Oya Umit Yemisci

Baskent University · Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Objective: To compare neurological and functional outcomes, and complications of patients with neoplastic vs traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) after in-patient rehabilitation. Design: This study is a retrospective analysis. Setting: In-patient rehabilitation unit of a tertiary research hospital. Participants: A total of 252 patients with a SCI wer...

Background: Complex regional pain syndrome [CRPS] is a painful and disabling chronic neuropathic disorder, and unfortunately, due to its wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, the diagnosis may often be missed by primary-care physicians. To the authors’ knowledge, there are no reported cases of CRPS following immunization with tetanus–diphteria...

Background: Inflammation may not only be the consequence of brain infarction but it may also contribute to ischemic damage. However, the role of inflammatory markers in predicting functional outcome in stroke remains controversial. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the predictive value of admission high-sensitivity C-reactive prote...

Study design: Retrospective review of medical notes. Objective: To evaluate spinal cord injury (SCI) patients' compliance with bladder emptying method at long-term period after discharge and determine the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation unit of tertiary research hospital. Methods: Bladder manag...

Objective: To compare the demographic and some of the clinical characteristics, and functional outcomes of patients with anterior circulation (AC) infarction with posterior circulation (PC) infarction subtype of ischemic stroke patients after inpatient rehabilitation. Materials and Methods: Medical records of 245 patients diagnosed with stroke were...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of functional development in geriatric patients with hemiplegia after stroke and to compare them with non-geriatric patients' results. Materials and Method: The medical records of 214 patients with hemiplegia after stroke who were admitted to rehabilitation were retrospectively...

This report describes a case of cauda equina syndrome possibly caused by arachnoiditis due to levobupivacaine after spinal-epidural anesthesia. A 39-yr-old woman delivered by cesarean section under a combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. After an uneventful procedure and surgery, she complained of weakness in her lower extremities, which increased i...

The aim of this study was to verify the involvement of ulnar nerve fibers in cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and investigate the correlation between ulnar nerve conduction parameters and extra-median spread of symptoms. Electrophysiological studies were conducted in 93 CTS and 76 control hands. Patients were analyzed with regard to symptoms i...

A 66-year-old woman with idiopathic chronic renal failure was admitted to our clinic for shoulder pain. Physical examination revealed a tender left shoulder with limitation of active and preservation of passive motion. Previous radiographic evaluation of the left shoulder revealed subchondral cystic lesions in the humeral head and, mild degenerativ...

The aim of the study is to determine the temporal course of phrenic nerve palsy in children after cardiac surgery. Prospective electrophysiological measurement of phrenic nerve latencies and diaphragmatic action potential (DAP) amplitudes before and after operation were recorded in 59 children who underwent open heart surgery for congenital heart d...

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by pain, tenderness, dystrophic skin changes, swelling, stiffness in joints, and vascular instability. The pathogenesis of CRPS is not completely understood, and no single hypothesis proposed to date has explained all the features of this disorder. However, several predispos...

A case report. To report an unusual case of spondylodiscitis with multiple level involvement. Spondylodiscitis, an infection of the intervertebral disc space, vertebral bodies, or the paraspinal epidural space can be a serious disease because of diagnostic delay and inadequate treatment. A previously healthy, 52-year-old man was presented to our ou...

Retrospective, 12-year case series. To compare neurological and functional outcomes, and complications of patients with traumatic vs non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) after in-patient rehabilitation. In-patient rehabilitation unit of a tertiary research hospital. The sample consisted of 165 newly injured patients with traumatic and non-traumat...

In most cases bisphosphonates are the first choice therapy for osteoporosis. We present a case of acute arthritis associated with once-weekly risedronate in a 58-year-old woman with osteoporosis. She developed arthritis 48 hours after the second dose of oral risedronate with elevated serum acute-phase reactants. There was no evidence of rheumatoid...

Objective: To examine the impact of lower-extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on static and dynamic balance tests. Methods: An isokinetic dynamometer at constant angular velocities of 60°/s, 90°/s, 120°/s, and 180°/s was used to test the isokinetic strength of knee and trunk muscles in 30 healthy sedentary volunteers (14 men and 16 women). Lower-ext...

Intraoperative monitoring is considered as a useful tool to prevent neurological damage during different neurosurgical procedures. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) allow simultaneous assessment of several cortical and sub cortical centers. In this case presentation, we report intraoperative monitoring of an elderly patient with craniovertebral...

Patients with traumatic brain injury constitute a diagnostic challenge since peripheral nerve injuries may be overlooked due to cognitive dysfunction and priority given to life-sustaining measures. Electromyography may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of weakness and atrophy. Problems specific for the traumatic brain injury patients, namely...