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Referred facial sensation on the hand after full face transplantation

Objective: Using a single patient case study, we aimed to look at the interaction between full face transplantation and subsequent somatosensory representation in the cortex. Methods: We present a patient with full face transplantation who has recovered primary sensory modalities. The patient also has facial sensations such as touch perception in sensory examinations of the hands and fingers. Results: fMRI findings show interactions between the cortical representations of the face and hand. Conclusion: This phenomenon is one of the well-known referred sensations and reveals how face transplantation relates to cortical plasticity.

Cortical silent period in a patient with focal epilepsy and Parry–Romberg syndrome

Progressive facial hemiatrophy (PFH), Parry-Romberg syndrome, is a rare disorder frequently associated with epilepsy. We describe a 28-year-old man who had PFH and partial epilepsy that was easily controlled with antiepileptic drugs. In accordance with this patients benign course of seizures, the cortical silent period was prolonged in the symptomatic hemisphere. This finding may represent compensatory interictal mechanisms in epilepsy.

Hydatid disease located in the cerebellomedullary cistern.

Hydatid disease is an endemic zoonotic disease in many areas of the world. Liver, followed by lung, is the most commonly affected organ and involvement of other organs is rare. When brain is involved, lesions are typically supratentorial, and infratentorial localisation is even rarer. We present a 45-year-old woman with hydatid disease located in premedullary location compressing the brain stem, an exceedingly rare location for cerebral echinococcosis. Relevant literature regarding typical properties of cerebral disease was reviewed.

TIP EĞİTİMİNDE EĞİTİM STRATEJİLERİ İLE METABİLİŞ BECERİLERİNİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ VE AKADEMİK BAŞARIYA ETKİSİ

Giris: Metabilis, bireyin kendi bilis sistemi, yapisi, calismasi hakkindaki bilgisidir. Metabilis yasla birlikte ve uygun egitim ile gelisebilmektedir. Bu calismanin amaci, mudahale grubunda uygulanan ogrenme stratejilerinin metabilis farkindalik olceginde yarattigi degisimi izlemektir. Bu yazi uc yillik bir projenin ilk sonuclarini icermektedir Gerec ve yontem: Calisma 2014-2015 egitim doneminde Akdeniz Universitesi Tip Fakultesinde egitim goren ikinci sinif ogrencilerinin bir bolumuyle ile yurutulen mudahale arastirmasidir. Matabilis farkindaligini arttiracak egitim stratejileri uygulanmistir. Degisimin izlenmesi icin Metabilis farkindalik olcegi ( MAI) kullanilmistir. Bulgular: Mudahale grubunda kontrol grubuna gore olcek puanlarinda istatistiksel olarak anlamli bir artis gozlenmistir. Baslangicta MAI puani ve basari puanlari arasinda bir korelasyon bulunmazken, Egitim verilen grupta MAI ve ortalama basari arasinda anlamli ve bir iliski bulunmustur. (p<0,05, r=,474) Sonuc: C alismanin sonucunda, egitime katilan ogrencilerin, katilmayanlara gore MAI olcegi puanlarinin egitim oncesinden sonrasina gore, anlamli farklilik gosterdigi gorulmustur.

Signs in Neuroradiology: A Pictorial Review

One of the major problems radiologists face in everyday practice is to decide the correct diagnosis, or at least narrow down the list of possibilities. In this context, indicative evidences (signs) are useful to recognize pathologies, and also to narrow the list of differential diagnoses. Despite classically being described for a single disease, or a closely related family of disorders, most indications are not restricted exclusively to their traditional definition. Therefore, using signs for prognosis requires knowledge of the mechanism of their appearance, and which pathologies they are observed in. In this study, we demonstrate some of the more common and useful neuroradiologic signs with relevant images, and discuss their use in differential diagnosis.

Magnetic resonance imaging findings of two sisters with Van der Knaap leukoencephalopathy.

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts, or Van der Knaap leukoencephalopathy, is a rare disease which is characterised by macrocephaly and neurological disorders with autosomal recessive inheritance. Magnetic resonance imaging is very helpful for determining distinctive findings and distinguishing other diseases. We present the radiological findings of two sisters (aged 6 and 10 years) diagnosed with Van der Knaap leukoencephalopathy.