Effectiveness of Greater Occipital Nerve Blocks in Migraine Prophylaxis.

Introduction: Peripheral nerve blocks have been used in primary headache treatment since a long time. In this study, we aimed to examine the efficiency of greater occipital nerve (GON) block in migraine prophylaxis.

Methods: Data from migraine without aura patients who had GON block were collected and divided into two groups: Group PGON (n=25), which included patients who were under medical prophylaxis and had GON block, and Group GON (n=53), which included patients who had only GON blocks.

A rarely seen multilevel thoracic vertebral fracture after a nocturnal hypoglycemic convulsion attack.

A 49-year-old male presented with acute midthoracic severe back pain following a witnessed nocturnal convulsion attack. There was no history of trauma and the patient had a 23-year history of Type I diabetes mellitus. MRI scans of the thoracic spine revealed compression fractures at T5, T6, T7, and T8 vertebrae.

Intravenous theophylline decreases post-dural puncture headaches.

Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common complication of lumbar puncture. As invasive treatments for PDPH have known complications, pharmacologic management may be preferable. The aim of this study was to evaluate and to compare the efficacy of intravenous theophylline treatment for PDPH, in comparison with a placebo.

Features of stabbing, cough, exertional and sexual headaches in a Turkish population of headache patients.

The aim of this study was to determine the features and prevalence of primary stabbing headache, primary exertional headache, primary headache associated with sexual activity, and primary cough headache in a Turkish population of headache patients. The data for this study were obtained from 245 patients with headache. Of these patients, 55 fulfilled the International Classification of Headache Disorders (second edition) diagnostic criteria for 'other primary headaches' such as primary stabbing headache (n=31), primary cough headache (n=1), primary exertional headache (n=13), primary headache associated with sexual activity (n=4), and both primary cough headache and primary exertional headache (n=6).

Differences in improvement between patients with idiopathic versus neurovascular hemifacial spasm after botulinum toxin treatment.

This study was performed to investigate the differences in response to botulinum toxin treatment between patients with idiopathic versus neurovascular hemifacial spasm. A total of 69 patients with hemifacial spasm were investigated prospectively with cranial magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography. Neurovascular contact was found in 23 patients.

Peripheral nervous system involvement in patients with Behçet disease.

Background: Central nervous system involvement in Behçet disease (BD) has been well documented, but studies evaluating peripheral nervous system involvement are relatively uncommon.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of peripheral nervous system involvement in BD.

Methods: Sixty-nine BD patients (36 women, 33 men) followed by neurology and dermatology outpatient clinics between October 1999 and October 2004 were enrolled into study.

Predisposing factors of restless legs syndrome in pregnancy.

The occurrence of restless legs syndrome in pregnancy is well known. However, the mechanism of this association is unclear. In this study, we aimed to identify the factors that predispose women to have restless legs syndrome during pregnancy.

Subclinical neurological involvement in Behçet's disease.

Context: Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder with unknown etiology characterized by recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulcers and uveitis. Behçet's disease can affect the central nervous system.

Aims: We aimed to investigate subclinical neurological involvement in patients who were suffering from BD and who had no neurological symptoms.

Objective voice changes in nondysphonic Parkinson's disease patients.

Objective: To obtain objective acoustic analysis results from Parkinson's disease patients who do not have voice symptoms and to compare these results with those from age- and sex-matched control subjects.

Design: Prospective.

Setting: Tertiary reference hospital.

A preliminary study: validity and reliability of Turkish translation of migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire in Turkish patients with chronic tension type headache.

We have tested Turkish version of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire in patients with tension type headache. Thirty-two patients who had a tension type headache were included. Turkish version of the MIDAS questionnaire was applied to all patients.

Subclinical celiac disease with cerebellar ataxia.

We report an unusual case of celiac disease with cerebellar ataxia. Gastrointestinal signs and malabsorption were not found in this patient. We suggested that celiac disease should be taken into consideration in differential diagnosis of patients with cerebellar ataxia with unknown etiology.

T2-weighted MRI in Parkinson's disease; substantia nigra pars compacta hypointensity correlates with the clinical scores.

Background: Iron accumulation in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and related intensity and volumetric changes in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) has been reported previously. There are only a few studies evaluating the relation between neuroradiological findings and clinical scores, with contradictory results.

Aims: In this study we aimed to measure the iron-rich brain areas of PD patients and healthy subjects with T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to evaluate the relation between the clinical scores of PD patients and these imaging results.

Aseptic leptomeningitis in systemic lupus erythematosus. A case report.

Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with leptomeningeal involvement is a rare condition. We report a case in a 17-year-old woman.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: The patient was admitted to hospital with the complaints of vertigo, nausea, vomiting, headache, diplopia, ptosis on the left and weakness of the left leg.

Leukoaraiosis in stroke patients.

Pathogenesis of leukoaraiosis (LA) is not clearly understood and its significance in patients with stroke remains undetermined. In the Neurology Department of Ankara Hospital, computed tomography (CT) examination of brain was performed for various reasons in 288 patients. LA was detected in 178 patients by the use of brain CT.