genetic, environmental, and vascular factors that affect hand preference. In previous studies evaluating the relationship between cerebral dominance and hand preference, carotid and vertebral artery (VA) Doppler ultrasonography (USG) was generally preferred; and these studies only measured VA diameters. Unlike other studies, we aimed to reevaluate the relationship between hand preference and cerebral vascular dominance by measuring VA and internal carotid artery (ICA) diameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) and paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS) are both rare groups of neurological diseases that are difficult to diagnose.
Aim: We aimed to determine the common and distinct aspects of these two aetiologies of encephalitis as well as the characteristics of our patient group.
Methods: We respectively analysed the records of the patients including symptoms, demographic features, neurological examination, cranial-magnetic-resonance-imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG) findings, cerebrospinal fluid results (CSF) findings.
Background And Aims: Cryptogenic ischemic strokes (CIS) are treated with antiplatelets for stroke prevention in routine clinical practice. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the CHADS and CHADS-VASc scores may be used to identify the patients with CIS at higher risk of ischemic stroke despite antiplatelet therapy.
Material And Methods: We calculated CHADS and CHADS-VASc scores in patients with first ever CIS; those previously managed with antiplatelets (AP group) and in those without antiplatelets (non-AP group), using the prospectively recorded data of the Istanbul Medical School Stroke Registry from 1996-2014.
Introduction: The present study aimed to determine independent predictors of left atrial thrombus (LAT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients without atrial fibrillation (AF) using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
Methods: In this single-center, retrospective study, we enrolled 149 consecutive AIS patients. All of the patients underwent a TEE examination to detect LAT within 10 days following admission.
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) is caused by the mutations of the transthyretin () gene. Length dependent sensory-motor neuropathy with autonomic involvement is the hallmark of the disease. However, it can manifest with unusual phenotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) following fibrinolytic therapy is a rare but a life-threatening complication. In acute ischemic stroke (AIS), DAH as a complication was not reported following intravenous thrombolytic therapy (ITT). The demographic, clinical, radiologic, and prognostic data of 4 patients with AIS who developed DAH after ITT are presented in this case series, along with a literature review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Ocrelizumab is a newly introduced treatment in multiple sclerosis (MS). There is no data in the pivotal trials about in which extent liver function tests (LFTs) and lymphocyte count are affected before second-half dose of ocrelizumab and in which extent these results will prevent us giving the second-half dose. This study was designed for better understanding of the patient management and to support the data that showed no safety issues about ocrelizumab with real-life data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a special form of cortical epilepsy. Several studies have described the ictal and interictal electroencephalography (EEG) findings in patients with EPC; however, lateralizing and localizing values of these findings have been evaluated rarely. This study investigated the correlation of semiologic and EEG findings, and outcomes in patients with EPC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin EEG Neurosci
September 2018
Purpose: To search the literature for the frequency, pathogenesis, prognosis, and treatment of seizures and status epilepticus (SE) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Methods: We report 2 patients with MS who presented with SE and review the literature.
Results: Seizures and SE episodes worsened during MS relapses in the first patient.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the predictors of outcomes and refractoriness in status epilepticus (SE).
Methods: This is a prospective study of 59 adult patients with SE who were admitted to the Emergency Department between February 2012 and December 2013. The effects of clinical, demographic, and electrophysiologic features of patients with SE were evaluated.
There have been recent reports of antibody-mediated status epilepticus. The objective of our study was to investigate the prevalence of neuronal autoantibodies in patients with status epilepticus (SE) with unresolved etiology. The presence of neuronal autoantibodies was investigated prospectively in adult patients with SE who presented to our clinic between February 2012 and December 2013 with unresolved etiology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransthyretin-related familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations of the transthyretin (TTR) gene. The mutant amyloidogenic transthyretin protein causes the systemic accumulation of amyloid fibrils that result in organ dysfunction. TTR-associated FAP is a progressive and fatal disease, if left untreated, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any person presenting with a progressive polyneuropathy, particularly with accompanying autonomic involvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurological complications of inflammatory bowel diseases (i.e., ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) can be summarized as a combination of neuromuscular manifestations, cerebrovascular and demyelinating diseases that can be seen in approximately 3% of patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the efficacy of intravenous (IV) levetiracetam (LEV) in the treatment of status epilepticus (SE) and treatment outcomes.
Methods: This study was conducted on patients, who were classified according to the clinical characteristics of their seizures, in the emergency department, neurology, and other services of our hospital. Patients were administrated IV LEV for the treatment of their SE after failing to respond to IV diazepam.