Background/aim: To determine whether there was a difference between serum and hair trace elements' concentrations in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and healthy participants. Materials and methods:Hair and serum copper, selenium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, and iron levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry in patients with AD and healthy participants, and the obtained results were statistically compared. Results:The mean hair selenium and zinc levels of patients with AD were significantly lower than the levels found for control participants (P < 0.05). Patients with AD had significantly higher mean hair copper and manganese levels than the controls. There were no significant differences between AD patients and controls with respect to the hair iron and magnesium levels (P > 0.05). Hair and serum trace element (copper, selenium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, and iron) levels in patients with AD showed no significant difference according to mini mental test scores or sex (P > 0.05). Conclusion:Some trace element levels may change in patients with AD. Due to the more permanent status, the analysis of these element levels in hair might be superior to blood analysis.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the relationship among the cerebrum, cerebellum and corpus callosum in migraine patients. Methods: This work was conducted with cooperation of the Turgut Özal Medical Faculty, Department of Anatomy and Neurology. Migraine patients were divided into four groups: new patients; 1-5 years; 5-10 years; and, more than 10 years. All patients (n=75) and control subjects (n=20) underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and brain images were processed by ONIS and Image J. Data were analyzed using the planimetric method. Results: Cerebrum, cerebellum and corpus callosum volume were calculated for all subjects. The footprints of the callosum were as follows: healthy control subjects, new patients and 1-year patients: 12.8%, 5 years: 11.7% and more than 10 years: 10.7%. The cerebrum volume was as follows: healthy control subjects: 1152 cm3, 5-10 years: 1102 cm3 and more than 10 years: 1002 cm3. Discussion: The results of our study showed atrophy in the cerebrum, cerebellum and corpus callosum of chronic migraine patients. This atrophy was greater in the patients with aura migraines. Conclusion: Our study confirmed that a migraine is an episodic disease that seriously affects the CNS.

Arterial stiffness measured by AASI in newly diagnosed and untreated patients with essential hypertension were significantly related to vitamin D levels.

Objective: To determine the public awareness of neurology as a branch of medicine using headache and vertigo parameters, and to investigate its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics of participants in our region. Materials and Methods:A total of 303 patients and patient relatives, who consulted family physicians and emergency departments in Malatya, were included in the study. After obtaining informed consent for participation in the survey, data was collected using a written questionnaire or through face-to-face interviews, based on the literacy status of participants. We defined awareness of neurology as its association with symptoms of headache and vertigo.Results: In our study, 40% (n=121) and 44.9% (n=136) of the participants indicated that they would consult a neurology outpatient clinic if they had symptoms of headache or vertigo, respectively; 60% (n=182) and 55.1% (n=167) stated that they would consult an outpatient clinic other than neurology, respectively. The rate of participants who had previously consulted a neurology outpatient clinic or an outpatient clinic other than neurology because of headache was 28.8% (n=45) and 71.2% (n=111), respectively. The rate of participants who had previously consulted a neurology outpatient clinic or an outpatient clinic other than neurology because of vertigo was 39.6% (n=36) and 60.4% (n=55), respectively. Higher education level, growing up and living in the city, and female sex were associated with a higher level of awareness of neurology, both for headache and vertigo. There was no statistically significant relationship between age and level of income with awareness of neurology. Conclusion:In this study, more than one third of the participants linked headache and vertigo to admission to a neurology outpatient clinic. In this context, although awareness of neurology increased with female sex, higher education level, growing up and living in the city, it was not associated with age and level of income. We believe that increasing public awareness of medical professional fields in Turkey would reduce time, labor, and economic loss. Keywords: Headache, vertigo, neurology, public awarenessAmaç: Bu çalışmada, baş ağrısı ve baş dönmesi parametrelerini kullanarak bölgemizde nöroloji meslek alanının bilinirliğini ve katılımcıların sosyo-demografik özellikleriyle olan ilişkisini belirlemeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem:Malatya ilinde aile hekimlerine ve acil polikliniklere başvuran 303 hasta ve hasta yakını katılımcı olarak çalışmaya dahil edildi. Ankete katılım ile ilgili onay alındıktan sonra okur-yazar olan katılımcılardan yazılı anket yöntemiyle, olmayanlardan ise yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle veri toplandı. Nöroloji bilinirliğini, baş ağrısı ve baş dönmesi şikayetlerinin nöroloji ile ilişkilendirilmesi olarak tanımladık. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda katılımcıların %40'ı (n=121) baş ağrısı, %44,9'u (n=136) baş dönmesi şikayeti olması halinde nöroloji polikliniğine başvurabileceğini belirtti. Katılımcıların %60'ı (n=182) baş ağrısı, %55,1'i (n=167) baş dönmesi şika...