Knowledge and attitudes of preclinical and clinical medical students toward epilepsy: A cross-sectional study from Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the epilepsy-related knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in medical students. In addition, these parameters were evaluated according to national geographic regions, preclinical and clinical characteristics.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, observational design and it was conducted among medical students in a centrally located city, Turkey.

The effect of vitamin D deficiency on urinary incontinence during third trimester pregnancy.

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common problem which is associated with impaired quality of life. Vitamin D plays a crucial role for pelvic floor muscle function. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin D deficiency on UI in pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy.

The terminal period findings of late-diagnosed fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an autosomal dominant rare disease characterized by foot deformities and concomitant heterotopic ossifications. Theoretically, in the absence of early diagnosis and medication, the patient's outcome will be poor. The patients are usually diagnosed at an early age.

Is vitamin D replacement effective in the treatment of postpartum urinary incontinence?

Introduction And Hypothesis: The main objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training, and vitamin D replacement in the treatment of urinary incontinence in the postpartum period of pregnant women with vitamin D deficiency.

Methods: The study was planned as an ancillary study of a study on the determination of the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and urinary incontinence in third-trimester pregnant women. Total 61 women who defined urinary incontinence at postpartum 8th week were included in the study.

Molecular mechanisms involved in pre-eclampsia through expressional regulation of endothelin-1.

Introduction: Preeclampsia (PE) is a condition affecting 2-8% of all pregnancies and is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. In our study; we aim to investigate the differences in endothelin-1 (ET-1) at both tissue and blood level in the placenta, umbilical cord, and maternal blood obtained from different experimental groups and the changes in the contraction response of umbilical arteries in order to explain how PE affects mother and fetus.

Methods: Umbilical cord and placenta samples were obtained from normotensive controls (n = 10) and patients with preeclampsia (n = 10), aged 20-39 years, who delivered by cesarean section at term (between 37 and 39 weeks).