Parameters derived from compound muscle action potential scan for discriminating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-related denervation.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan parameters and MScanFit motor unit number estimation (MUNE) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and to compare the results in the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) to those in the abductor digiti minimi (ADM).

Methods: CMAP scans were recorded from the APB and ADM in 35 patients with ALS and 21 controls. MScanFit MUNE, neurophysiological index (NI), step%, returner%, and D50 were calculated.

Attitudes towards epilepsy among a sample of Turkish patients with epilepsy.

Objective: The attitude of patients with epilepsy towards their disease is an important factor in disease management and quality of life. The aim of this study was to define the attitudes of patients with epilepsy towards their disease and the factors that affect their attitudes.

Patients And Method: This descriptive study was performed on patients admitted to an epilepsy outpatient clinic of a university hospital between May and September 2015.

Sleep changes during prophylactic treatment of migraine.

Aims: To assess sleep quality in patients with primary headaches before and after prophylactic treatment using a validated sleep-screening instrument.

Materials And Methods: A total of 147 patients, including 63 tension type headache (TTH) and 84 migraine patients were included. Patients were examined in terms of frequency and severity of headaches and sleep quality before and 12 weeks after prophylactic treatment with either propranolol or amitriptyline.