E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 1, Issue 1 (1989)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 004-011
A collagen mafrix (COL) gel was used to fill a 3 mm gap resulting from transection of rat sciatic nerve. The nerve was initially stabilized with a split polyethylene tubing in order to remove elastic tension at the nerve repair site. The contralateral sciatic nerve was identically prepared but the g...
Pages: 012-022
In a modified LEVINE preparation, the effects of mannitol dexamethasone alone and in combination in hypoxic-ischemic brain insults were studied by electron microscopy in which dexamethasone appeared to be more effective than mannitol or its combination with mannitol in reducing ischemic swelling and...
Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is the most important problem in patients who are able to return to a normal life after head injuries. Depressed fractures are commonly accepted as risk factors increasing development of PTE. In this study PTE was found in 9 % of 122 patients with depressed fractures an...
Pages: 026-029
Cladosporium trichoides is a rarely seen fungal infection of the central nervous system. Since spores are found in nature, the portal entry is still obscure. It has a strong neurotropism which has been proved in experimental studies. In a modified LEVINE preparation, the effects of mannitol. In the ...
Seventeen neuraxis tuberculoma cases diagnosed and treated at Hacettepe University Medical Central between 1965 and 1988 were reviewed. Thirteen of these patients were explored surgically and all except two who died received anti-tuberculous chemotherapy in the postoperative period. In four patients...
Sixty-two patients with brain stem glioma are presented and analyzed. The most common presentation was cranial nerve palsy with cerebellar and pyramidal tract involvement. Fourty-four patients received radiation therapy. In eleven cases a histological diagnosis was made at operation. 14 cases died d...
While placing a ventricular catheter, the optimum length may be difficult to determine when intra-operative ultrasound is not available or some time has passed between the CT of diagnosis and the operation. An index based on the head circumference of the individual is described. Our method was also ...
Case Report
Primary non-neoplastic aqueduetal stenosis associated with van Recklinghausen 's diease (neurofibromatosis) is a rare entity, aetiology of which is still unknown. About 19 similar cases have been reported in the literature, We report two additional cases presenting with this rare association. Our tw...
Familial astrocytoma occurring in two siblings at similar sites is presented. Documentation of such cases is important for determining their incidence and exploring possible genetic factors.
The author reports a case of upward migration of an entire one-piece shunt into the ventricle. The probable mechanisms are discussed. Suggestions are made for how to avoid the occurrence of such a rare complication.
A case of subarachnoid ependymal (epithelial) cyst is described. It was located in the frontoparietal lobe of the brain, was lined with cuboidal epithelial cells, and had no communication with the ventricular system. The only clinical sign was epilepsy. Diagnosis was demonstrated by computerized tom...