Browsing by Author "Odabas, Faruk Omer"

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Botulism Presenting With Unilateral Paralysis: First Case Report
(Aves, 2011) Karsen, Hasan; Baran, Ali Irfan; Ekin, Selami; Odabas, Faruk Omer; Duygu, Fazilet
Food-borne botulism is an acute form of food poisoning that results from ingestion of the toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. Intoxication classically presents as an acute, symmetrical paralysis. In this study, we report a case of botulism with unilateral paralysis that was confirmed by the mouse inoculation and neutralization method.
Electrophysciological Analysis of Entrapment Neuropathies Developed in Acute and Subacute Period in Paretic and Non-Paretic Extremities in Patients With Stroke
(Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2012) Odabas, Faruk Omer; Sayin, Refah; Milanlioglu, Aysel; Tombul, Temel; Cogen, Etem Emre; Yildirim, Gokhan
Objective: To investigate entrapment neuropathies in stroke patients in a hospital in Turkey with Medical Research Council (MRC) score <= 2/5 and in those with MRC score >= 3/5. Methods: The study comprising 40 patients from January 2008 to June 2009 in the Stroke Unit of the Department of Neurology, Yuzuncu Yil University in Van, Turkey, entailed electrophysiological analysis of median, ulnar, radial nerves, peroneal, tibial and sural nerves in paretic and nonparetic upper and lower extremities. National Institute of Health Stroke scale was used for the evaluation of neurological deficient, while nerve conduction studies were performed for the diagnosis of entrapment neuropathies (EN). The patients were divided into two groups based on their initial Medical Research Council (MRC) score: < 2/5 and > 3/5. Both groups had 20 patients each. The readings were compared in the control phase 45 to 50 days after the stroke. Paired samples test and t-test using SPSS version 15 were used for statistical analysis. Results: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) at wrist was found in 7 (35%) patients, cubital tunnel syndrome at elbow in 3 (15%) patients, and evident reduction in motor action potential values of peroneal, median and ulnar nerve in 10 (50%) patients in the control studies for conduction on our patients with Medical Research Council (MRC) score of <= 2/5, unlike the initial findings, in the paretic side. Among the patients, in the other group, 2 (10%) developed bilateral Camel tunnel syndrome, and it was also detected in the healthy upper extremities in 2 (10%) more patients. In the control studies for conduction in patients with Medical Research Council score of >= 3/5, Camel tunnel syndrome was detected in the healthy side in 4 (20%) patients and in the affected side in 3 (15%) patients. Conclusion: In patients with severe paresis, if the affected extremity is not functional, symptoms of entrapment neuropathy are easy to occur.
Randomised, Controlled Blink Reflex in Patients With Migraine and Tension Type Headache
(Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2011) Yildirim, Gokhan; Sayin, Refah; Cogen, Etem Emre; Odabas, Faruk Omer; Tombul, Temel
Objectives: To investigate the latencies, amplitudes of R1, R2i and R2k responses and R2 habituation; to compare the groups with each other and with the placebo group and to demonstrate new evidences on migraine and tension-type headache TTH mechanisms. Methods: This analytical study was carried out among 40 migraine patients who were admitted to Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Neurology Clinics between May 2009 and December 2009, with or without aura according to the diagnostic criteria of International Headache Society 2004 classification. Forty TTH patients, who were diagnosed with TTH were included, and 40 control group subjects were formed according to the same demographic data. SPSSv13 was used for Chi-square test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficients was used for the determination of the relation between the groups and categorical. Results: Mean age was 33.04 +/- 9.07 years. An average of RR2k latency was significantly high in migraine group comparing with TTH and the control groups,, and in TTH group comparing with the control group. Similarly, the average of LR2k latency was found to be significantly higher in migraine group than TTH and the control groups, and significantly higher in TTH group than the control group. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that brainstem and trigeminovascular connections play an important role in migraine pathogenesis and that central mechanisms play a role in TTH and concerning these two diseases.
The Role of Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients With Ischaemic Stroke
(Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2013) Cogen, Etem Emre; Tombul, Temel; Yildirim, Gokhan; Odabas, Faruk Omer; Sayin, Refah
Objective: To investigate the impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality and morbidity in ischaemic stroke patients. Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Neurology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey, and comprised records of ischaemic stroke patients hospitalised between January 2006 and September 2009. SPSS 13 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of the 404 patients in the study, 69 (17.1%) had atrial fibrilation. The mean age of such patients was 66.78 +/- 12.23 years compared to 61.01 +/- 15.11 years for the rest. Besides 47 (68.1%) of these patients were females. According to the modified Rankin Scale scores, the degree of disability was significantly higher at the time of arrival and discharge, and mortality rates were significantly higher also (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Atrial fibrillation affected the prognosis of ischaemic stroke adversely in terms of mortality and morbidity.