E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 27, Issue 5 (2017)
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Review
Pages: 671-681
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18127-16.1
The middle cerebral artery (MCA) covers a large part of the cerebral hemispheres and is therefore exposed during surgical intervention
in this area. Aspects of cerebral branches tend to vary, different branching patterns can be described, and several anomalies can be
observed. Knowledge of these v...
Original Investigation
Pages: 682-689
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16832-15.1
AIM: To observe the correlation between 1p/19q codeletion, isocytrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation and p53 protein
overexpression and their prognostic value in Turkish anaplastic oligodendroglioma patients who were treated with adjuvant
radiotherapy and temozolomide chemotherapy.
MATERIAL and ...
Pages: 690-695
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17960-16.1
AIM: Evidence suggests an association between MMP-9 functional gene polymorphisms and several tumors. The aim of this study
was to investigate the possible role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) at MMP-9 R279Q A/G, P574R G/C and R668Q G/A
and R668Q (rs17577) genotypes with glial tumors in T...
Pages: 696-706
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18346-16.1
AIM: The result of surgical resection for insular high-grade glioma (HGG) is disappointing due to the complex anatomy of insula and
aggressive growth of HGG. The use of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) was reported to improve the results of
glioma surgery. The authors aimed to eval...
Pages: 707-715
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17154-16.1
AIM: Olfactory groove meningiomas make up 4 to 13% of meningiomas. The first line treatment of meningiomas is surgery, but the
extent and types of approaches advised for olfactory groove meningiomas are diverse, from aggressive skull base approaches to
standard or minimally invasive craniotomies a...
Pages: 716-724
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17260-16.1
AIM: Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor in humans. The median survival rate of patients is one year after the
diagnosis. So, development of an animal model is necessary for the advances in the research treatment of GBM. The aim of this
study was to investigate the capability of human ...
Pages: 725-731
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17412-16.2
AIM: To evaluate the follow-up results of patients who underwent surgical treatment for distal anterior cerebral artery (pericallosal
artery) aneurysms and compare our results with the literature.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Nineteen patients were operated between 2000 and 2013 with preoperative angiogr...
Pages: 732-742
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18359-16.2
AIM: To report our experience with a relatively large series of patients with non-traumatic non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
(NNSAH) to identify the prognosis associated with different bleeding patterns as well as a further diagnostic work-up to determine
the underlying cause.
MATERIAL and ...
Pages: 743-750
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17105-16.0
AIM: For cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving language areas, right-sided language lateralization on functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been reported, which is regarded as language cortex reorganization. The authors attempted
to study if this right-sided language lat...
Pages: 751-755
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19257-16.2
AIM: Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. In this study, we
examined the effects of L-carnitine on the cerebral vasospasm process.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups. Gr...
Pages: 756-762
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17347-16.1
AIM: This prospective study was designed to analyze the dependence of different factors on the recurrence rate of chronic subdural
hematoma (cSDH) after surgical treatment.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Seventy-three consecutive patients, who were surgically treated at our department due to cSDH
between ...
Pages: 763-767
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17462-16.2
AIM: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a feared complication after microvascular decompression (MVD). In this study, we present
our experience of fleece-bound tissue sealing in MVD with an aim to minimize the rate of postoperative CSF leakage.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We treated 50 patients (femal...
Pages: 768-771
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18706-16.1
AIM: To evaluate the incidence of anatomical variations and abnormalities of the third ventricle floor encountered during the
endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) procedure in myelomeningocele-associated hydrocephalus (MAH) cases.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 4...
Pages: 772-778
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18331-16.2
AIM: To investigate the impact of endoscope-assisted microsurgical fenestration on temporal arachnoid cysts, and to determine the
advantages and limitations of the technique.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-five children with symptomatic temporal arachnoid cysts were operated via eyebrow
supraorbita...
Pages: 779-784
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18285-16.1
AIM: To analyze the cognitive abilities of older patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery so as to understand whether adult
spinal deformity (ASD) surgery is associated with postoperative cognitive malfunction.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A prospective longitudinal study was performed on surgical pa...
Pages: 785-789
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18990-16.0
AIM: To investigate the clinical outcomes of bilateral decompression via unilateral approach (BDUA) on degenerative spondylolisthesis
with spinal stenosis in patients over 75 years of age.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Elderly patients (n=41; average age=79.3±2.5 years) who underwent BDUA under spinal ana...
Pages: 790-796
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17440-16.0
AIM: To evaluate the clinical success of the en bloc laminoplasty and impact of the arcocristectomy on postoperative axial pain of
the patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective review of 81 patients with CSM who underwent en bloc cervical laminoplas...
Pages: 797-803
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17043-16.0
AIM: Electrophysiological evaluation of the outcomes of spinal procedures is important for neurosurgeons. Somatosensorial evoked
potentials (SSEPs) are used for electrophysiological evaluation of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) and spinal intradural tumors (SIT).
The aim of this study was to document...
Pages: 804-808
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18521-16.1
AIM: An increasing number of patients engage in health information seeking via the internet. We aimed to determine the quality
of information on the internet for treatment of three common neurosurgical conditions associated with low back pain using the
DISCERN® instrument.
MATERIAL and METHODS: T...
Pages: 809-815
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17927-16.0
AIM: It has been proposed that apoptosis is effective on intervertebral disc degeneration. This study is the first study in which both
polymorphisms and expressions of apoptotic genes in patients with intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) are evaluated together.
The aim of our study is to determ...
Pages: 816-822
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18549-16.1
AIM: To investigate the effects of genistein in a rat model of sciatic nerve crush injury and complete sciatic nerve transection. The
effects of genistein were compared with those of gabapentin, which is widely used in clinical practice for peripheral nerve injury.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty-eigh...
Case Report
Pages: 823-826
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16613-15.2
Bilateral thalamic dysfunction secondary to venous congestion may result from either venous sinus thrombosis or high flow
arteriovenous malformations or a combination of both. We present a case of bilateral thalamic edema resulting from concomitant
choroid plexus arteriovenous malformation (AVM) a...
Pages: 827-831
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16680-15.1
Supratentorial hemangioblastomas (HBLs) are exceedingly uncommon. They account for less than 5% of all central nervous system
HBLs. The commonest location is the cerebral cortex. Rarely, they can involve the visual pathway. Most of the reports have focused
on the differential diagnosis, since depe...
Pages: 832-836
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18213-16.1
Direct exposure and cannulation of the superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) provides an alternative access to reach the cavernous
sinus for carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) embolization, when classic transvenous routes through the inferior petrosal sinus (IPS) or
facial vein are not feasible. We have use...
Technical Note
Pages: 837-841
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16472-15.1
There are a number of different surgical approaches in middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm surgery. Evolution from the classical
pterional approach towards smaller modified approaches took place over the years. In the present report, we describe a new
modified approach in the treatment of MCA an...
History
Pages: 842-851
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19250-16.0
Spine deformities are among the most important spinal disorders, affecting health-related life quality. Although there are some
studies in past centuries, most spine deformity-related studies and research has started in the last century. Many surgical techniques,
performed between 1960 and 1990, m...