Neuropsychiatric Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Alzheimer's Disease: A Comparative Study of Total and Partial Lockdown.

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related lockdown may have a negative effect on the neuropsychiatric status of Alzheimer's disease (AD) cases. In this study, it was aimed to find future implications by evaluating the neuropsychiatric conditions of AD cases during total and partial lockdown periods.

Methods: It is a prospective, cross-sectional, and multicenter study that includes AD cases which have been followed for at least 1 year by outpatient clinics from different regions of Turkey.

Prevalence and self-management of migraine among neurologists and neurology residents in Turkey: do neurologists apply effective rational prophylaxis to their migraines?

Aim: The aim of the study to determine the migraine prevalence and self-management of migraine among the neurologists and neurology residents registered to the Turkish Neurological Society.

Methods: This cross-sectional study includes 851 participants. Based on the "The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition" and previous literature, an anonymous questionnaire was prepared and used to collect data online via Google Forms.

Sleep quality and related factors including restless leg syndrome in medical students and residents in a Turkish university.

Purpose: The aim was to determine sleep quality and related factors including restless leg syndrome in the 6th year medical students and medical residents in Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.

Methods: The data collection phase of this cross-sectional study was completed between November 1st and December 31st, 2019, with a questionnaire including 59 items. Three hundred forty-one medical students and residents participated in the study.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Quality of Life in Chronic Neurological Diseases: The Results of a COVQoL-CND Study.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown period may induce an impairment in quality of life (QoL), disruption in treatment (DIT), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in chronic neurological diseases (CNDs). To reach this information, a multicenter, cross-sectional study (COVQoL-CND) was planned. Parkinson's disease (PD), headache (HA), multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy (EP), polyneuropathy (PNP), and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) were selected as the CND.

Evaluation of students' social hand washing knowledge, practices, and skills in a university setting.

Background: Handwashing is an effective and inexpensive way to prevent diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish University students' social hand washing knowledge, practices, skills and related factors.

Materials And Methods: All existing 1st year students in the Medical and Educational Faculty, plus all existing 2nd and 3rd year students in the Medical Faculty of Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, from April to May, 2010, were eligible for the study.

[Frequency of skeletal chest injuries associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation: forensic autopsy].

Background: Fractured ribs and sternum are frequent complications of thoracic compression during CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in adults. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of rib and sternal fractures after conventional closed-chest compression in the treatment of cardiac arrest.

Methods: We reviewed the forensic autopsy findings of 231 deaths referred to the Pamukkale University Department of Forensic Medicine over a 12-month period, 2004-2005.

Evaluation of the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation efforts in Denizli, Turkey.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and associated factors for short-term success and long-term survival rates of resuscitated non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCAs) in Denizli, Turkey. All non-traumatic OHCA patients from the Emergency Departments of the Pamukkale University and City Hospitals between the dates of January 1, 2004 and March 1, 2005 were included in this study. A successful outcome was defined as the return of spontaneous circulation or breathing, or evidence of a palpable pulse or a measurable blood pressure.

Intravenous administration of metoclopramide by 2 min bolus vs 15 min infusion: does it affect the improvement of headache while reducing the side effects?

Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect (alleviation of vascular type headache) and side effects of a slow intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 15 min compared with those effects of a bolus intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 2 min in the treatment of patients with recent onset vascular type headache.

Material And Methods: All adults treated with metoclopramide for vascular type headache were eligible for entry into this clinical randomised double blinded trial. This study compared the effects of two different rates of intravenous infusion of metoclopramide over a period of 13 months at a university hospital emergency department.

Midazolam vs. diphenhydramine for the treatment of metoclopramide-induced akathisia: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To compare the effects of midazolam, which is a fast and short-acting benzodiazepine, and diphenhydramine, which is a widely used anticholinergic agent, in clinical practice for the treatment of metoclopramide-induced akathisia.

Methods: All adults older than 17 years given metoclopramide for nausea and vomiting or for headache and who had akathisia were eligible for this clinical, randomized, double-blind trial. Patients were randomized to receive diphenhydramine or midazolam.

Violence toward health care workers in emergency departments in Denizli, Turkey.

This study sought to determine the frequency and types of violence that occurred during the previous year against health care workers in emergency departments in Denizli, Turkey, and to discern the views of workers on the prevention of such aggressive behavior. This study was conducted from March 1 to April 15, 2003, and included a group of 79 health care workers from the emergency departments of 3 hospitals in Denizli, namely, the Hospital of Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, the City Hospital of Denizli, and the Hospital of the Social Insurance Foundation. Data were collected from a self-administered questionnaire.

Effects of a comprehensive educational program on quality of life and emotional issues of dementia patient caregivers.

The aim of this community-based pre-post interventional study was to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive educational program reinforced by an individualized component (CEPRIC) on problems likely to be experienced by caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, as defined by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). The Beck Depression Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Duke scales were used to measure depression, anxiety, and quality of life, respectively. Sixty-four participants (32 caregiver-patient pairs) took part in the program.

Is thrombolytic therapy associated with increased mortality? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Although thrombolytic therapy has shown substantial benefits in neural outcomes, concerns remain regarding the association between thrombolytic therapy and possible increased mortality.

Objective: To determine the mortality risk of certain thrombolytic agents that are a treatment option for acute ischemic stroke.

Data Sources, Extraction, And Synthesis: Studies were identified using MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the reference lists of the articles selected.

Depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey: prevalence and sociodemographic correlates.

Aim: To determine overall and subgroup prevalence of depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey during the 1999-2000 academic year, and to investigate whether sociodemographic factors were associated with depressive symptoms in university students.

Methods: A stratified probability sample of 504 Turkish university students (296 male, 208 female) was used in a cross-sectional study. Data were obtained by self-administered questionnaire, including questions on sociodemographic characteristics and problem areas.