Evaluation of central and peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Conclusion: Central and peripheral nervous system involvement could develop in patients with moderate-severe COPD, and these patients should be monitored for neuropathic changes in combination with neurological examination

Patients with primary restless legs syndrome have higher prevalence of autonomic dysfunction and irritable bowel syndrome

CONCLUSION The presence of autonomic nervous system impairment in patients with pRLS and the strong link between IBS and pRLS merit further, more extensive investigation

The evaluation of asthma and COPD patients in emotional status: A cross-sectional study

Conclusions: It was concluded that anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with COPD and particularly uncontrolled asthma, and patients with such chronic diseases; psychosocial support may be helpful, alongside the treatment of existing disease

The evaluation of asthma and COPD patients in emotional status: A cross-sectional study

Background: Psychiatric comorbidities are prevalent in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. But, there is no clear evidence comparing asthma and COPD. The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the emotional status of patients with asthma and COPD Methods: The study included 132 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with asthma (n=78) and COPD (n=54) who did not receive therapy for pshiciatric disorders. Emotional status were evaluated using the Beck and Hamilton surveys. Results: There was significant difference between patients asthma an COPD in terms of anxiety and depression level. The patients with COPD achieved significantly worse scores in emotional status. Anxiety and depression was significantly greater in patients with uncontrolled asthma. But, there was no significant correlation between GOLD stages and spirometric values and emotional disorders in COPD patients. Conclusions: It was concluded that anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with COPD and particularly uncontrolled asthma, and patients with such chronic diseases; psychosocial support may be helpful, alongside the treatment of existing disease

The effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on exercise tolerance, quality of life, sleep quality and emotional status in the patients with Parkinson's disease.

Conclusion: Results of our study indicated that PPT is effective significantly and positively especially on the non-motor complications, by increasing effort capacity and walking distance in the patients with PD

The relationship between restless legs syndrome and bronchial asthma

ConclusionsRLS was more frequent in people with asthma than in healthy individuals, and as asthma control decreased, frequency of RLS increased. It was concluded that it would be useful to evaluate people with asthma, particularly those with symptoms of depression and anxiety, with regard to RLS in order to address, and ultimately improve, their quality of life

The effects of depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances on cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances on cognitive functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. In this prospective case-control study, demographic data, smoking history, depression, anxiety, sleep quality and cognitive status of 48 COPD patients and 36 healthy volunteers aged 40-90 years were recorded. The Beck depression inventory (BDI), the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to assess depression, anxiety and sleep quality, respectively in COPD patients. Cognitive performance was studied by the mini-mental state examination. The mean age of patients with COPD was 65.3 +/- 9.4 years, and disease duration was 9.6 +/- 7.8 years. Male sex ratio, smoking, BDI score, BAI score, total PSQI score, sleep latency, sleep duration, average use of sleep aids and sleep disturbances in patients with COPD were significantly higher than the control group (p 0.05). A statistically significant relationship was established between cognitive impairment and severity of disease, presence of anxiety, presence of depression and sleep quality. In our study, we found that sleep disorders, depression and anxiety comorbid with COPD increased cognitive impairment as well as the severity of disease. We believe that this finding is important in terms of reducing the risk of cognitive impairment, preventing misdiagnosis and treatment of the aforementioned comorbid diseases

A rare case of neuro-Behcet's disease presenting with limbic encephalitis

Behcet's syndrome is a recurrent systemic inflammation with an unknown etiology. The onset of the condition often occurs in the second decade of life and it is more common in males than in females. One of the most feared organ involvements associated with BS is neurological involvement, which often affects the brain stem, although hemispheric involvement may be primary in a limited number of patients. Parenchymal neurological involvement in BS affects the prognosis unfavorably, as it may result in severe sequelae or mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent sequelae. Herein, we report the first case of neuro-Behcet's disease presenting with limbic encephalitis who received early stage immunotherapy

Effects of Hemodialysis on Visual Pathways Assessed by Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs)

Conclusion: We conclude that VEP, which is an easy, cheap, and simple electrophysiological method, can be used to determine subclinical CNS dysfunction in patients with CRF and show the effect of fluid removal during HD on the visual pathways, and to show the corrective effect of effective fluid imaging on the visual pathways

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS AND THE EFFECTS OF INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN IN PATIENTS WITH GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME

Conclusion - In this study, demyelinating form was more frequent than axonal form. A total of 2 g/kg dose of IVIg treatment administered for 5 days as a standard in GBS patients ensured a significant improvement on both disability and early and late administration and early administration of the treatment does not lead to any difference in intensive care unit and rehabilitation requirements