E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 29, Issue 3 (2019)
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Review
Pages: 317-322
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24629-18.2
Every year, natural or people-generated disasters disrupt the functioning of society, causing human, and material loses, which lead
to an increase in the demand for medical attention. In the morning of September 19, 2017, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck
Mexico City and four other cities, leaving...
Original Investigation
Pages: 323-327
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21802-17.3
AIM: To study the protective effect on motor function of intraoperative awakening and localizing the central sulcus during surgery in
patients with gliomas located in motor areas.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 68 patients with gliomas in motor areas were intubated with a laryngeal mask and
rap...
Pages: 328-334
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22467-18.3
AIM: To systematically investigate the role of artificial small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules in glioblastoma treatment and to give
a detailed overview of the literature concerning studies performed in this field worldwide in the last 31 years.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Articles about clinical tri...
Pages: 335-339
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23232-18.1
AIM: To investigated the prevalence of anomalously originating occipital artery (OA) using angiography in a group of Turkish
individuals.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The images recorded in the picture archiving and communication system for a total of 114 patients, in
which the whole vertebral artery, a...
Pages: 340-348
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22645-18.2
AIM: To analyze the results of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or surgical treatment of 18 cases with cavernous malformation and
report 2 cases with unusual localization and size.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We present 11 and 8 patients who underwent surgery and SRS between 2010 and 2018 respectively.
...
Pages: 349-354
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23279-18.1
AIM: To identify, report, and raise awareness of the risk factors for television (TV) tip-over.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In total, 86 children who were brought to the emergency service and hospitalized at the neurosurgery
clinic because of TV tip-over-related head trauma between August 2011 and Augus...
Pages: 355-361
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22614-18.3
AIM: To compare the effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) and globus pallidus interna (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) on the
motor outcome, gait and balance function, fall risk (FR), and non-motor symptoms in patients with advanced Parkinsonâs disease
(PD).
MATERIAL and METHODS: We randomized...
Pages: 362-368
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22979-18.3
AIM: To understand possible mechanisms underlying lacrimal gland degeneration when facial nerve root ischemia induces
pterygopalatine ganglion injury and subsequent dry eye in a rabbit model of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Rabbits were divided into four groups: control, sham, mod...
Pages: 369-376
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23513-18.1
AIM: To investigate the causes of recurrent trigeminal neuralgia (RTN) and to evaluate the efficacy of microvascular decompression
(MVD) plus longitudinal nerve sectioning (LNS) or LNS only for RTN patients who have undergone multiple procedures.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty one patients underwent...
Pages: 377-385
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24432-18.0
AIM: To investigate comparative efficacy of a novel absorbable adhesive membrane (TissuePatchDuralTM âTPDâ) and a fibrin glue
(Tisseel âTâ) in reducing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks after posterior fossa and spinal procedures, and also to identify potential
risk factors for CSF leakage.
...
Pages: 386-391
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23442-18.1
AIM: To investigate the relationship between the deformity correction and subsequent alterations in spinopelvic parameters after
surgical correction in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis patients.
MATERIAL and METHODS: About 100 adult patients were recruited in the study. The eligible cases rec...
Pages: 392-399
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24320-18.2
AIM: To evaluate the satisfaction of patients operated due to degenerative lumbar spinal diseases with dynamic stabilization placing
polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods and to share their radiological and clinical results (mid-term) with visual analogue scale (VAS) and
Oswestry disability index (ODI)...
Pages: 400-403
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24141-18.1
AIM: To evaluate the pelvic incidence (PI) of coccydynia patients treated by different methods and to determine whether it is a risk
factor or a prognostic factor.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients who were treated for coccydynia were evaluated retrospectively, and 110 patients were
enrolled. Spinop...
Pages: 404-408
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24429-18.2
AIM: To report the incidence and interrelationship of concomitant anomalies in congenital scoliosis (CS) patients.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Whole-spine computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, echocardiography,
and renal ultrasonography (USG) evaluations of 231 patients w...
Pages: 409-413
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24369-18.2
AIM: To report the four most common spinal parasites for providing insight into definitive therapy.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twelve patients with spinal parasites were diagnosed between 2009 and 2016. A definite diagnosis
was established in the form of histopathology (n=9) and response to drug therap...
Pages: 414-419
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24499-18.2
AIM: To investigate the frequency of lateral epicondylitis (LE), depending on the tasks performed by neurosurgeons, and to determine
whether it can be accepted as an occupational disease depending on its frequency.
MATERIAL and METHODS: All neurosurgery specialists enrolled in the Turkish Neurosur...
Pages: 420-429
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24764-18.2
AIM: To demonstrate progression of acute and chronic endocrinopathies in a kaolin-induced hydrocephalus model using light
microscopy.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Adult male SpragueâDawley rats (n = 48) were divided into six groups. Hydrocephalus was induced
by intracisternal injection of kaolin solut...
Pages: 430-433
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24348-18.3
AIM: To investigate microelectrode recording (MER)-induced microlesion effect (MLE) on the motor symptoms of 30 patients with
Parkinsonâs disease (PD) who underwent deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus.
MATERIAL and METHODS: MER-induced MLE was evaluated based on the difference betw...
Pages: 434-439
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24446-18.1
AIM: To examine ischemic neurodegeneration of the ciliospinal center on permanent miosis following subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Nineteen rabbits were examined in this study. The animals were divided into three groups, as control
(GI, n=5), sham (GII, n=5) and study group (...
Pages: 440-444
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24773-18.1
AIM: To clarify the effects of topical application of curcumin on the prevention of epidural fibrosis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-one rats were randomly divided into three equal groups (control, spongostan, local curcumin)
and a laminectomy procedure was performed between T11 and L1 in all rats....
Pages: 445-450
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24942-18.1
AIM: To investigate the external anatomy of the fourth ventricle and dorsal brainstem using morphometric data, which could be
useful for preoperative surgical planning.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Between January 2017 and December 2017, 42 fresh adult cadavers were investigated for the
measurements of ...
Case Report
Pages: 451-454
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19621-16.0
Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) is a new entity in the group of primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the central
nervous system (CNS). It combines histopathological features of neuroblastoma and ependymoblastoma. This tumor occurs mostly
in the first five years of life. A hallmark...
Pages: 455-457
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20825-17.0
Chordomas are locally aggressive malignant tumors due to their recurrence potential and originate from embryonic notochord
remnants. Chordomas can originate anywhere on the axial skeleton. They are extradural and spread by bone destruction. Chordomas
are locally aggressive tumors that invade the d...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 458
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24956-18.1