Higher P-Wave Dispersion in Migraine Patients with Higher Number of Attacks

Objective and Aim. An imbalance of the sympathetic system may explain many of the clinical manifestations of the migraine. We aimed to evaluate P-waves as a reveal of sympathetic system function in migraine patients and healthy controls. Materials and Methods. Thirty-five episodic type of migraine patients (complained of migraine during 5 years or more, BMI < 30 kg/m2) and 30 controls were included in our study. We measured P-wave durations (minimum, maximum, and dispersion) from 12-lead ECG recording during pain-free periods. ECGs were transferred to a personal computer via a scanner and then used for magnification of x400 by Adobe Photoshop software. Results. P-wave durations were found to be similar between migraine patients and controls. Although P WD (P-wave dispersion) was similar, the mean value was higher in migraine subjects. P WD was positively correlated with P max (P < 0.01). Attacks number per month and male gender were the factors related to the P WD (P < 0.01). Conclusions. Many previous studies suggested that increased sympathetic activity may cause an increase in P WD. We found that P WD of migraine patients was higher than controls, and P WD was related to attacks number per month and male gender. Further studies are needed to explain the chronic effects of migraine

Impairment of arterial distensibility in premenopausal women with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Bilateral pathological intracerebral calcifications: Neurological and psychiatric evaluation

Bazal gangliyonlar, serebral hemisfer beyaz cevherinde ve serebellumun dentat nükleuslarında bilateral kalsifikasyonlar veya diğer minerallerin depolanması nadir bir hastalıktır. Hipoparatiroidizm ve idyopatik strio-pallido-dentat kalsinoz (Fahr hastalığı) patolojik intraserebral kalsifikasyonların en sık rastlanan iki sebebidir. Bu hastalarda hareket bozuklukları en sık rastlanan bulgudur. Kalsifikasyonlara eşlik eden nörolojik ve psikiyatrik bozukluklar tartışıldığı bu makalede, literatürden farklı olarak nöbetlerin ve başağrısı problemlerinin bizim hastalarımızda baskın olması dikkat çekiciydi.Bilateral, symmetric, calcium and other mineral deposits occur in basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, and white matter off cerebral hemisphere are rare disorders. Hypoparathyroidism and Fahr&#8217;s disease (progressive idiopathic strio-pallidodentat calsinozis) are the most common two pathologies in etiology of bilateral calcifications. Extrapyramidal problems are the most commonly seen clinical finding in these patients. In this article in which neurological and psychiatric disorders in relation to calcifications were discussed, seizures and headache problems were more prominent in our patients