Treatment induced neuritis in diabetes (TIND) – Terra incognita in the spectrum of diabetic neuropathies [2022] - 511KB
by Dinesh Khandelwal, Vaibhav Mathur, Deepali Sharma, Arvind Vyas
Treatment-induced neuropathy in diabetes (TIND), better known as insulin neuritis, is an uncommon, iatrogenic, small fibre neuropathy occurring with an abrupt betterment in glycaemic control in patien...

High platelet to lymphocyte ratio as a risk factor for poor outcome in acute ischemic stroke patient [2022] - 301KB
by Felix Adrian, Anak Agung Ayu Putri Laksmidewi, Ida Bagus Kusuma Putra, I Made Oka Adnyana, I Gusti Ngurah Budiarsa, Tommy Sarongku, Clarissa Tertia, I Putu Eka Widyadharma
Background & Objective: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. The incidence of ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation is greater in the middle cerebral artery (MC...

Relationship between D-dimer levels and infarct pattern in acute ischemic stroke patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation [2022] - 391KB
by Yoon Jung Kang, Sung-Hwan Jang, Younjin Park, Sohyun Yim, Sang Min Sung, Han-Jin Cho
Background: Cerebral embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is mainly caused by thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage. D-dimer is known to reflect the thrombogenic...

ASPECTS as a clinical outcome marker for MCA infarction treated with thrombolytic therapy: Non-contrast CT versus CTA source images [2022] - 643KB
by Fatma GER AKARSU, Ezgi SEZER ERYILDIZ, Özlem AYKAÇ, Zehra UYSAL KOCABAŞ, Atilla Özcan ÖZDEMİR
Background & Objective: Computed tomography angiography (CTA) in acute stroke has been widely used to demonstrate arterial occlusion. Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) is used to detect ...

Study protocol for aspirin plus rivaroxaban efficacy and safety in embolic stroke of undetermined source: A randomized, placebo controlled, outcome assessor blind, feasibility study [2022] - 463KB
by Athena Sharifi-Razavi, Monireh Ghazaeian, Fatemeh Ramezanpour
Background & Objectives: Despite recent scientific advances in acute ischemic stroke treatment, there has been limited progress for the secondary prevention of cryptogenic ischemic stroke. The present...

Efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy alone for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke [2022] - 614KB
by Yangbo Hou, Zhibin Chen, Yinqin Hu, Jie Tao, Zhen Chen, Yudan Zhu, Wei Zhang, Yu Bai, Qian Xiao, Guoyi Li, Jiwei Cheng
Background: Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and bridging therapy (BT) (IVT+mechanical thrombectomy [MT]) are the main treatments for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Recent studies suggested that the curat...

Left atrial function index in embolic stroke of undetermined source: A case-control study [2022] - 308KB
by Marzieh Tajmirriahi, Parisa Salari, Mohammad Saadatnia
Background & Objectives: Previous studies showed left atrial volume index (LAVi) is a precise surrogate of atrial cardiopathy and associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation and embolic stroke undet...

Indicators of sitting balance ability and its association with fall risk in early stroke patients [2022] - 329KB
by Burcu Ersoz Huseyinsinoglu, Dudu Kübra Akyol, Esma Nur Kolbaşı, Hayriye Kucukoglu
Background & Objectives: There is insufficient data establishing correlates of sitting balance performance and its association with fall risk in patients with stroke (PwS). The primary aim of this stu...

COVID-19 pandemic in Istanbul: Seizure frequency and psychosocial outcomes in patients with epilepsy [2022] - 360KB
by Kubra Yeni, Zeliha Tulek, Arif Ozer, Aysel Cavusoglu, Gorkem Sirin Inan, Betul Baykan, Nerses Bebek
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine seizure frequency and psychosocial outcomes in patients with epilepsy (PwE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional case- control st...

Influencing factors for cognitive impairment in patients with dorsolateral frontal lobe epilepsy [2022] - 772KB
by Qianwen Zhu, Jianmin Zhang, Xingnan Wang, Yueying Fang
Background & Objective: To explore the influencing factors for cognitive impairment in patients with dorsolateral frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) and the correlation between cognitive function and abnorma...