Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences is an international, bi-monthly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) - Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM). Turk J Med Sci is devoted to all fields of medicine and related health sciences. The journal is published in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The journal has been indexed in PMC since 2019 and included in SCI-E since 2009.
ISSN: 1300-0144
EISSN: 1303-6165
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Impact Factor (2023) 1.2
5-Year Impact Factor 1.6
The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences is pleased to announce its support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs); the journal explicitly concentrates on good health and well-being.
Current Issue: Volume 55, Number 1 (2025)
Cover and Contents
Review Articles
Paradigm shift in obesity treatment: an extensive review of current pipeline agents
ECESU ÇETİN, BRIAN PEDERSEN, and MEHMET FURKAN BURAK
Pages 1-16
Thoracic disc herniations: diagnosis, surgical techniques, and complication insights
MEHMET DENİZHAN YURTLUK, AYDIN SİNAN APAYDIN, HAKAN KINA, and KHOI THAN
Pages 17-23
Navigating pregnancy with cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology, risk stratification, and maternal–fetal outcomes
OSMAN TÜRKMEN and SERRA AKAR İNAN
Pages 24-42
Synthetic osteobiologics in spine surgery: a review
AYDIN SİNAN APAYDIN, ELI JOHNSON, PRINCE ANTWI, BRETT ROCOS, MICHAEL M. HAGLUND, CHRISTOPHER SHAFFREY, PETER PASSIAS, MUHAMMAD ADB-EL-BARR, and KHOI THAN
Pages 43-51
Research Articles
Antifungal prophylaxis in high-risk patients with hematologic malignancy:a comparison of practice with guidelines in Türkiye
ÖZLEM GÜZEL TUNÇCAN, SEÇKİN ÇAĞIRGAN, HAKAN ÖZDOĞU, SİNEM CİVRİZ BOZDAĞ, FİLİZ VURAL, MUSTAFA PEHLİVAN, HÜSEYİN SAFFET BEKÖZ, YASEMİN ESEN, TUBA KOÇ, PETEK GİLİK, and ESİN ŞENOL
Pages 52-64
Empagliflozin effects on cyclophosphamide-induced neurotoxicity in rats without diabetes
ŞERİFE EZGİ DOĞAN, ŞERİFE MEHLİKA KUŞKONMAZ, PINAR CELEPLİ, MEHMET ŞENES, SEMA HÜCÜMENOĞLU, and CAVİT ÇULHA
Pages 65-71
Genetic mutations and prognostic indicators in differentiated thyroid cancer: a molecular perspective
HALİM ÖZÇEVİK, MÜGE ÖNER TAMAM, GÜNDÜZALP BUĞRAHAN BABACAN, SELMA ŞENGİZ ERHAN, MERVE NUR ACAR TAYYAR, and BİRAY ERTÜRK
Pages 72-81
A new formula for predicting the actual volume of parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
İBRAHİM KILINÇ, MUSTAFA ORUÇ, SERAP ULUSOY, ALİ COŞKUN, and MEHMET KILIÇ
Pages 82-86
Effects of vitamin d replacement combined with Graves’ disease therapy: a retrospective cohort study
BEYZA TAŞKENT SEZGİN, MUHAMMED KIZILGÜL, ÖZGÜR ÖZÇELİK, TANER DEMİRCİ, HAYRİ BOSTAN, ÜMRAN GÜL, and BEKİR UÇAN
Pages 87-95
Impact of concurrent parathyroid adenoma on the recurrence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective study
DERYA ÇAYIR, ALEV ÇINAR, MEHMET BOZKURT, and BAHADIR KÜLAH
Pages 96-102
A comparison study of sensory processing in older adults with and without dementia
MEDİNE NUR ÖZATA DEĞERLİ, DİDEM KARADUMAN, BURCU BALAM DOĞU, and ONUR ALTUNTAŞ
