E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 28, Issue 2 (2018)
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Review
Pages: 167-173
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20059-17.1
Current practice of neurosurgery depends on clinical practice guidelines and evidence-based research publications that derive
results using statistical methods. However, statistical analysis methods have some limitations such as the inability to analyze nonlinear
variables, requiring setting a lev...
Original Investigation
Pages: 174-178
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18587-16.1
AIM: Chordomas are rare, slow growing but locally aggressive malignancies of the axial skeleton. Skull base chordomas, due to
their intricate anatomical localization, pose significant challenges to managing physicians. In classical and chondroid chordomas,
the disease course cannot be reliably det...
Pages: 179-185
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19379-16.2
AIM: To identify differentially expressed microRNAs in medulloblastoma, and to investigate their biological function.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Differentially expressed microRNAs were identified using gene chips, and significantly different
microRNAs were selected for verification using real time quan...
Pages: 186-192
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19391-16.1
AIM: To present our experience with the awake craniotomy (AC) method starting from the preoperative period, to report the
morbidity and the functional outcomes along with the complications in patients who underwent AC, and to make recommendations
for possible problems.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This ...
Pages: 193-203
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20009-17.1
AIM: To present the results of endoscopic endonasal repair of ventral midline skull base cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak (VMSBL) at
our institution and to discuss the technique and results from a neurosurgical perspective.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all VMSBL cases that under...
Pages: 204-210
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19177-16.1
AIM: Neurosurgical oncology that is performed for lesions located in critical areas like the sensorimotor area has additional risk
because it may cause serious neurological deficiencies. Some intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) modalities can effectively
help the surgeons to maximize resections ...
Pages: 211-218
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19283-16.3
AIM: To examine morphological, radiological and biochemical effects of arginine vasopressin (AV) and V1 receptor antagonist on
cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in rabbits.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into four groups ...
Pages: 219-225
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17905-16.6
AIM: Eagle syndrome is a rare entity that causes recurrent throat pain, neck pain, dysphagia, or facial pain due to an elongated
styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament. Clinical findings related to lower cranial nerve compression have also been reported.
In some cases, it is reported tha...
Pages: 226-233
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19752-16.1
AIM: Surgical procedures for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are increasing among the elderly as the population ages.
Chronic shunt-dependent hydrocephalus is a recognized complication of SAH. The aim of this study was to identify predictive
factors for the development of shunt-dependent ...
Pages: 234-240
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19469-16.1
AIM: Injury to the vascular supply to the cervical spinal cord can lead to the anterior spinal artery syndrome, which is often associated
with transforaminal corticosteroid injections to the cervical foramina. The purpose of this cadaveric study was to examine the
morphology of the cervical arteri...
Pages: 241-247
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18901-16.1
AIM: Angiogenesis occurs after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1?) is a critical regulator of
angiogenesis. However, its role in the central nervous system remains controversial. 2-Methoxyestradiol (2ME2), a natural metabolite
of estrogen, is known to inhibit ...
Pages: 248-250
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19504-16.0
AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness and the use of Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) score
by nurses in the follow-up and evaluation of patients admitted to the neurosurgical intensive care unit for cranial surgery or head
trauma.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study ...
Pages: 251-256
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19049-16.2
AIM: To define the role of phase-contrast cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in deciding the therapeutic strategy and underlying
pathophysiology resulting in syrinx formation in patients with Chiari type 0 malformation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Seven patients who were admitted to our clinic with t...
Pages: 257-262
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20007-17.1
AIM: Some restriction and complications, such as progression of kyphosis, incidence of axial neck pain and decrease of postoperative
cervical range of motion are concern. We designed this retrospective clinical study to evaluate the effect of laminoplasty by preserving
the muscle attachments of C2...
Pages: 263-269
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19209-16.1
AIM: To describe the intra- and postoperative results of patients who received a transforaminal anterior epidural steroid injection
(TAESI) prior to lumbar microdiscectomy.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Sixty-four patients who did not improve after minimally invasive techniques (MIT) for lumbar
radiculop...
Pages: 270-274
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18971-16.1
AIM: In unique clinical situations where C1-C2 posterior fixation is not available or has previously failed, an anterior transarticular
screw (ATAS) may be a viable alternative. However, there are no previous reports that investigate possible screw angles, screw entry
points, and screw length base...
Pages: 275-281
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18736-16.1
AIM: To compare and analyze the influence of the duration of neurological symptoms and degree of neurological deficits on the
postoperative neurological recovery of patients with neurological deficits caused by spinal tuberculosis (TB).
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of...
Pages: 282-287
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19363-16.1
AIM: Conservative treatment is a frequently used treatment modality for traumatic thoracolumbar fractures. However, not many
studies evaluating radiological and clinical results of conservative treatment are found. The aim of this study was to determine
the risk factors, and compression and kyphos...
Pages: 288-295
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19824-17.0
AIM: Nerve entrapment syndromes are the most common causes of neuropathic pain. Surgical decompression is the preferred
method of treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of curcumin, tramadol and chronic constriction release
treatment (CCR), individually or together, in a rat ...
Pages: 296-302
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19450-16.0
AIM: Advances in neuroradiological planning techniques in deep brain stimulation have put the need for intraoperative
electrophysiological monitoring into doubt. Moreover intraoperative monitoring prolongs surgical time and there is potential
association between the use of microelectrodes and incr...
Pages: 303-306
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18547-16.1
AIM: To evaluate the effect of shunt selection on the rate of shunt revision due to early shunt complications in neonatal
myelomeningocele-associated hydrocephalus.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The data of 157 neonatal myelomeningocele cases in three pediatric neurosurgery centers (Ankara
University, Ko...
Turkish Neuro -Excursion
Pages: 307-312
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18855-16.1
The word "minimalism" is a word derived from French the word "minimum". Whereas the lexical meaning of minimum is "the least
or the smallest quantity necessary for something", its expression in mathematics can be described as "the lowest step a variable
number can descend, least, minimal". Minimal...
Case Report
Pages: 313-316
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17215-16.1
Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma in the cerebellopontine angle after surgical resection of a suprasellar craniopharyngioma
is rare. Thus, only 5 cases were reported with a delay ranging between 4 and 26 years after removal of the primary tumor. We
report a unique case of ectopic recurrence ...
Pages: 317-322
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16782-15.1
Spinal intradural primary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are rare in patients without neurofibromatosis. Here
we represent a 3-year-old girl of primary intradural spinal malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The tumor was removed partially
and MPNST was diagnosed in the histop...
Pages: 323-325
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16730-15.1
Pituitary apoplexy is a medical condition that needs urgent diagnosis and treatment. It may occur spontaneously or may
be precipitated by a variety of reasons including dynamic endocrine tests. Although pituitary apoplexy is usually seen in nonfunctional
pituitary adenoma, it can also be seen in A...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 326-327
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19050-16.0