Browsing by Author "Barutçuoğlu M."

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    The Procedure of Nerve Biopsy
    (Springer International Publishing, 2023) Barutçuoğlu M.; Atalay M.K.; Diniz G.
    Nerve biopsy is a special histopathological examination used for determining the differential diagnoses of various diseases with peripheral nerve involvement. Histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and other advanced methods can clarify many clinical doubts when diagnosing with nerve biopsy. Sometimes, the pathognomonic findings are also seen in the nerve biopsy which confirm the final diagnosis. In this chapter, questions such as how the patients are prepared, which nerves can be selected for biopsy, how large the material should be, how it is sent to the pathology laboratory, and what complications may occur in the biopsy area are answered. Nerve biopsy taking is also explained with pictures and illustrations. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
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    Anaplastic Ependymoma and Atypical Refractory Longitudinal Expansive Transverse Myelitis Due to Immune Reaction After COVID-19-A Case Discussion That Raises Many Unknown Questions About Covid-19; [ COVID-19 Sonrası İmmün Reaksiyona Bağlı Atipik Refrakter Longitudinal Ekspansif Transvers Miyelit ve Anaplastik Ependimom - COVID-19 Hakkında Birçok Bilinmeyen Soruyu Gündeme Getiren Bir Vaka Tartışması]
    (Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society, 2024) İnalkaç Gemici Y.; Çelik F.; Göz Z.Z.; İşisağ A.; Yilmaz Ovali G.; Zileli M.; Barutçuoğlu M.; Mavioğlu H.
    Inflammatory neurologic manifestations, both infectious and non-infectious, have been reported secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19). However, the relationship of spinal tumor and COVID-19 longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) coexistence has never been reported in our knowledge. The clinical presentation and response to treatment of a 24-year-old female patient diagnosed with COVID-19 LETM and anaplastic ependymoma are described in this case report. The Patient’s cerebrospinal fluid COVID-19 antibody level was higher than serum and she was resistant to immunosuppressive treatment. The interaction between COVID-19 and spinal tumor was discussed in the light of the literature. It is thought that COVID-19 infection could trigger tumor growth in this patient. Also, this is the first case of anaplastic ependymoma and COVID-19 myelitis coexistence in the literature. © 2023 by Turkish Association of Neuropsychiatry.