The prevalence and impacts of psychological disorders in Chinese Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients [2025] - 1,255KB
by Nan Hu, Dongchao Shen, Xunzhe Yang, Jingwen Niu, Liying Cui, Mingsheng Liu
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and influential factors of depression, anxiety, suicidal tendency and sleep disorders in a group of Chinese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Metho...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with optineurin gene variants: A case series [2025] - 658KB
by Berin Gulatar-Turkoglu, Hamza Polat, Kayıhan Uluc
Background & Objective: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable and fatal disease that affects motor neurons, and can be sporadic or familial. Pathogenic variants in the optineurin gene (O...

NRF2/HO-1 axis and oxidative stress in pediatric migraine with and without aura [2025] - 531KB
by Doğan Köse, Hüseyin Gümüş, İrfan Öztürk, Canan Üstün
Objective: Migraine is a frequent neurological disorder in childhood. Oxidative stress plays an important role in its pathophysiology. Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 and heme oxygenase-...

The effectiveness of supplemental oxygen therapy in patients receiving acute migraine treatment in the emergency department: A randomized clinical trial [2025] - 417KB
by Ali Solak, Gülşah Çıkrıkçı Işık, Fatma Nur Karaaslan, Osman Korucu, Yunsur Çevik
Background & Objective: Migraine headaches are a frequent reason for emergency department (ED) visits. While oxygen therapy has demonstrated effectiveness for cluster headaches, its role in other prim...

Evaluation of quality of life, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in female fibromyalgia patients with and without migraine [2025] - 377KB
by Emiş Cansu Yaka, Zeynep Alev Özçete
Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence and severity of migraine among fibromyalgia patients as well as to assess its impact on quality of life, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances...

Age-sex interaction on the development of postherpetic neuralgia among shingles patients with moderate and severe pain levels [2025] - 441KB
by Lulu Yan, Xiaoping Shen, Dan Li, Dehou Yu, Hongguang Lu
Background: Herpes zoster (HZ), commonly known as shingles, can lead to postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a chronic neuropathic pain condition that significantly impacts patients’ quality of life. Age i...

Cognitive dysfunction in patients over 60 with non- specific chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional study [2025] - 495KB
by Ramazan Yılmaz, Savaş Karpuz, Fatma Sümeyye Suna, Havva Arslan, Emine Akdere, Halim Yılmaz
Background: Although few studies in recent years have indicated a relationship between chronic low back pain (CLBP) and cognitive impairment, clear evidence is lacking, emphasizing the need for furthe...

Vaccination strategies in multiple sclerosis patients with Delphi methodology: A Turkish consensus [2025] - 510KB
by Bilge Piri Cinar, Asli Tuncer, Levent Çetinkaya, Oguz Akbas, Canan Ağalar, Mehmet Ufuk Aluçlu, Yeşim Beckmann, Cavit Boz, Sena Destan Bünül, Vedat Çilingir, Caner Feyzi Demir, Serkan Demir, Haluk Gümüş, Tuncay Gündüz, Taşkin Duman, Sibel Canbaz Kabay, Ran
Background: Both the presence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the use of immunomodulatory therapy for this disease can change the vaccine response in individuals with MS. In this study, due to the lack...

Effect of health fatalism on health perception and health-seeking behavior with multiple sclerosis patients [2025] - 344KB
by Afitap Ozdelikara, Sumeyye Koc, Murat Terzi
Objectives: The objective of this study was to ascertain the effect of health fatalism on health perception and health-seeking behavior with multiple sclerosis in Türkiye. Methods: This cross-section...

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Turkish version of Paper and Pencil Test in patients with multiple sclerosis [2025] - 385KB
by İlknur ÖZKAN, Cansu POLAT DUNYA, Gizem Yağmur YALCIN, Sevda OZTURK ERDEN, Murat KURTUNCU
Background & Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that impairs patients’ cognitive abilities and motor functions, making it difficult to maintain independent living. ...