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  • Publication
    Insight into pain syndromes in acute phase of mild-to-moderate covid-19: Frequency, clinical characteristics, and associated factors
    (Wiley, 2021-10-26) Karli, Necdet; KARLI, HAMDİ NECDET; Gullu, Gizem; GÜLLÜ, GİZEM; Kilic, Erhan; KILIÇ, ERHAN; Dinc, Yasemin; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; Ursavas, Ahmet; URSAVAŞ, AHMET; Yilmaz, Emel; YILMAZ, EMEL; Zarifoglu, Mehmet; ZARİFOĞLU, MEHMET; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi.; 0000-0002-3894-1231; IUQ-6999-2023; AAI-3169-2021; IZQ-0662-2023; AAD-1271-2019
    Background Pain has been frequently described as a clinical feature of COVID-19, and the main pain syndromes that have been associated with the acute phase of this disease so far are headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and neuropathic pain. Understanding the characteristics of pain symptoms is crucial for a better clinical approach. Methods Patients who were diagnosed as having COVID-19 using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were included in the study. Patients were asked to complete a 51-item questionnaire via a phone interview, which included questions on demographics, acute COVID-19 symptoms, the presence of pain symptoms, and their characteristics in the acute phase of COVID-19. Results A total of 222 out of 266 patients with COVID-19 participated in the study, yielding a response rate of 83.5%. A total of 159 patients reported at least one kind of pain syndrome with a prevalence of 71.6%. Myalgia was reported in 110 (49.6%) patients, headache in 109 (49.1%), neuropathic pain symptoms in 55 (24.8%), and polyarthralgia in 30 (13.5%) patients. A total of 66 patients reported only one type of pain, 46 reported two types, 42 reported three types, and five patients reported all four types of pain. Logistic regression analysis showed that there were significant associations between these pain syndromes and a strong association was found between neuropathic pain and headache. Conclusion Pain is a frequently observed symptom of mild-to-moderate COVID-19. There are significant relationships between pain syndromes in COVID-19, which may be due to a sequence of common etiologic factors. Significance This study described the main pain syndromes associated acute phase of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and its associated features. Headaches and pain of neuropathic characteristics were prevalent in this sample.
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    Evaluation of LGI1-antibody encephalitis, a rare cause of limbic encephalitis, from diagnosis to treatment
    (Galenos Yayıncılık, 2022-06-01) Uslusoy, Halil İbrahim; Dinç, Yasemin; Demir, Aylin Bican; USLUSOY, İBRAHİM HALİL; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; BİCAN DEMİR, AYLİN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0001-6739-8605; HMK-8641-2023; IWC-9957-2023; KHB-9765-2024
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    Evaluation of intracranial atherosclerotic disease risk factors in patients with acute ischemic stroke
    (Asean Neurological Assoc, 2023-12-01) DİNÇ, YASEMİN; MESUT, GİZEM; Özpar, Rıfat; Hojjati, Farid; HOJJATI, FARID; ÖZPAR, RİFAT; Bakar, Mustafa; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı.; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0001-6649-9287; 0009-0006-2052-6335; IUQ-6999-2023
    Background & Objective: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a prevalent cause of ischemic stroke and is related to recurrent strokes. In this study, we aim to identify the ICAD rate and establish the risk factors in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in our population in Turkey. Methods: Eight hundred sixty-two patients diagnosed with AIS in our tertiary centre between 01-01.2019 and 01.01.2021 were retrospectively included in this study. Results: We detected ICAD in 172 ( 20%) patients. While the independent risk factors of anterior ICAD were hypertension and diabetes mellitus, the risk factors of posterior ICAD were advanced age, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and vertebral artery hypoplasia. There were more frequent posterior ICAD. Conclusion: There was difference in the risk factors for anterior ICAD and posterior ICAD in this Turkish study.