Pages 103-111
New index for distinguishing between critical illness myopathy and neuromyopathy: CMAP amplitude/duration index
HANDAN UZUNÇAKMAK UYANIK, FATMA GÖKÇEM YILDIZ, and ÇAĞRI MESUT TEMUÇİN
Pages 112-120
The use of antiepileptic drugs and their effects in pregnancy
PINAR ÖZTÜRK and ALİ TURHAN ÇAĞLAR
Pages 121-126
Evaluation of nonmotor symptoms in myasthenia gravis patients
AYSEL TEKEŞİN, ÇAĞLA ŞİŞMAN, UFUK EMRE TOPRAK, ALENA SAR, BURCU AKALIN, GONCAGÜL KOŞARGELİR, MELİH TÜTÜNCÜ, and ENES YİĞİT
Pages 127-139
Duple-MONDNet: duple deep learning-based mobile net for motor neuron disease identification
SONY HELEN and JOSEPH JAWHAR
Pages 140-151
Novel nonmagnetic abutment designs for facial prostheses: an experimental study
İREM SOZEN YANİK, UFUK ADALİ, JAMILA YASSINE, FRANSIZKA SCHMIDT, WOLFGANG HANNAK, and BAHADIR ERSU
Pages 152-160
Integrated convolutional neural network for skin cancer classification with hair and noise restoration
NİDHİ BANSAL and SRİDHAR SUNDARAMURTHY
Pages 161-177
A new approach in the treatment of ultrasound-guided synovial hypertrophy
EMEL GÜLER and ALPER DOĞANCI
Pages 178-183
Characteristics of the home environment in children with developmental concerns and delays: insights from a cross-sectional study in Türkiye
EMEL ÖMERCİOĞLU, EBRU CİHAN ÇAM, ÖMER NAZIM GÜLÇEK, and ELİF N. ÖZMERT
Pages 184-192
Assessing knowledge levels of intensive care unit nurses and doctors regarding drug administration via enteral feeding tubes: a survey study
AYŞE GÜL KOÇOĞLU KINAL, YUNUS EMRE AYHAN, and ASLINUR ALBAYRAK
Pages 193-202
Does CD47 expression have prognostic significance in classical Hodgkin lymphoma?
AYDAN KILIÇARSLAN, GÜLNAZ KURT ÇEVİK, MEHMET DOĞAN, AYŞEGÜL AKSOY ALTINBOĞA, FUNDA CERAN, ŞULE MİNE BAKANAY ÖZTÜRK, and GÜLŞAH EFECİK
Pages 203-208
Relationship between bleeding risk and arterial stiffness in patients with cerebral aneurysms
MEHMET SELİM GEL, HASAN ÇAĞRI POSTUK, İSKENDER SAMET DALTABAN, SAVAŞ ÖZER, ERCAN AYDIN, and EMRAH KESKİN
Pages 209-214
Relationship between uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) levels and psoriasis
FİKRET AKYUREK, FATMA TUNCEZ AKYUREK, and FATMA SENGUL
Pages 215-222
Relationship between the density of degenerated neurons in the carotid body and changes in blood pH
HAKAN KINA and AYDIN SİNAN APAYDIN
Pages 223-230
Predictors of Gleason score upgrading in patients with biopsy diagnosis of grade group 1 prostate cancer
BARIŞ ESEN, BENGİ GÜRSES, ARİF ÖZKAN, MERT KILIÇ, YAKUP KORDAN, TARIK ESEN, and DİLEK ERTOY BAYDAR
Pages 231-236
Inflammatory changes in the prepuce and clinical findings according to the stages of phimosis
GÜL DOĞAN, DİLEK YILMAZ, HÜLYA İPEK, MEHMET METİN, HANDE AFŞARLAR, and ÇAĞATAY EVRİM AFŞARLAR
Pages 237-241
Relationship between hand osteoarthritis severity and serum resistin levels in women with metabolic syndrome: a case-control study
EKİN BAŞAK DOĞANCI, BERNA İMGE AYDOĞAN, NİLGÜN BAŞKAL, and SAFİYE TUNCER
Pages 242-249
Does femoral tunnel location have an effect on functional and clinical results in medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction?
