Browsing by Author "Türker H."
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Botulinum toxin appliccations in OMU, department of neurology: A retrospective study
Clostridium botulinum toxin type A blocks the cholinergic conduction at the neuromuscular conjunction by blocking acetylcholine secretion at the presynaptic region and thus produces muscle paralysis. Such effects of the ... -
Clinical and electrodiagnostic follow up of a case of food borne botulism
Cengiz N.; Türker H.; Kiziltan M. (2004)In the following case report, we describe the follow up of electrodiagnostic studies together with the clinical pattern in a 40 year old woman diagnosed as botulinum intoxication caused by home-made canned green beans. She ... -
Clinical presentations and diagnostic work-up in sarcoidosis: A series of Turkish cases (clinics and diagnosis of sarcoidosis)
Kiter G.; Müsellim B.; Çetinkaya E.; Türker H.; Kunt Uzaslan A.E.; Yentürk E.; Öngen G. (Ankara University, 2011)Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic granulomatous disease. It usually affects the lung. The diagnosis may be problematic since the known causes of granulomatous inflammation must be excluded. This multicenter study aimed to ... -
The effect of change of stimulation frequencies on latencies, peak amplitudes and central conduction time in median somatosensory evoked potentials of normal subjects
Türker H.; Us Ö.; Akyüz G.; Tanridağ T. (2004)Objective: The nature of somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) studies of normal subjects is obviously much different from the patients. In this study our aim was to find out the effects of the change of stimulus frequencies ... -
Electrophysiologic findings of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow
Oytun Bayrak A.; Türker H.; Kasim D.; Onar M.K. (2006)Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is the second most common neuropathy in adults. Although clinical diagnosis is well known, electrophysiologic confirmation is challenging and can be difficult, particularly in mild cases. The ... -
Isolated lesion of the cervical spine in a case of neuro-Behçet
Behçet's disease is characterized by small vessel vasculitis and involvement of multiple systems. In neuro-Behçet cases, spinal cord involvement is approximately 10-18%. Spinal cord lesions are often associated with cerebral ... -
Neuropathic pain with case examples and current therapeutic approaches
Bayrak A.O.; Türker H.; Onar M.K. (Maney Publishing, 2006)Neuropathic pain is by definition a chronic pain initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system. Since multiple complex pathophysiological mechanisms are supposed to be ... -
Peripheral and central nervous system involvement in lung cancer
It has been shown that 42% of lung cancer patients are diagnosed with cancer-related neurological complications either at initial presentation or at follow-up. Understanding the topic thoroughly bears prominent importance ... -
Severe peripheral neuropathy secondary to vincristine therapy
Bayrak A.O.; Türker H.; Yilmaz A.; Onar M.K. (2007)Patients with hereditary neuropathy at high risk of severe vincristine neurotoxicity are well known. Here, along with a review of the literature, we described two patients with unrecognized hereditary neuropathy who developed ... -
Sjogren syndrome presented with dibrachial neuropathy clinic
Sjögren syndrome (SS) can affect either central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Symmetric sensorymotor peripheral neuropathy and pure sensorial symmetric polyneuropathy are the most common diseases ... -
Stiff person syndrome with atypical features and a favourable outcome with steroids
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a rare and disabling disorder characterised by continuous motor unit activity causing severe rigidity and episodic spasms in axial and limb muscles. It deteriorates the quality of life and ... -
Sturge-weber syndrome with diffuse truncal lesions: Case presentation
Sturge-Weber syndrome is characterised with central nervous system anomalies and cutaneous angiomatosis. A vascular nevus on one side of the face, ipsilateral meningeal angiomatosis, epileplic seizures, glaucoma and mental ... -
Subtle needle electromyography changes may be seen in patients with inflammatory myositis also (multiple letters)
Türker H.; Onar M.; Al-Shekhlee A.; Hachwi R.; Katirji B. (2005)[No abstract available] -
An unusual case of multifocal motor neuropathy with cranial nerve involvement and hyperreflexia
Multifocal motor neuropathy is characterized by progressive, asymmetric weakness of the limbs with persistent conduction blocks (CB). Sensory loss is very rare and it also rarely presents with cranial nerve involvement and ...
