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Author: ULUÇ, KAYIHAN × Subject: SURAL NERVE-CONDUCTION ×

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    A neurophysiological approach to the complex organisation of the spine: F-wave duration and the cutaneous silent period in restless legs syndrome
    (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011) İŞAK, BARIŞ; Isak, Baris; Uluc, Kayihan; Salcini, Celal; Agan, Kadriye; Tanridag, Tulin; Us, Onder
    Objective: It is generally accepted that F-wave duration (FWD) and the cutaneous silent period (CSP) are influenced by diminished central inhibition. The aim of this study was to diagnose patients of restless legs syndrome (RLS) with the help of FWD and/or CSP parameters. Methods: In all, 24 patients with primary RLS were compared with 31 age-and sex-matched controls. The participants were evaluated based on nerve conduction study (NCS), F-wave parameters (minimum, maximum and mean latency; chronodispersion, persistence and duration; and the ratio of the mean FWD to compound muscle action potential (CMAP) duration), CSP (latency, duration and the ratio of lower-extremity (LE) to upper-extremity (UE) duration that is, silent period ratio (SPR)), the expiration to inspiration ratio (E/I) and sympathetic skin response (SSR). Results: There were not any significant differences in NCS, E/I or SSR between the patients and controls. However, FWD was prolonged (P < 0.0001 for UE and LE) and FWD/CMAP duration was increased in upper and lower extremities (P < 0.001 for UE and P < 0.0001 for LE). Further, CSP latencies in UE (P = 0.030) and LE (P < 0.001) were prolonged, and CSP duration and SPR were significantly reduced in the patient group (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: As both NCS and autonomic test results were in the normal range, abnormalities in FWD and CSP parameters were attributed to the dysfunction of different interneuron groups in the spine. Significance: The use of FWD and CSP could aid in the diagnosis of RLS patients in whom conventional electrophysiological procedures are ineffective. (C) 2010 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Where Is the Core of the Volcano? The Undetermined Origin of Primary Restless Legs Syndrome
    (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2011) İŞAK, BARIŞ; Isak, Baris; Agan, Kadriye; Ergun, Aslihan; Cakkalkurt, Aslican; Uluc, Kayihan; Tanridag, Tulin; Us, Onder
    An association between small fiber neuropathy and primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is suggested since both of them share common characteristics. Our aim was to investigate the existence of autonomic neuropathy on the basis of autonomic tests. The patients and the age-matched controls were evaluated with Neuropathy Symptom Profile and Autonomic Symptom Profile, nerve conduction studies (NCS), and autonomic tests. Patients suffered from neuropathic and autonomic complaints obviously. There was no significant difference for NCS, heart rate variability tests, and sympathetic skin responses (SSRs) among patients and controls. Since both the NCSs and the autonomic tests were within normal, the complaints were considered to be the consequences of the problem in sensory integration due to the dysfunction of the caudal diencephalic All group, rather than a neuropathic process. 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.