E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 29, Issue 5 (2019)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 625-630
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22661-18.1
AIM: To provide measurements of the posterior cerebral circulation using a non-invasive imaging modality.
MATERIAL and METHODS: One-hundred and twenty patients aged from 12 to 76 years were analyzed using computed
tomography (CT) angiography. Measurements of vertebral arteries (VA), basilar artery...
Pages: 631-634
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22604-18.2
AIM: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of the retrogasserian opioid application in patients with type 1 trigeminal neuralgia.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 37 patients (12 male, 25 female; average age 56.2 ± 5.4 years) who were administered
retrogasserian opioid due to type 1 trigeminal neural...
Pages: 635-642
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22603-18.2
AIM: To assess the endocrinological outcomes of high-field (1.5-T) intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI)-guided
endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Radiological and endocrinological data were retrospectively coll...
Pages: 643-650
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24318-18.1
AIM: To compare the clinical and economic results of two different surgical approaches (bilateral decompression via unilateral
approach and instrumented total laminectomy and fusion) in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The clinical, surgical, and economic aspects of 1...
Pages: 651-657
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23942-18.1
AIM: To analyze the effect of different environmental conditions on the brain in rats with subarachnoid haemorrhage.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Microtubules in neurons mediate both the consciousness and memory and regulate firing. Microtubuleassociated
proteins promote microtubule organisation and dyna...
Pages: 658-663
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23808-18.3
AIM: To develop a new laminoplasty technique for preserving paravertebral muscles.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this technique, semispinalis and splenius muscles are cut approximately 1 cm laterally to the muscle
insertion point to the spinous process at the laminotomy side. Then, multifidus and rotat...
Pages: 664-670
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23078-18.2
AIM: To determine whether neuroradiological assessment of skull base and non-skull base meningioma consistency and vascularity
can be used to improve the surgical approach.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty meningioma cases were split into skull base (n=16) and non-skull (n=24) base groups, and
intraop...
Pages: 671-676
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22739-18.3
AIM: To compare glioblastoma multiforme with astrocytoma grade II by subjectively evaluating the levels of prothrombin and
biotinylation thrombin, and G protein serum protease activatin receptors, as tissue factors causing hypercoagulation and affecting
coagulation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Specimen...
Pages: 677-682
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23307-18.3
AIM: To investigate the effect of using microelectrode recording (MER) on the length of time required to carry out a deep brain
stimulation (DBS) procedure of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinsonâs disease (PD).
MATERIAL and METHODS: The time required to include MER in the DBS oper...
Pages: 683-688
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25466-18.1
AIM: To perform reliability and validity studies of the Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) and NPQ-Short Form (SF) in the Turkish
language.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The Turkish translation and cross-cultural validation were performed. Then, 101 patients (36 males, 65
females; mean age: 50.4 ± 14....
Pages: 689-697
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25406-18.1
AIM: To share a single center experience with 27 atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) cases, and to determine the effect of
gross total tumor resection and other clinical characteristics on the overall survival rate of AT/RT.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We included 27 patientsâwith a histopatholog...
Pages: 698-704
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25863-19.2
AIM: To discuss the rationale and merit of specific pelvic sequences as an adjunct to routine lumbar magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) for early detection of piriformis syndrome (PS) and to disclose its frequency in patients who underwent radiological evaluation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This retrospe...
Pages: 705-709
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25897-19.2
AIM: To determine the relationship between the serum urate (SU) level, neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and pain severity using
preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) scores in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH).
MATERIAL and METHODS: This single-center, cross-secti...
Pages: 710-717
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25821-19.2
AIM: To assay the effects of simvastatin and L-carnitine on peripheral nerve repair.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Left sciatic nerve of 70 female rats were cut and repaired under aseptic microsurgery. Based on
medications and treatment period, seven groups were formed; control: no medication, SIM1W: one ...
Pages: 718-723
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25891-19.2
AIM: To evaluate the effects of lacosamide on traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 28 male Wistar albino rats, each weighing 300â350 g, were included. They were randomly
assigned to four groups. In Group 1, only a laminectomy was performed; in Group 2, SCI...
Pages: 724-733
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25968-19.3
AIM: To compare posterior surgery alone versus combined anterior and posterior surgery for the management of spinal tuberculosis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Data from 31 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for spinal tuberculosis were analyzed
retrospectively. Patients were divided into two grou...
Pages: 734-742
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26339-19.2
AIM: To investigate the effects of methylphenidate (MPH), on intervertebral disc tissue (IVD) cell cultures and extracellular matrix
structures. Changes in the expression of some important marker genes involved in anabolic and catabolic mechanisms of IVD
extracellular matrix formation were also ev...
Pages: 743-749
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26162-19.2
AIM: To investigate the effects of systemic application of Theranekron on peripheral nerve healing after compression type peripheral
nerve injury.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-one female Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=7): Control (C), injury
(I), and Theranekron (T). Th...
Pages: 750-758
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25463-18.2
AIM: To evaluate the effect of umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) transplantation on traumatic brain injury
(TBI).
MATERIAL and METHODS: UC-MSCs were isolated from human umbilical cord and TBI rat model was constructed. 30 male SD
rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: con...
Pages: 759-767
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25779-19.1
AIM: To present an overview of our awake craniotomy practices performed with complementary use of diffusion tensor imaging
(DTI)-based neuronavigation (DTI-bN) and cortical-subcortical electrical stimulation for glioma resection located in eloquent areas,
and the clinical outcomes of these practic...
Pages: 768-777
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23172-18.2
AIM: To conduct a scientometric assessment of the research activities of spinal fusion in various subspecialties carried out by
different surgeons.
MATERIAL and METHODS: All articles regarding spinal fusion research on Web of Science from the year 1994 to 2015 were
identified and analyzed in the ...
Pages: 778-784
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27333-19.1
AIM: To evaluate the frequency and prognostic significance of microsatellite instability (MSI) in patients with glioblastoma (GBM), an
immunohistochemical analysis of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins was performed.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 71 patients with GBM who underwent surgery between 2...
Case Report
Pages: 785-788
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20418-17.0
Concomitant occurrence of severe extracranial large vessel stenosis and an ipsilateral intracranial aneurysm is often detected
incidentally, but the optimal therapeutic strategy is not clear. Several reports have investigated whether simultaneous carotid artery
stenting (CAS) and coil embolization...
Pages: 789-792
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22971-18.2
Intradural spinal cord abscesses are rare infections in early childhood and usually result from pre-existing congenital anomalies of
the spinal column. The formation of abscess may be the result of hematogenous spread. It is treated by surgical and parenteral
antibiotic treatment, but some special...
Technical Note
Pages: 793-797
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19723-16.2
The integration of interventional and surgical techniques is requiring the development of a new working environment equipped for
the needs of an interdisciplinary neurovascular team. However, conventional surgical and interventional tables have only limited
ability to provide for these needs. We h...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 798
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27087-19.1