E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 29, Issue 1 (2019)
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Review
Pages: 001-008
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21443-17.2
Variations and anomalies of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) have several clinical implications, including assisting in understanding
the clinical signs of a stroke. Anomalies have been described previously; however, few reports mention the origins, absence,
duplication and triplication of the ...
Original Investigation
Pages: 009-013
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21536-17.2
AIM: Bearing in mind the association of breast cancer and meningioma, the present study aimed to investigate the levels of
the soluble extracellular domain of HER2 protein in meningioma cases and control group. Besides, in the present research, its
associations with pathological features and progn...
Pages: 014-019
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21690-17.1
AIM: To assess treatment results of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for hemorrhagic brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCMs).
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective review of patients with hemorrhagic BSCMs, who were treated at the Acıbadem
Kozyatagi Hospital GKRS unit from May 2007 to October 201...
Pages: 020-025
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21895-17.2
AIM: To investigate the biomechanical comparison of thoracic transpedicular screw trajectories on the sagittal plane.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A three-dimensional, non-linear finite element analysis (FEA) model of T8 through T9 was used.
Anatomic trajectory (AT) and Straightforward trajectory (ST) mo...
Pages: 026-032
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21827-17.2
AIM: To investigate a new anti-tumor treatment method using stem cells transfected with specific genes and proteins that induce
apoptosis in tumor cells.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We used glioblastoma (GBM) cells and human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs)
in this study. The AD-M...
Pages: 033-042
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21931-17.2
AIM: To summarize the imaging features of spinal peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (spPNET) patients.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging features of 10 spPNET patients, four
men and six women, were retrospectively analyzed, and their clinicopathol...
Pages: 043-052
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22210-17.2
AIM: To determine the gene expression patterns of nucleus pulposus (NP) in cell cultures obtained from degenerated or intact
tissues.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Whereas 12 of the cases were diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation and had undergone lumbar
microdiscectomy, 12 cases had undergone traumatic...
Pages: 053-058
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21002-17.2
AIM: To assess biomechanical problems related to pedicle screw (PS) systems.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Functional spinal units (L3-4) of deer were evaluated using a 6-axis material testing machine. For the
specimen models, we prepared an intact model, a damaged model, a PS model, and a crosslink model...
Pages: 059-065
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21389-17.3
AIM: To evaluate the technique and outcome of endoscopic management of intraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC).
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively analysed the records of 30 consecutive patients of intraventricular (intra-third and
fourth ventricle) NCC who underwent endoscopic management....
Pages: 066-071
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22470-18.1
AIM: To examine the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) alone and in combination with linezolid (LIN) and daptomycin (DAPT) on
methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) biofilm formation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twelve groups (each containing six molds) of standard ventriculoperitoneal shunts...
Pages: 072-076
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22357-17.5
AIM: To assess the efficacy of α-tocopherol as a topical antifibrotic agent on epidural fibrosis in lumbar laminectomy procedures.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 32 adult rats were assigned into four groups, with eight rats in each group. Standard
laminectomy was performed in every rat. In...
Pages: 077-082
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22557-18.2
AIM: To compare the postoperative changes of both sagittal spinal and spinopelvic parameters in patients with Lenke Type 1
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who underwent selective and non-selective fusion surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study among 53 Lenke Type 1 ...
Pages: 083-089
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23058-18.1
AIM: To compare the complications and surgical outcomes between bilateral rotation flaps and dorsal intercostal artery perforator
(DICAP) flaps in the soft tissue reconstruction of myelomeningocele defects.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Between January 2005 and February 2017, we studied 47 patients who un...
Pages: 090-094
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22658-18.2
AIM: To present the results of vertebroplasty for treating thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurological deficit.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twelve patients (aged ≥65 years) with thoracolumbar fractures but without neurological deficits
underwent vertebroplasty. In all fracture cases, the anter...
Pages: 095-105
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22744-18.1
AIM: To investigate possible correlations between serum S100B levels and microglial/astrocytic activation in status epilepticus (SE)
in lithium-pilocarpine-exposed rat hippocampi and whether serum S100B levels linearly reflect neuroinflammation. Additionally, to
assess the effects of minocycline (...
Pages: 106-109
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23431-18.1
AIM: To investigate the impact of rizatriptan on neural tube development using early chick embryos as a model organism.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 36 pathogen-free Leghorn chicken eggs were selected and categorized in three groups:
sham, therapeutic, and supra-therapeutic. After 24 hours, th...
Pages: 110-114
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22981-18.2
AIM: To compare the effect of long and short axonal lengths on neuromuscular neurotization (NMN).
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, 18 male Wistar rats were divided into two groups. In each group, the peroneal nerve and
soleus muscle were dissected. In Group1, the muscle was neurotized after th...
Pages: 115-120
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23227-18.1
AIM: To show the preliminary clinical results of the Orthrus modular dynamic stabilization system that is a new instrumentation
system intended for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The system utilizes two different types of screws that can be used in conjunction wit...
Pages: 121-126
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22521-18.1
AIM: To provide information on the process and the results of the Turkish Board of Neurological Surgery and increase the relevant
awareness.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The number of applications to the written and oral board exams organized by the Turkish Neurosurgical
Society Proficiency Board since ...
Pages: 127-133
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23249-18.1
AIM: To compare the accuracy of determining pathologic segment between three-position MRI (3P-MRI) and post-myelographic CT
(PMCT) in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) by assessing the degree of inter-observer and intra-observer agreement.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 3P-M...
Case Report
Pages: 134-140
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19327-16.1
Recently, the use of magnetic dental implants has been re-popularized with the introduction of strong rare earth metal, for example,
neodymium, magnets. Unrecognized magnetic dental implants can cause critical magnetic resonance image distortions. We report
a case involving surgical failure caused...
Pages: 141-144
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19561-16.1
Meningioma is a neoplasm derived from meningothelial cells. Grade1 meningiomas consist of 9 different subtypes. One of the rare
subtypes is metaplastic meningioma. Metaplastic meningioma could be defined as "xanthomatous meningioma" in the presence
of prevalent xanthomatous changes. A 32-year-old ...
Pages: 145-147
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19768-16.1
Phantom limb pain in amputee patients is not well defined in the literature. Also, there is still no clear information on the definition and
treatment of phantom radicular pain, in which amputee patients have radicular pain. This phenomenon, called phantom radiculitis or
phantom radiculopathy, has...
Technical Note
Pages: 148-150
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19895-17.1
Cranioplasty is a commonly performed procedure following decompressive craniectomy. The patients are usually young earning
persons and increasing cost of treatment is difficult to bear especially in low and middle income countries. A variety of options
are available for cranioplasty ranging from a...