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    Causes of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
    (Türk Nöroloji Derneği, 2020-12-01) Dinc, Yasemin; Bakar, Mustafa; Hakyemez, Bahattin; Dinç, Yasemin; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; Bakar, Mustafa; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; Hakyemez, Bahattin; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı.; AAI-2318-2021; IUQ-6999-2023
    Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting 1% of the adult population. However, ischemic strokes in patients with AF can be triggered by alternative mechanisms, especially in high-risk patients with additional vascular risk factors. In some patients, atherothrombotic mechanisms may cause stroke, and AF may be incidental or a symptom of atherosclerotic disease. In this case, it may be difficult to distinguish cardioembolic stroke from stroke due to large artery atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke in patients with non-valvular AF and to determine the risk factors for craniocervical atherosclerotic stenosis.Materials and Methods: This study identified risk factors for craniocervical atherosclerotic stenosis in patients followed up at the Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke and non-valvular AF. In this study, 180 patients who were followed up with a diagnosis of non-valvular AF and acute ischemic stroke between January 1st, 2019 - March 1st 2020, in Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology, were retrospectively included.Results: In this study, the non-cardiac stroke rate was 20% in patients with non-valvular AF who had acute ischemic stroke. Ischemic stroke due to large vessel atherosclerosis was found in 14.4% of these patients, and 9.5% of all patients with AF were stented. When dermographic features, clinical features, and risk factors were analyzed for craniocervical atherosclerotic stenosis, a significant statistical result was obtained with male sex (p=0.020) and smoking (p<0.001).Conclusion: Stroke is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by many complex mechanisms. Prevention of stroke recurrence is possible by starting effective treatment early. The presence of critical artery stenosis in a patient with acute ischemic stroke with AF causes stroke recurrence and this relapse cannot be prevented by anticoagulant treatment. Angiographic evidence also revealed ethnic and racial differences in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Therefore, more precise information can be obtained through prospective studies in our population.
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    Vertebral artery hypoplasia as an independent risk factor of posterior circulation atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021-09-24) Dinç, Yasemin; Özpar, Rıfat; Emir, Büsra; Hakyemez, Bahattin; Bakar, Mustafa; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; ÖZPAR, RİFAT; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı.; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyolog Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0001-6649-9287; 0000-0002-3425-0740; IWC-9957-2023; AAH-5062-2021; AAI-2318-2021; EKN-8251-2022
    Vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) is a frequent anatomical variation of vertebral arteries, with emerging evidence suggesting that it contributes to posterior circulation ischemia. However, the relationship between VAH and ischemic stroke remains unknown. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of VAH in patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke who were followed up in a neurology clinic and to determine if it can potentially be a risk factor for atherosclerotic stenosis in vertebrobasilar circulation. This retrospective study included 609 patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke between January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020. Demographic of patients, risk factors, radiological and clinical characteristics were evaluated. Posterior circulation was very common in patients with VAH, and the most common locations of atherosclerotic stenosis were V1 and V4 segments of the vertebral artery and the middle segment of basilar artery. Analysis of the risk factors for atherosclerotic stenosis in patients with posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke suggested that VAH was an independent risk factor. Findings of the study suggest that VAH pre-disposes atherosclerotic stenosis in vertebrobasilar circulation, although its mechanism remains unknown. Hemodynamic parameters associated with atherosclerosis could not be measured in vivo. Thus, to better understand the underlying mechanism, conducting studies that examine blood flow parameters with high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography in patients diagnosed with acute cerebral ischemia patients with VAH is warranted.
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    Hypersomnia in gulllain-barre syndrome: A co-incidental or an aetiological association?
    (Galenos Publ House, 2021-06-01) Demir, Aylin Bican; Dinc, Yasemin; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; BİCAN DEMİR, AYLİN; Bakar, Mustafa; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0001-6739-8605
    Increased daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia, is a very common symptom in the general population and may cause serious problems in their lives. Hypersomnia may be idiopathic or may occur secondary to other aetiologies. Infections and vaccinations may also be related to hypersomnias. A 74-year-old man complaining of muscle weakness after severe diarrhoea was admitted and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). He also complained of increased daytime sleepiness since the emergence of his weakness, for which all metabolic and endocrine aetiologies were excluded. A full night polysomnography and multiple sleep latency test revealed objective daytime sleepiness and tree episodes of rapid eye movements during sleep periods. Because of the temporal association, the patient was diagnosed with secondary narcolepsy secondary to post-infectious GBS.
