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    Brainstem Reflexes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Without Clinical Neurological Manifestations
    (AVES, 2017-05-08) SÜNTER, GÜLİN; Salcini, Celal; Bastan, Birgul; Sunter, Gulin; Kahraman Koytak, Pinar; Yilmaz, Orhan; Tanridag, Tlin; Us, Onder; Uluc, Kayihan
    Introduction: We aimed to assess central and peripheral nervous system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients without any neurological signs and symptoms by performing electrophysiological investigations. Methods: Thirty-eight SLE patients and 35 healthy volunteers participated in this study. Peripheral nerve conduction and brainstem reflexes were evaluated by performing nerve conduction studies (NCSs) and blink reflex (BR) and masseter inhibitory reflex (MIR) recordings. Results: Eleven patients (29%) had an abnormality in at least 1 NCS parameter, and 1 (2.6%) patient was diagnosed with polyneuropathy. The number of patients with abnormal BR and MIR was 23 (60.5%) and 14 (37%), respectively. The contralateral R2 latency of BR and the silent period 1 (SP1) latency of MIR were significantly prolonged in the patients compared with the controls (p=0.015 and p<0.001, respectively). Conclusion: This study showed that irrespective of peripheral nervous system involvement, brainstem reflexes could be affected in SLE patients even without clinical neurological findings. Brainstem reflex abnormalities suggested that the functional integrity of the inhibitory or excitatory interneurons in the lateral caudal pons and lateral medulla is disturbed in SLE patients.
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    Motor-Unit Number Estimation Is Sensitive in Detecting Motor Nerve Involvement in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    (KOREAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOC, 2016) SÜNTER, GÜLİN; Yilnnaz, Orhan; Sunter, Gulin; Salcini, Celal; Koytak, Pinar Kahraman; Tanridag, Tulin; Us, Onder; Uluc, Kayihan
    Background and Purpose We compared the motor-unit number estimation (MUNE) findings in patients who presented with signs and/or findings associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and healthy controls, with the aim of determining if motor-unit loss occurs during the clinically silent period and if there is a correlation between clinical and MUNE findings in CTS patients. Methods The study investigated 60 hands of 35 patients with clinical CTS and 60 hands of 34 healthy controls. Routine median and ulnar nerve conduction studies and MUNE analysis according to the multipoint stimulation method were performed. Results The most common electrophysiological abnormality was reduced conduction velocity in the median sensory nerve (100% of the hands). The MUNE value was significantly lower for the patient group than for the control group (p=0.0001). ROC analysis showed that a MUNE value of 121 was the optimal cutoff for differentiating between patients and controls, with a sensitivity of 63.3% and a specificity of 68.3%. MUNE values were lower in patients with complaints of numbness, pain, and weakness in the median nerve territory (p<0.05, for all comparisons), and lower in patients with hypoesthesia than in patients with normal neurological findings (p=0.023). Conclusions The MUNE technique is sensitive in detecting motor nerve involvement in CTS patients who present with sensorial findings, and it may be useful in detecting the loss of motor units during the early stages of CTS. Larger-scale prospective clinical trials assessing the effect of early intervention on the outcome of these patients would help in confirming the possible benefit of detecting subclinical motor-unit loss in CTS.
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    Physical and mental fatigue in myasthenia gravis and its correlation with other symptoms
    (2022-08-01) ULUÇ, KAYIHAN; KAHRAMAN KOYTAK, PINAR; Akkan Suzan A., Kahraman Koytak P., Uluc K., Tanridag T.
    Introduction:Muscle weakness and easy fatigability are the clinical hallmarks of myasthenia gravis (MG). However, fatigue perception, which can be seen quite often in myasthenic patients, and its effect on the quality of life, irrespective of motor deficit, has not been elucidated yet. The aim is to evaluate the frequency of fatigue in myasthenic patients with nearly full muscle strength and the effect of fatigue on quality of life by assessing its correlation with other symptoms.Methods:Fifty-three patients with ocular or mild generalized MG in remission or minimal manifestations completed the questionnaires measuring the severity of MG and quality of life (MG Composite Scale and MG-Activities of Daily Living Profile). Both patient group and control group (53 healthy volunteers)completed the scales assessing fatigue [Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS)], depression [Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)] and sleep (Epworth Sleepiness Scale). Disease severity was assessed using MG Foundation of America (MGFA) and MGFA Post-Intervention Status classifications.Results:FAS, FIS physical and BDI scores were significantly higher in patients compared to the control group (p = 0.003, p = 0.001, and p = 0.003, respectively) and fatigue was associated with depression and daytime sleepiness. Inpatient group, depressive symptoms and daytime sleepiness were higher in females (p = 0.019 and p = 0.013). The mean values of FIS total and cognitive scores were higher in patients with generalized MG (p = 0.033 and p = 0.045). Fatigue scores correlated with motor signs.Discussion:Fatigue can be seen in MG independently from muscle weakness and is an important symptom worsening the quality of life.