Medial plantar and dorsal sural nerve conduction studies increase the sensitivity in the detection of neuropathy in diabetic patientsKayihan Uluc
Marmara University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Tophanelioglu Cad 13 15 Altunizade, 34640 Istanbul, Turkey
Clin Neurophysiol 119:880-5. 2008
..In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the medial plantar and dorsal sural NCS in a group of diabetic patients with distal sensory neuropathy (DSN) and in healthy controls...
- Paraneoplastic pandysautonomia as a manifestation of non-small cell lung cancer
Kayihan Uluc
Department of Neurology, Marmara University Hospital, Tophanelioglu cad 13 15, Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey
Neurol Sci 31:813-6. 2010
..Herein, we report a case with pandysautonomia as a paraneoplastic manifestation of non-small cell lung cancer that had an excellent response to symptomatic and supportive treatments, as well as IVIG therapy...
- Leukoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and high lactate: a genetically proven case with distinct MRI findings
Kayihan Uluc
Marmara University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
J Neurol Sci 273:118-22. 2008
..In LBSL, distinct MRI findings should lead to the diagnosis, which can be confirmed by the analysis of the disease gene DARS2...
- Near-nerve needle sensory and medial plantar nerve conduction studies in patients with small-fiber sensory neuropathy
K Uluc
Department of Neurology, Hacettepe University Hospitals, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Neurol 15:928-32. 2008
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- Assessment of symptomatic diabetic patients with normal nerve conduction studies: utility of cutaneous silent periods and autonomic tests
Pinar Kahraman Koytak
Department of Neurology, Marmara University Hospital, Tophanelioglu cad 13 15, Istanbul, Turkey
Muscle Nerve 43:317-23. 2011
..Our findings indicate that the diagnostic utility of CSPs was higher than that of the autonomic tests to support the clinically suspected diagnosis of SFN...
- Where is the core of the volcano? The undetermined origin of primary restless legs syndrome
Baris Isak
Department of Neurology, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Int J Neurosci 121:130-6. 2011
..The cardiac autonomic imbalance possibly emerges as a consequence of arousal periods prior to or during the Periodic Leg Movements (PLM) episodes during sleep, but not due to autonomic neuropathy...
Clinical utility of F wave parameters in unilateral S1 radiculopathyMehmet Gencer
Department of Neurology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
Neurosciences (Riyadh) 16:237-41. 2011
..We evaluated the differences of these parameters between the affected and unaffected sides and also with the control group...
- Madras motor neuron disease in Turkey
Baris Isak
Department of Neurology, Marmara University Hospital, Altunizade Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
Amyotroph Lateral Scler 10:347-9. 2009
..This is the first case reported from Turkey and indicates that the disease is not only regional but may also occur on the basis of rare de novo mutations...
- A neurophysiological approach to the complex organisation of the spine: F-wave duration and the cutaneous silent period in restless legs syndrome
Baris Isak
Marmara University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
Clin Neurophysiol 122:383-90. 2011
..The aim of this study was to diagnose patients of restless legs syndrome (RLS) with the help of FWD and/or CSP parameters...
- Conservative treatment for late-diagnosed spinal accessory nerve injury
Kenan Akgun
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 87:1015-21. 2008
..The aim of this study was to present the clinical and electrophysiological features and response to conservative treatment of the patients with late-diagnosed SAN injury...
