Clinical results of carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy.

Objective: To review our results of carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

Methods: We evaluated the medical records of patients undergoing carotid artery revascularization procedure, between 2001 and 2013 in Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Carotid artery stenting or CEA procedures were performed in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (>/=70%) or symptomatic stenosis (>/=50%).

High sensitivity C-reactive protein and cerebral white matter hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging in migraine patients.

Background: Migraine is a common headache disorder that may be associated with vascular disease and cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a marker of inflammation that may predict subclinical atherosclerosis. However, the relation between migraine, vascular risks, and WMHs is unknown.

Evaluation of the cognitive functions in patients with chronic renal failure before and after renal transplantation.

Chronic renal failure (CRF) and dialysis treatment affect central nervous system and studies have shown that neurocognitive dysfunctions are caused by CRF and dialysis treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in cognitive functions of CRF patients after renal transplantation. Neurocognitive functions of 40 renal transplantation patients aged 18-65 years were determined before, 6 and 12 months after transplantation between 2008 and 2010 using neuropsychological tests.

The effects of interferon beta-1a on proton MR spectroscopic imaging in patients with multiple sclerosis, a controlled study, preliminary results.

To evaluate the effects of interferon beta-1a(INFbeta-1a) on brain metabolites in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), we performed Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging (MRSI) on five patients treated with INFbeta-1a (Rebif 44 microg), and on five untreated patients. Six healthy volunteers were used as controls. Patients were evaluated at the beginning, in the first, third, sixth, and twelfth month.

Osmotic myelinolysis in a normonatremic patient.

Osmotic demyelination syndrome is usually associated with hyponatremia or rapid correction of this condition. The prognosis is usually fatal. We treated a 34-year-old chronic renal failure patient who did not have hyponatremia but developed severe pontine myelinolysis demonstrated with MRI.