Impact of Bolus/Basal Insulin Ratio on HbA1c and Lipid Profile in Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate the existence of any relationship between the bolus/basal (B/b) insulin ratio and HbA1c and lipid profile in patients with Type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on a basal-bolus treatment regimen.

Study Design: Retrospective observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, from January 2015 to March 2020.

The ABCs of antiphospholipid syndrome.

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a thromboinflammatory syndrome characterized by thrombotic, microvascular, obstetric, or non-thrombotic events in the setting of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), namely anticardiolipin antibody (aCL), anti-β2 glycoprotein-I antibody (aβ2GPI), and lupus anticoagulant (LA). The diagnosis of APS requires careful assessment of the aPL profile, the clinical phenotype, and additional risk factors. The standard management of aPL-related thrombosis is anticoagulation, which is not effective for microvascular and non-thrombotic events.

Are YouTube videos on smell dysfunction a good source of information for patients seeking a cure for their illness?

Objective: To conduct unbiased research into the quality and reliability of videos published on YouTube on the subject of smell dysfunction and treatment through two Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialists using three different tools.

Methods: The videos were separated into two groups (reliable: Group 1; non-reliable: Group 2) according to whether or not the content was scientifically reliable, proven, accurate, and useful, as determined by two ENT specialist physicians. The DISCERN reliability tool, Global quality scale (GQS), and JAMA scoring system were used as video scoring tools in the evaluations.

Evaluation of the effects of robot-assisted gait training on bowel function in children with cerebral palsy and the caregiver burden: A pilot study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) on bowel function by measuring the frequency of evacuation, stool consistency, and severity of constipation in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and determining caregiver burden.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective pilot study was conducted with 30 children (16 males, 14 females; mean age 8.8±3.

Role of augmenter of liver regeneration on testicular ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion injury: An experimental study.

Background: Testicular torsion causes ischemic injury, and torsion causes reperfusion injury.

Aim: Evaluating the role of augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) in testicular ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Materials And Method(s): Seventy-eight (78) healthy Wistar albino male rats were randomly divided into four groups; control (C) (n = 6), sham (S) (n = 24), torsion (T) (n = 24), and torsion/detorsion (T/D) (n = 24).

How Does Pupil Size Affect Lens and Corneal Densitometry Measured by Scheimpflug Tomography?

Objectives: To investigate the effects of pupil diameter on the evaluation of lens and corneal densitometry measured by Scheimpflug tomography.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional and comparative study used the right eyes of 32 participants. Corneal and lenticular optical densitometries, corneal volume, anterior segment volume, and anterior chamber depth measurements were taken with the Scheimpflug imaging system when the pupils were mid-dilated and fully dilated.

Effect of Ho:YAG laser on kidney tissue with Virtual Basket and Bubble Blast pulse modulation: an experimental ex vivo study.

Purpose: There is a lack of studies in the literature on effects of Virtual Basket (VB) and Bubble Blast (BB) laser pulse modulations of the Ho:YAG laser on tissue. We aimed to compare the effects of standard modulation (SM), VB, and BB pulse modulations of Ho:YAG laser on kidney tissue.

Methods: An ex vivo experiment was conducted using veal kidneys.

Effect of Puberty, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Lactation, and Menopause on Chronic Urticaria Activity.

Background: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a systemic disorder which is characterized by recurrent wheals and/or angioedema lasting more than 6 weeks. Sex hormones have been suggested to play a role in CU pathogenesis, however, their clinical implications have not been adequately described in the literature.

Objective: To determine whether conditions that change sex hormone levels such as puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and menopause affect the course of CU.

The results of Muller Muscle Conjunctival Resection versus Levator Advancement for mild to moderate ptosis.

To compare the surgical outcomes of Muller muscle conjunctival resection (MMCR) and levator advancement (LA) in patients with mild to moderate blepharoptosis. A retrospective review of patients who underwent surgery for mild to moderate ptosis between 2015 and 2020 was performed. The degree of ptosis was graded based on the amount of upper eyelid drooping: mild ≤ 2 mm and moderate < 4 mm.

Assessment of corneal sublayer thickness changes in glaucoma patients using optical coherence tomography and correlation of epithelial layer thinning with dry eye monitoring.

Background: In this study, we aimed to assess the central corneal epithelial thickness (CET), central corneal stromal thickness (CST), and total central corneal thickness (CCT) thinning relationships with dry eye development monitoring and underestimated measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients treated with timolol, dorzolamide, and brimonidine.

