COMPARISON OF EXAMPLES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES IN TURKISH AND BRITISH MEDIA: PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

This study compares news articles which have documented child sex abuse cases in the Turkish and UK press in terms of their lexical choices and the level of details which they conceal in order to protect the rights of the child. The aim is to shed light on the significance afforded to the protection of children in both countries. Furthermore, the causes and consequences of child sex abuse will be discussed in their social context with mention of the various laws and penalties enforced to deter such acts

The incidence of polyneuropthy and its relation with disease parameters in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is accompanied by several concomitant conditionsdue to its systemic effects. Hypoxia and oxidative stress associated with COPD are also believed to contributeto the disease course through the effects of several inflammatory mediators. Major causative agents causing ofperipheral neuropathy are age, hypoxia, duration and severity of COPD, hypercapnia and smoking. The presentstudy aimed to investigate the incidence of polyneuropathy and its relation with disease parameters in COPDpatients.Methods: Of a total number of 45 patients who had been followed up between January 1, 2015 and December31, 2016 with a diagnosis of COPD at Ufuk University School of Medicine were enrolled retrospectively. Allpatients underwent electroneuromyography, arterial blood gas measurements and pulmonary function tests.Patients were divided as those with or without neuropathy, and factors contributing to the development ofneuropathy were investigated based on clinical and laboratory findings.Results: Eleven (24.4%) patients were women and 34 (74.6%) were men, and the mean age was 73.2 years.Mean PaO2 was 58.2 mmHg, pCO2 was 41.2 mmHg, and FEV1 was 45.3%. Neuropathy was diagnosed intwenty (44.4%) patients. Significant differences were found in pO2, pCO2, SO2, mMRC, smoking status andnumber of exacerbations per year (p < 0.05).Conclusions: Patients who experience frequent exacerbations and those with hypoxemia or hypercapnia asdemonstrated should be taken into more careful clinical assessments with respect to polyneuropathy

The incidence of polyneuropthy and its relation with disease parameters in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is accompanied by several concomitant conditionsdue to its systemic effects. Hypoxia and oxidative stress associated with COPD are also believed to contributeto the disease course through the effects of several inflammatory mediators. Major causative agents causing ofperipheral neuropathy are age, hypoxia, duration and severity of COPD, hypercapnia and smoking. The presentstudy aimed to investigate the incidence of polyneuropathy and its relation with disease parameters in COPDpatients.Methods: Of a total number of 45 patients who had been followed up between January 1, 2015 and December31, 2016 with a diagnosis of COPD at Ufuk University School of Medicine were enrolled retrospectively. Allpatients underwent electroneuromyography, arterial blood gas measurements and pulmonary function tests.Patients were divided as those with or without neuropathy, and factors contributing to the development ofneuropathy were investigated based on clinical and laboratory findings.Results: Eleven (24.4%) patients were women and 34 (74.6%) were men, and the mean age was 73.2 years.Mean PaO2 was 58.2 mmHg, pCO2 was 41.2 mmHg, and FEV1 was 45.3%. Neuropathy was diagnosed intwenty (44.4%) patients. Significant differences were found in pO2, pCO2, SO2, mMRC, smoking status andnumber of exacerbations per year (p < 0.05).Conclusions: Patients who experience frequent exacerbations and those with hypoxemia or hypercapnia asdemonstrated should be taken into more careful clinical assessments with respect to polyneuropathy