Does the use of protective face masks affect temporomandibular joint function?

Objective: Long-term mask use can trigger or exacerbate various health issues. This prospective experimental study evaluated the impact of protective face masks on masseter muscle activity and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) function reported by participants.

Methods: This prospective, experimental tudy was conducted to investigate the effect of face masks on TMJ function, we used surface electromyography to assess masseter muscle activity at rest, during maximum contraction of the masseter muscle, and while reading a text.

Perivascular space enlargement accelerates in ageing and Alzheimer's disease pathology: evidence from a three-year longitudinal multicentre study.

Background: Perivascular space (PVS) enlargement in ageing and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the drivers of such a structural change in humans require longitudinal investigation. Elucidating the effects of demographic factors, hypertension, cerebrovascular dysfunction, and AD pathology on PVS dynamics could inform the role of PVS in brain health function as well as the complex pathophysiology of AD.

Methods: We studied PVS in centrum semiovale (CSO) and basal ganglia (BG) computationally over three to four annual visits in 503 participants (255 females; mean = 70.

I-BaR: integrated balance rehabilitation framework.

Neurological diseases are observed in approximately 1 billion people worldwide. A further increase is foreseen at the global level as a result of population growth and aging. Individuals with neurological disorders often experience cognitive, motor, sensory, and lower extremity dysfunctions.

Sepsis episodes caused by pressure injuries in critical illness: a retrospective observational cohort study.

Background: Critically-ill patients (CIPs) with pressure injuries (PIs) may develop bloodstream infections (BSIs).

Purpose: To identify predisposing factors and discuss diagnosis and management of sepsis-related PIs in CIPs.

Methods: The records of CIPs in the intensive care unit (ICU) between January 1, 2014, and January 1, 2020, with PI with sepsis-diagnoses and with different site cultures that were positive concurrent with bloodstream-cultures were retrospectively reviewed.

Nephrotoxicity caused by colistin use in ICU: a single centre experience.

Background: We aimed to determine the risk factors that may be associated with colistin-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) to promote the safer use of colistin in the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted among adult patients who received a minimum of 48 h of intravenous colistin from January 2020 to December 2020 at the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. AKI diagnosis and staging were made based on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome Criteria.

OXA-48 Dominance Meets Ceftazidime-Avibactam: A Battle Against Life-Threatening Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in the Intensive Care Unit.

Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the outcomes in ICU patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) or ventilatory-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) who received ceftazidime-avibactam treatment at a tertiary care university hospital. Methods Patients aged 18 years or older who were admitted to the Anesthesiology and Reanimation ICU at Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between June 13, 2021, and July 16, 2023, and diagnosed with BSI or VAP due to CRKP were included in this study. Results A total of 42 patients treated with ceftazidime-avibactam were included.

Evaluation of the combination treatments with intravenous fosfomycin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the combination treatments with intravenous fosfomycin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in a tertiary-care center.

Methods: Between December 24, 2018 and November 21, 2022, adult patients diagnosed with bloodstream infection or ventilator-associated pneumonia due to culture-confirmed carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the anesthesiology and reanimation intensive care units were investigated retrospectively.

Results: There were a total of 62 patients fulfilling the study inclusion criteria.

Development and progression of myopia in children during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban area in Turkey.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between digital screen time and the development and progression of myopia during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: Children aged 7-18 years who had regular refractive measurement follow-ups before and after the COVID-19 pandemic were included in the study. They were divided into two groups according to their initial refractive status, emmetropic and myopic.

Effect of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization combined with exercise therapy on pain and muscle endurance in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled study.

Objectives: The use of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) has been documented to be effective for improving pain and function, but it is unclear whether it helps improve muscle performance in musculoskeletal diseases. This study investigated the effects of IASTM combined with exercise therapy on muscle endurance and pain intensity in patients with chronic neck pain.

Methods: Forty-eight individuals with chronic neck pain were randomly divided into exercise therapy (ET,  = 24) and combined therapy (CT,  = 24) groups.

The Presence of Optic Disc Drusen in Eyes with Uveitis.

Purpose: To evaluate the coexistence of optic disc drusen (ODD) in eyes with uveitis.

Methods: In this retrospective, observational study, patients followed up in a uvea clinic with all types of uveitis were evaluated. ODD were confirmed by ocular ultrasonography, optic nerve head enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence, and fundus photography.

