Does the thickness of temporal muscle indicate sarcopenia and functional outcome in older patients with acute stroke?

Background And Purpose: Aging, inactivity, malnutrition and diseases cause sarcopenia and stroke is an important reason of sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to determine the sarcopenia and to evaluate the relationship between functional outcome and temporal muscle thickness using brain CT in older acute stroke patients.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with acute stroke patients in a single neurology clinic.

Is gabapentin effective in dry eye disease and neuropathic ocular pain?

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of gabapentin treatment in dry eye disease (DED) and neuropathic ocular pain. Our study was performed with 72 patients. The painDETECT questionnaire was used for neuropathic pain screening.

Does nutritional status affect Parkinson's Disease features and quality of life?

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and Parkinson's Disease (PD) features in association with depression, anxiety and quality of life in people with PD.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on 96 patients with idiopathic PD to whom the following scales were applied: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), 39-item PD questionnaire (PDQ-39), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). The scales and measurements were applied to patients at their first assessment.

What is the real effect of pregabalin in patients with diabetic neuropathic pain?(Do patients suffer from less pain or do they less care about it?).

Background And Purpose: Depression and anxiety are frequent in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetic neuropathic pain. The pain seems to be more severe in patients in whom depressive findings accompanied pain symptoms. Pregabalin was reported to have positive effects on anxiety and depression.

Fahr's syndrome presenting with epileptic seizure: Two case reports.

Fahr's syndrome is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by symmetrical and bilateral intracerebral calcifications located in the basal ganglia and usually associated with a phosphorus and calcium metabolism disorder. Clinical manifestations of Fahr's syndrome vary; it may start at different ages and have a variety of presentations. This article discusses rare presentation of Fahr's syndrome with epileptic seizure.

Comparison of the Nerve Conduction Parameters in Proximally and Distally Located Muscles Innervated by the Bundles of Median and Ulnar Nerves.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the conduction parameters of nerve bundles of median and ulnar nerves that innervate proximal and distal muscles.

Subjects And Methods: Thirty male and 30 female healthy volunteers between 18 and 70 years of age were enrolled in the study. The conduction parameters were recorded from the proximally located flexor carpi ulnaris, pronator teres and the flexor carpi radialis muscles to the distally located abductor digiti minimi and abductor pollicis brevis muscles for the ulnar and median nerves.

Tetra-ataxiometric Posturography in Patients with Migrainous Vertigo.

Background: Migraine is a common disorder characterized by headache attacks frequently accompanied by vestibular symptoms like dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. Clinical studies support a strong link between migraine and vertigo rather than between other headache types and vertigo or nonvertiginous dizziness. There is a lack of consensus regarding the pathophysiology of migrainous vertigo.

Ocular pulse amplitude and retina nerve fiber layer thickness in migraine patients without aura.

Background: To evaluate the ocular pulse amplitude (OPA), the posterior pole asymmetry analysis (PPAA), the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, the ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness, macular thickness and visual field testing in migraine patients without aura.

Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional and comparative study 38 migraine patients and 44 age and sex matched controls were included. OPA was measured by dynamic contour tonometry (DCT), PPAA, RNFL, GCL and macular thickness were measured by Heidelberg Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) and standard perimetry was performed using the Humphrey automated field analyzer.