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M M Sumer

Publications and source records attributed to M M Sumer.

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PubMed2005

Encephalomyelitis following mumps.

STUDY DESIGN: A case report with review of literature since 1961. SETTING: Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. METHOD: A 22-year-old male patient diagnosed and treated as mumps encephalomyelitis is described. The clinical findings of the patient and the difficulties in differential diagnosis are discussed with the help of previously reported eight adult cases. RESULTS: Increased T2 signals in the spinal cord from C4 to C6 and T5 to T10 were seen by magnetic resonance imaging. This was the largest spinal involvement in the reported mumps cases. He was treated with supportive therapy oral steroids and early rehabilitation. On the sixth month, his neurological examination revealed bilateral 2/5 paresis in lower extremities. CONCLUSION: Encephalomyelitis following mumps is an uncommon but serious event in adults.

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PubMed2003

Indriven sphenoid wing as a cause of post-traumatic epilepsy.

Post-traumatic epilepsy is more frequent after severe head injuries, however the severity of the trauma is not always correlated with the injured brain tissue. We report a patient whose seizures developed 4 years after a face trauma. Upward displacement of the sphenoid wing caused a contusion at the orbital surface of the frontal lobe. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalographic findings are presented. The patient responded well to commonly used antiepileptic drugs.

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PubMed2003

Predictors of outcome after acute ischemic stroke.

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to determine which variables should be the predictors for clinical outcome at discharge and sixth month after acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: Two hundred and sixty-six consecutive patients, each with an acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease, were evaluated within 24 h of symptom onset. We divided our patients into two groups; 1 - Independent (Rankin scale RS < or = 2) and, 2 - Dependent (RS>3) and death. Baseline characteristics, clinical variables, risk factors, infarct subtypes and radiologic parameters were analyzed. RESULTS: Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS) on admission <6.5 [odds ratio (OR) 22] and posterior circulation infarction (OR 4.2) were associated with a poor outcome at discharge from hospital whereas only a CNS score <6.5 (OR 14) was associated with a poor outcome at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: Severity of neurologic deficit is the most important indicator for clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke both at short-term and at sixth month, whereas posterior circulation infarction also predicts a poor outcome at discharge.

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