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    Identifying the risk factors for intracranial herniation in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis
    (Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2023-05-01) Dinç, Yasemin; Özpar, Rıfat; Hakyemez, Bahattin; Bakar, Mustafa; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; ÖZPAR, RİFAT; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı.; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0001-6649-9287; 0000-0003-0342-5939; AAH-5062-2021; AAI-2318-2021; IWC-9957-2023; EKN-8251-2022
    Background Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is not as well understood as an ischemic stroke of arterial origin. Although the prognosis of CVST is usually good, parenchymal lesions may occur in some patients, and the development of intracranial herniation may result in death. For this reason, recognizing the risk factors for intracranial herniation and accurately determining those patients who should undergo decompressive craniectomy is important.Objective This study aims to determine the risk factors for intracranial herniation in patients with CVST.Methods A total of 177 patients diagnosed with CVST between 2015 and 2021 in our tertiary center were retrospectively included in this study.Results Of the 177 patients, 124 were female and 53 were male with mean ages of 40.65 +/- 13.23 and 44.13 +/- 17.09, respectively. Among those, 18 patients had developed intracranial herniation. A significant statistical relationship was observed between superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, sinus rectus thrombosis, venous collateral score, nonhemorrhagic venous infarct, presence of malignancy, small juxtacortical hemorrhage, and cortical vein thrombosis. The binary logistic regression analysis results showed that the most significant variables were the venous collateral score of 0, malignancy, and small juxtacortical hemorrhages.Conclusion This study identified small juxtacortical hemorrhages, the presence of malignancy, and a venous collateral score of 0 to be independent risk factors for intracranial herniation in CVST patients. Drawing on these results, we recommend close clinical observation of CVST patients, as they may be candidates for decompressive craniectomy.
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    Specificity and sensitivity of the SeLECT score in predicting late seizures in patients undergoing intravenous thrombolytic treatment and the effect of diabetes mellitus and leukoaraiosis
    (Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2023-03-01) Dinç, Yasemin; Demir, Aylin Bican; Özkaya, Güven; Bakar, Mustafa; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; BİCAN DEMİR, AYLİN; ÖZKAYA, GÜVEN; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı.; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Biyoistatistik Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0003-0297-846X; 0000-0003-0342-5939; IUQ-6999-2023; A-4421-2016; IWC-9957-2023; KHB-9765-2024; EKN-8251-2022
    Background Seizures after stroke can negatively affect the prognosis of ischemic stroke and cause a decrease in quality of life. The efficacy of intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) treatment in acute ischemic stroke has been demonstrated in many studies, and IV rt-PA treatment has been increasingly used around the world. The SeLECT score is a useful score for the prediction of late seizures after stroke and includes the severity of stroke (Se), large artery atherosclerosis (L), early seizure (E), cortical involvement (C), and the territory of the middle cerebral artery (T). However, the specificity and sensitivity of the SeLECTscore have not been studied in acute ischemic stroke patients that received IV rt-PA treatment.Objective In the present study, we aimed to validate and develop the SeLECT score in acute ischemic stroke patients receiving IV rt-PA treatment.Methods The present study included 157 patients who received IV thrombolytic treatment in our third-stage hospital. The 1-year seizure rates of the patients were detected. SeLECT scores were calculated.Results In our study, we found that the SeLECT score had low sensitivity but high specificity for predicting the likelihood of late seizure after stroke in patients administered IV rt-PA therapy. In addition to the SeLECTscore, we found that the specificity and sensitivity were higher when we evaluated diabetes mellitus (DM) and leukoaraiosis.Conclusion We found that DM was an independent risk factor for late seizures after stroke in a patient group receiving thrombolytic therapy, and late seizures after stroke were less frequent in patients with leukoaraiosis.
