An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Trunk Control in the Acute Phase of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease/Iskemik Serebrovaskuler Hastalik Akut Doneminde Karotis Intima Media Kalinligi ile Govde Kontrolu Arasindaki Iliskinin Incelenmesi

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the carotid intima-media thickness (tCIM) and trunk control in individuals in individuals who have the acute phase of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted between January 2016 and January 2017 at the intensive care unit and Neurology Department of Gaziantep University. Thirty-one patients who had ischemic cerebrovascular disease within the last 72 hours were included in the study. tCIM was measured using portable ultrasound. The Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) and Trunk Control Scale (TCS) were used for trunk assessment. Results: It was demonstrated that there was no significant relationship between the TIS, TCS, and right and left tCIM measurements in any subjects (p>0.05). When the risk factors were investigated, it was found that hypertension was the leading risk factor with 30%. A comparison of the subjects according to the affected side showed that there was no difference between trunk control, trunk impairment, and tCIM (p>0.05). Conclusion: There is no relationship between tCIM and trunk control. There is a need for further studies that investigate the relationship between functionality and risk factors. Keywords: Trunk control, stroke, hemiplegia, carotid intima-media thickness Amaç: Iskemik serebrovasküler hastalik geçirmis bireylerin akut döneminde karotis intima media kalinligi (tCIM) ile gövde kontrolü arasindaki iliskinin incelenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalisma Ocak 2016 ve Ocak 2017 tarihleri arasinda, Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sahinbey Egitim Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, Nöroloji servisinde ve yogun bakiminda gerçeklestirildi. Çalismaya iskemik serebrovasküler hastalik geçirmis ilk 72 saat süre içerisindeki 31 hasta dahil edildi. Bireylerin tCIM ölçümü tasinabilir ultrason ile yapildi. Gövde degerlendirmesi için Gövde Bozukluk Ölçegi (GBÖ) ve Gövde Kontrol Ölçegi (GKO) yapildi. Bulgular: Tüm bireylerde GBÖ, GKO, sag ve sol tCIM ölçümleri arasinda anlamli iliski bulunmadigi gösterildi (p>0,05). Risk faktörleri sorgulandiginda hipertansiyon %30 oranla ilk siradaydi. Etkilenen tarafa göre bireyler kiyaslandiginda, bireylerin gövde kontrolü, gövde bozuklugu ve karotis intima media kalinligi arasinda fark olmadigi gözlendi (p>0,05). Sonuç: tCIM ile gövde kontrolü arasindaki iliski bulunmamaktadir. Fonksiyonellik ile risk faktöleri arasindaki iliskiyi inceleyen çalismalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Gövde kontrolü, inme, hemipleji, karo