İBRAHİM KAYA, MURAT ÇİÇEKLİDAĞ, RESUL BİRCAN, MUSTAFA ODLUYURT, ABDURRAHMAN VURAL, İNCİ HAZAL AYAS, MUHAMMET BAYBARS ATAOĞLU, and ULUNAY KANATLI
Pages 250-257
Relationship between menstrual cycle and cognitive functions in women with primary dysmenorrhea
UFUK ATLIHAN, MELTEM DURAKLI ULUKÖK, and ONUR YAVUZ
Pages 258-264
Outbreak of bacteremia caused by Ralstonia insidiosa isolated from contaminated blood gas syringe
ELİF AYÇA ŞAHİN, Özge ÖZGEN TOP, Pınar AYSERT YILDIZ, ELİF SEREN TANRIVERDİ, HASAN SELÇUK ÖZGER, BARIŞ OTLU, Özlem GÜZEL TUNÇCAN, MURAT DİZBAY, AYŞE KALKANCI, and KAYHAN ÇAĞLAR
Pages 265-270
Efficiency of cervical cerclage and pessary in addition to vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies: a case-control study from a tertiary center
GÖKSUN İPEK, ATAKAN TANAÇAN, ILIM DEMET, ZAHİD AĞAOĞLU, EZGİ BAŞARAN, ÖZGÜR KARA, and DİLEK ŞAHİN
Pages 271-276
The abdominal compliance index and postoperative pain after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a preliminary observational cohort study
EBRU AKGÜN ŞARER, MUSTAFA TAHTACI, UMUT CAHİT ERSOY, and MEHTAP HONCA
Pages 277-286
In vitro anticancer, antioxidant and chelating activities of natural organosulfur compounds originated from Türkiye: an investigation on breast and colorectal cancer cells
ÜMMÜGÜLSÜM POLAT KORKUNÇ, HİLAL ÇALIK, LEYLA POLAT KÖSE, RABİA ÇAKIR KOÇ, and EMİNE KARAKUŞ
Pages 287-298
Impact of ivermectin on nerve regeneration following sciatic injury in mice: the consequences of dietary high fructose
EZGİ DENİZ ARIKAN, BARIŞCAN ÇİMEN, AYŞE ECE GEZEN YILMAZ, ELİF AKAYDIN, BERKAY ALPAY, DENİZ EKİN ERBAŞ, ERBLINA NIKSHIQI, SEVDA MÜFTÜOĞLU, and YILDIRIM SARA
Pages 299-312
Are cinnamon derivatives effective and safe for diabetes?
METHİYE MANCAK and UFUK KOCA ÇALIŞKAN
Pages 313-327
Association of Certain Biochemical Parameters Related to Bone Cycle with Genotype in MPS III-B Patients
SEDA GÖKKURT, İREM PEKER EYÜBOĞLU, BANU NUR GÜZEL, ERCAN MIHÇI, AYŞE ÖZER, and MUSTAFA AKKİPRİK
Pages 328-336
Ascorbic acid exhibits more of a protective effect than estradiol against nephrotoxicity induced by malathion in rats: a histopathological and molecular docking study
MOHAMMAD ALHILAL, MAHMOUD SALEM, AHMED ALBAKOUSH, SUZAN ALHILAL, BASANT FARAG, and SOBHI M. GOMHA
Pages 337-345
Letter to the Editor
Could ERAS protocols be integrated into the national Standards for Quality in Healthcare in Türkiye?
MİNE GÜRSAÇ ÇELİK, ADEM AZ, MEHMET ÇETİN, and NESLİHAN ALKIŞ
Pages 346-347
Erratum
Erratum to “ Telemedicine in pediatric rheumatology: the video pediatric gait, arms, legs, and spine (v-pGALS) examination” [Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 54 (5) 2024 963-969 ]
ZEYNEP BALIK, SEHER ŞENER, YAĞMUR BAYINDIR, MÜŞERREF KASAP CÜCEOĞLU, EMİL ALİYEV, ÖZGE BAŞARAN, YELDA BİLGİNER, SEZA ÖZEN, and EZGİ DENİZ BATU
Pages 348-348
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Orhan KÜÇÜKŞAHİN
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye - Associate Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Berna TERZİOĞLU BEBİTOĞLU
Marmara University, Türkiye - Assoc. Prof. Dr. İzzet BİNGÖL
Health Science University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN
Ankara University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. Şule Mine BAKANAY ÖZTÜRK
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. Tuğba ENSARİ
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