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    Evaluation of clinical, radiological, and demographic characteristics of juxtacortical hemorrhages in cerebral venous thrombosis
    (Türk Nöroloji Derneği, 2021-12-01) Dinç, Yasemin; Özpar, Rıfat; Bakar, Mustafa; Hakyemez, Bahattin; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; ÖZPAR, RİFAT; BAKAR, HACI MUSTAFA; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı; 0000-0001-6649-9287; 0000-0002-3425-0740; IUQ-6999-2023; AAH-5062-2021; EKN-8251-2022; AAI-2318-2021
    Objective: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare form of cerebrovascular disease. Intracranial hemorrhage may occur in 40% of the patients with CVT. The morphology of the intracranial hemorrhages ranges from small juxtacortical hemorrhages (JH) to large parenchymal hematomas. Although it has been suggested that JH is a characteristic of CVT, studies examining the relationship between JH and CVT are limited. In this study, it was aimed to determine the clinical, radiological, and demographic characteristics of JH in patients with CVT.Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 157 patients who were followed up with the diagnosis of CVT between 2015 and 2021 were included retrospectively. Patients were categorized as, those with and without JH. Variables associated with JH were determined by comparing the demographic, clinical, and radiological characteristics, CVT etiologies and clinical outcomes of the patients.Results: When the clinical, demographic, and radiological characteristics of the patients with and without JH were compared; female gender (p=0.037), clinical initial symptom (0.003), early superior sagittal sinus (SSS) thrombosis (p<0.001), venous collateral scale (VCS) (p<0.001), being in the postpartum period (p=0.006), development of intracranial herniation (p<0.001), and poor clinical outcome (p<0.001) were significantly related with JH. When the significant variables were evaluated with the binary logistic regression, the most significant and independent variables were found to be SSS thrombosis (p=0.043), cortical vein thrombosis (CoVT) (p=0.010), and seizures after CVT (p=0.004). By contrast, no relationships were found between the groups in terms of VCS in binary logistic regression.Conclusion: Diagnosis of CVT is possible with high clinical suspicion and correct interpretation of radiological imaging. JH could be detected with non-contrast cranial computed tomography, which is the first imaging modality, and may cause the clinician to suspect from SSS thrombosis and CoVT. More precise results could be obtained with the prospective multicenter studies.
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    Evaluation of risk factors associated with stroke recurrence in patients with minor ischemic stroke
    (Türk Nöroloji Derneği, 2022-03-01) Dinç, Yasemin; Akarsu, Emel Oğuz; Hakyemez, Bahattin; Bakar, Mustafa; DİNÇ, YASEMİN; OĞUZ AKARSU, EMEL; HAKYEMEZ, BAHATTİN; Bakar, Mustafa; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı; 0000-0002-3425-0740; IUQ-6999-2023; IZQ-0662-2023; IWC-9957-2023; AAI-2318-2021; EKN-8251-2022
    Objective: Recurrent ischemic stroke (RIS) is a major threat CO patients with IS. The risk of RIS in patients with minor IS (MIS) is 10-13% in the first 3 months. Despite the advanced examination and treatment of the patients, RIS is still common. It is important to know which risk factors cause RIS in order to rake some precautions. The aim of this study is to determine the risky group by determining the demographic, clinical and radiological features associated with RIS in patients with MIS.Materials and Methods: We included 310 patients diagnosed as having acute IS (AIS) by Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology between 01.01.2019 and 01.01.2020, retrospectively.Results: When clinical, radiological and dermogrophic features were analyzed between patients with and without RIS, there were statistically significant differences between groups in terms of the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD), atherosclerotic vascular disease, anterior circulation stroke, craniocervical atherosclerotic stenosis, atherosclerotic stenosis in the anterior circulation, atherosclerotic stenosis of the symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA), atherosclerotic stenosis in the asymptomatic ICA and performing carotid artery scenting. When significant variables were analyzed by using binary logistic regression in patients with MIS, it was found that the most significant variables were CAD and asymptomatic ICA stenosis.Conclusion: In our study, the risk factors associated with RIS in patients with MIS were the presence of CAD and asymptomatic ICA stenosis. Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease and therefore craniocervical atherosclerotic stenosis may be multiple. Angiographic evidence has also revealed ethnic and racial differences in patients with AIS. For this reason, more precise information can be obtained with prospective studies to be conducted in our own population.