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    Deficits in peripheric and central olfactory measurements in smokers: evaluated by cranial MRI
    (Springer, 2023) Sarikaya, Pelin Zeynep Bekin; Muluk, Nuray Bayar; Baser, Selcuk; Ozdemir, Adnan; Yilmazsoy, Yunus
    Objectives Cigarette smoking remains a serious health problem all over the world. We investigated the peripheral and central olfactory pathways in young male smokers to determine whether there is a relationship between the amount of cigarettes smoked and duration of smoking and the dimensions of the olfactory areas. Methods In this retrospective study, cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images of adult male smokers aged <= 40 years (n = 51) and 50 healthy male adults were analyzed. The olfactory bulbus (OB) volumes and olfactory sulcus (OS) depths, insular gyrus, and corpus amygdala areas were measured via cranial MRI. In the smoker group, the number of cigarettes smoked and duration of smoking were noted and the Brinkmann index was calculated. Results OB volume, OS depth, and the insular gyrus areas of the smokers were lower than in the control group (p < 0.05). There were no differences between the groups in terms of the corpus amygdala measurements (p > 0.05). No significant correlations were found between the number of cigarettes smoked daily, smoking duration, and the Brinkmann index and the peripheral and central olfactory measurements in our study (p > 0.05). Conclusions In smokers, OB volumes, the OS, and the central areas decrease bilaterally, regardless of smoking duration and number of cigarettes smoked daily. This could be related to inflammatory mediators that may be harmful to the olfactory neuroepithelium, gray matter atrophy in the brain, or endothelial damage related to smoking and its effects on blood support to the brain and olfactory regions.
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    Possible predictive clinical and radiological markers in decision making for surgical intervention in patients with Chiari Malformation type 1
    (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022) Yuksel, Ulas; Burulday, Veysel; Akkaya, Suleyman; Baser, Selcuk; Ogden, Mustafa; Alhan, Aslihan; Bakar, Bulent
    Background The first aim of this study was to compare the clinical data and posterior fossa morphometry obtained during the admission to the hospital between control group individuals (who had not Chiari Malformation (CM) type 1) and CM type 1 patients treated surgically or not. The second aim was to create a valid and reliable scale that can predict the decision-making for surgical intervention simply and easily in these patients. Materials Medical data and radiological images of 70 CM type 1 patients during their admission to the hospital were compared with the data of 69 control group individuals. Results Conservative treatment and/or follow-up was applied to 58 (82.9%) patients, and 12 (17.1%) patients underwent surgery. ROC analysis showed that the presence of myelopathy, tonsillar herniation >8 mm, Chamberlain line >84 mm, McRae line >44.50 mm, and odontoid process-McRae line angle <10.50 degrees could be used as predictive markers in decision-making for surgical intervention (p < 0.05). Logistic Regression analysis revealed that symptoms severity, and McRae line value would be the 'best parameters' in decision-making for surgical intervention (p < 0.05). A scale named the CHIASURG scale developed using this study's parameters showed that the parameters of 'depth of tonsillar herniation', 'Chamberlain line', and 'McRae line' could predict the surgical intervention risk. Conclusion It was found that symptoms severity and McRae line value could be used as predictive markers in decision-making for surgical intervention. Additionally, it was concluded that a new scale called CHIASURG could predict surgical intervention risk validly and reliably.