Browsing by Author "Inci, R."
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Article Nightmares Associated With the Onset of Mania: Three Case Reports(2003) Agargun, M.Y.; Kara, H.; Inci, R.We reported three cases who had dream-induced manic episodes and discussed mood-regulatory function of dreaming. A dysregulation in neural circuits and monoaminergic systems in brain may precede mood shift during REM sleep dreaming and result in manic episode.Article Sleep Quality in Patients With Hemorrhoids(2003) Kisli, E.; Agargun, M.Y.; Inci, R.; Ozturk, T.; Baser, M.Night symptoms such as itchy and constipation may disturb sleep and worsen sleep quality in patients with hemorrhoids. The aim of this study was examine sleep quality in these patients. Thirty patients with external hemorrhoids (15 males and 15 females) participated in the study. A control group comprised 30 healthy subjects (15 males and 15 females). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which is an instrument with previously established reliability and validity, was administered to assess sleep quality during previous month. Habitual sleep efficiency scores and global PSQI scores of the patients with hemorrhoids were significantly higher than the controls' scores. In patients with hemorrhoids, subjective sleep quality is poor. Constipation and pruritus may disturb sleep and worsen sleep quality. Improved sleep may be an important treatment focus in the clinical management of these patients.