Methods: This longitudinal cohort study included 106 patients with POAG. All patients underwent a detailed ophthalmic examination.

[Artificial intelligence-powered ultrasound guided regional nerve block in three patients: Case report].

The use of ultrasound in regional anesthesia plays an important role in determining the variable anatomical structures and their localization. In these days, developments in ultrasonography devices and probes, hardware, and software technologies such as real-time needle tip tracking are increasing rapidly. Artificial intelligence-powered ultrasonography is one of them.

Temporal Investigations of the Changes in Presynaptic Inhibition Associated With Subthalamic Nucleus-Deep-Brain Stimulation.

Background And Purpose: There are controversies regarding the role of presynaptic inhibition (PSI) in the mechanisms underlying the efficacy of deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD). We sought to determine the involvement of PSI in DBS-related mechanisms and clinical correlates.

Methods: We enrolled PD subjects who had received subthalamic nucleus DBS (STN-DBS) therapy and had been admitted to our clinic between January 2022 and March 2022.

Multidrug resistance in pathogens of community-acquired urinary tract infections in Turkey: a multicentre prospective observational study.

Background: To have country-wide information about multidrug resistance (MDR) in isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI) of Turkey, in terms of resistance rates and useful options.

Methods: We used a geocode standard, nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), and a total of 1588 community-acquired isolates of 20 centres from 12 different NUTS regions between March 2019 and March 2020 were analysed.

Results: Of the 1588 culture growths, 1269 (79.

Pancreatic morphology/contour variations should be recognized and remembered.

Background: Pancreatic contour variations can be detected incidentally on computed tomography (CT). Recognition and remembering of these variations are important in volumetric measurements and surgery as well as in preventing misdiagnosis.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the morphology/contour variations in the pancreas head-neck, body-tail, and uncinate process with multi-detector CT (MDCT) examinations (triple phase CT abdomen).

Can the sigmoid notch sign be used on cranial computed tomography to differentiate between thrombosis and hypoplasia of the cerebral transverse venous sinus?

Object: In patients with headache, the distinction between transverse sinus (TS) atresia/hypoplasia and TS thrombosis in cranial magnetic resonance venography (MRV) may be misleading. In this study, we aimed to distinguish TS thrombosis from atretic or severely hypoplastic TS, with the help of cranial computed tomography (CT).

Method: Non-contrast cranial CT scans of 51 patients with no or severely thin signal on MRV were analyzed retrospectively using the bone window.

Insight in schizophrenia is associated with psychoeducation and social support: Testing a new more comprehensive insight tool in Turkish schizophrenia patients.

Insight is a continuous and multidimensional phenomenon, including awareness of having an illness, the presence of symptoms and accurate symptom attribution, the need for treatment, and the consequences of treatment. Good insight into illness is associated with better adherence to treatment, better cognitive, psychosocial, and vocational functioning along with less symptom severity, decreased relapses, and hospitalizations. Several tools are used for insight evaluation.

Beyond expectations: disease duration and psychological burden in psoriatic arthritis.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between disease duration and psychological burden in PsA and to identify the risk factors associated with psychological distress. Patients with PsA who met CASPAR classification criteria enrolled by Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR)-Network. Patients were categorized into three groups based on disease duration: early stage (< 5 years), middle stage (≥ 5, < 10 years), and late stage (≥ 10 years).

Evaluation of Arachnoid Granulations in Cranial Dural Sinuses with Contrast-Enhanced 3-Dimensional T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Objective: Several studies in the literature have used contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to investigate arachnoid granulations protruding into the cranial dural sinuses. The current study aimed to investigate the protrusion of arachnoid granulations into the superior sagittal sinus, transverse sinus, straight sinus, and confluence of sinuses and determine the frequency of brain herniation into giant arachnoid granulations using contrast-enhanced 3-dimensional T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

Materials And Methods: Images of 550 patients with intra-sinus arachnoid granulations who underwent contrast-enhanced 3-dimensional T1-weighted thin-slice magnetic resonance imaging were retrospectively re-evaluated.

Second-line Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer: Taxanes versus 5-FU-Based Treatment.

Objective: To determine the comparative efficacy of taxane-based treatment and 5-FU-based treatment as second-line chemotherapy regimens in advanced gastric cancer patients, as measured by overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Medical Oncology, Health Science University Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkiye, from January 2008 and December 2020.

Effect of Atherogenic Index of Plasma on Pre-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Flow in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is primarily responsible, the importance of triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has also been recognized. The present study investigated the effect of the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), in which atherogenic and protective lipoproteins were evaluated together, on the initial flow in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction.