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We concluded that PRF contributed to hemostasis and prevented epidural fibrosis.

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<b><i>Background:</i></b> Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown period may induce an impairment in quality of life (QoL), disruption in treatment (DIT), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in chronic neurological diseases (CNDs). To reach this information, a multicenter, cross-sectional study (COVQoL-CND) was planned. Parkinson’s disease (PD), headache (HA), multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy (EP), polyneuropathy (PNP), and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) were selected as the CND. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The COVQoL-CND study includes demographic data, the World Health Organization Quality of Life short form (WHOQOL-BREF), and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) forms. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The mean age of a total of 577 patients was 49 ± 17 (19–87 years), and the ratio of female/male was 352/225. The mean age of patients with PD, HA, MS, EP, PNP, and CVD were 65 ± 11, 39 ± 12, 38 ± 10, 47 ± 17, 61 ± 12, and 60 ± 15 years, respectively. The IES-R scores were found to be higher in the younger group, those with comorbid disease, contacted with CO­VID-19 patients, or diagnosed with COVID-19. In the group with a high IES-R score, the rate of DIT was found to be high. IES-R scores were negatively correlated with QoL. IES-R total scores were found highest in the CVD group and lowest in the PD group. The ratio of DIT was found highest in the PNP group and the lowest in the EP group. Contact with CO­VID-19 patients was high in the EP and HA group. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The results of the COVQoL-CND study showed that lockdown causes posttraumatic stress and deterioration in the QoL in CND.

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The effect of weather variables on the severity, duration and frequency of headache attacks in the cases of episodic migraine and episodic tension-type headache Abstract Background/aim: Although many headache patients report that the frequency and severity of attacks vary according to the season or weather in clinical practice, the relationship between the characteristics of the attacks and the weather is not very clear in episodic headaches. We aimed to compare the effects of weather variables (temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, pressure, ultraviolet index and sunshine duration) on episodic migraine (EM) and episodic tension-type headache (ETTH) attacks (incidence, duration and severity). Materials and methods: Fifty patients with EM and fifty patients with ETTH diagnosed according to International Classification of Headache Disorders-II are included in the study. Patients were given one diary for headache followup. The evaluation form on the relationship between the duration, frequency and severity of the pain and the findings obtained from the headache diaries were compared with the daily weather data and the two headache groups were 2 compared with each other in terms of the effect of meteorological data on the pain characteristics. Results: It is determined that mean wind velocity in EM attacks is significantly higher when compared to the tension-type headache (TTH) attacks and mean UV index is significantly higher in TTH attacks (p=0.018 and 0.039). Mean UV index in TTH attack days was reported higher in women than men (p=0.044). Mean sunshine duration in TTH attack days was reported longer in women than men (p=0.050). When mean age gets higher in patients with migraine, mean temperature in the days of attack gets lower (r=-0.146 and p=0.046). Conclusion: During the treatment of migraine and TTH patients, recommendations and warnings about weather conditions can be made. This information can guide patients to regulate their daily living activities. The importance of considering the weather-headache relationship during the review of the current treatment in cases of unresponsiveness to treatment should be kept in mind.

Radial nerve neuropathy is a rare neuropathy between upper extremity entrapment neuropathies developed because of various etiological factors. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate patients referred to our EMG laboratory with a diagnosis of radial nerve neuropathy. Methods: In the study, the files of 41 patients who referred to our electromyography (EMG) laboratory with the radial nerve lesion diagnosis between 2004 and 2013 were retrospectively investigated. Results: Forty-one patients were included in this study. Of the patients, 36 were male (87.8%), five were female (12.2%), and the mean age was 42.36±15.21. Of the patients, 39% were referred by Orthopedics, 34.1% by Neurology, 24.4% by Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, and 2.4% by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery departments to our laboratory. Studying the relationship between the shape of nerve injury for etiological reasons shows that the humerus and radius fractures occur most frequently after falling. Conclusion: Therefore, the variety of etiological factors leading to the radial nerve lesions is remarkable. The higher incidence in male patients may be associated with more common factors such as trauma and work accidents in this gender. The electrophysiological examinations can provide valuable contributions to the diagnosis and follow-up of radial nerve neuropathy. On examining the EMG results of patients, the findings consistent with axonal lesion of radial nerve in the spiral grove after the triceps muscle were the most common (34.1%). The average recovery time of the patients could not be recorded because of the referred patients from other centers and the lack of control visits of the patients. It was found that five of the 10 patients contacted by phone had complete recovery, and there was no recovery in the other five patients.