Authors Reply to Letter to the Editor - In Response to Comment on Raul E. Ruiz-Lozano et al.'s "Predictive Factors for the Prognosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease".

An aggressive treatment, including immunomodulatory therapy, is very important in preventing the development of the chronic recurrent stage in Vogt-Koyanagı-Harada (VKH) disease. However, the way of treatment is not the only factor determining the prognosis, and there are other factors that affect the outcome.

A Case of Syphilis with a Rare Finding: Subretinal Hypopyon.

Purpose: To report clinical features and follow-up of a case with subretinal hypopyon due to syphilis infection.

Case Presentation: We present a case of syphilis admitted with optic neuritis and treated with intravenous pulse steroids without antibiotics. The patient was referred to the uvea clinic in the follow-up because of decreased vision and the onset of multiple retinitis foci.

Evaluation of Vitreolenticular Interface in Eyes with Fuchs Uveitis.

Purpose: To investigate the vitreo-lenticular interface (Berger space) in Fuchs uveitis (FU).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 20 FU patients (Group 1), the fellow eyes of patıents (Group 2) and 20 healthy individuals (Group 3).

Results: Berger space was detected in all, and hyperreflective spots were identified in Berger spaces in 65% of FU eyes through optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Predictive Factors for the Prognosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.

Purpose: To identify the prognostic factors in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease.

Methods: This study included 23 patients (46 eyes) with acute-phase VKHdivided into two subgroups: Group 1; acute-resolved (10 patients), group 2; chronic-recurrent (13 patients).

Results: Mean age were 29.

Aerosol-generating procedure; percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy.

Purpose: This study aims to compare percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) and surgical tracheostomy's aerosol and droplet scattering by using a particle counter.

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out with 35 patients between October 2020 and June 2021. All personal protective equipment was provided to protect healthcare workers.

Determination of titanium dioxide nanoparticles used in various foods.

Titanium dioxide (TiO) is commonly used in foods with code E171. There is information on the food packaging that it contains E171 in the ingredients section. However, there is no information on the amount of E171 used as ingredient.

Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Revised Nonverbal Pain Scale.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to adapt the Revised Nonverbal Pain Scale (NVPS-R) into Turkish, and to test reliability and validity of the scale.

Methods: A total of 74 patients who were admitted to eight intensive care units in two hospitals between May 2016 and August 2017 were included in this study. All patients were over 18 years old, mechanically ventilated, and sedated.

High-Temperature Thermoelectricity in LaNiO-LaCuO Heterostructures.

Transition metal oxides exhibit a high potential for application in the field of electronic devices, energy storage, and energy conversion. The ability of building these types of materials by atomic layer-by-layer techniques provides a possibility to design novel systems with favored functionalities. In this study, by means of the atomic layer-by-layer oxide molecular beam epitaxy technique, we designed oxide heterostructures consisting of tetragonal KNiF-type insulating LaCuO (LCO) and perovskite-type conductive metallic LaNiO (LNO) layers with different thicknesses to assess the heterostructure-thermoelectric property-relationship at high temperatures.

Three Cases of Congenital Retinal Macrovessel, One Coexisting with Cilioretinal Artery.

In this report, we describe three cases of retinal macrovessel. Two of the three patients presented to our clinic for annual eye exam and had no visual complaints. The third patient presented because of vision loss in the left eye.

A review of postoperative pain assessment records of nurses.

Background: Although there are many recommendations and guidelines for adequate pain assessment, the quality of postoperative pain documentation does not meet the acceptable standards.

Aim: The aim of the study is to review the pain assessment and analgesic records of nurses within the first 48 h in the postoperative period.

Methods: This retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in a University Hospital.

Effect of muscle weakness distribution on balance in neuromuscular disease.

Background: To assess balance and identify the effects of muscle weakness distribution on balance in children with different neuromuscular diseases.

Methods: Forty ambulant, pediatric patients with neuromuscular disease were enrolled in the study. Patients were separated into two groups according to muscle weakness distribution as group 1 (proximal) and group 2 (distal).

Juniper tar poisoning.

Juniper tar (cade oil) is distilled from the branches and wood of Juniperus oxycedrus. It contains etheric oils, triterpene and phenols, and is used for many purposes in folk medicine. A case is reported of a previously healthy man who ingested a spoonful of home-made extract of Juniperus oxycedrus.