E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 30, Issue 1 (2020)
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Review
Pages: 001-010
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24799-18.2
AIM: To conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety between total disc replacement
(TDR) and fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDDD).
MATERIAL and METHODS: We comprehensively searched meta-analyses comparing TDR with fusion through t...
Original Investigation
Pages: 011-016
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21840-17.4
AIM: To evaluate the over expression of Glucose-regulated protein 78 kda (GRP78) in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and
explore its chemoresatance.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Western blot analysis and real-time PCR were done to detect the expression of GRP78 in GBM tissues.
RESULTS: It was det...
Pages: 017-022
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25595-18.2
AIM: To learn how rat primary somatosensory cortex (pSSC) responses to the loss of inputs from hind-paw, using fMRI of an inferior
magnetic power (1.5 Tesla) with special designed high-powered rat coil.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Ten adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were enrolled in this study. The rats ...
Pages: 023-029
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25698-19.1
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of using a neuronavigation system for demonstrating the relationship between the basilar artery (BA)
and ventricular floor during endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Records of 28 patients (16 females and 12 males) diagnosed with obstructive ...
Pages: 030-037
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25776-19.2
AIM: To investigate the safety and efficacy of Derivo® embolisation device (DED), a new-generation flow diverter designed to treat
cerebrovascular aneurysms, and its long-term clinical outcomes.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In total, 146 patients with 182 aneurysms were treated with DED. The mean age of...
Pages: 038-042
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25810-19.3
AIM: To evaluate whether there is any difference in voice quality between patients who were operated via microscopic and
endoscopic approaches for pituitary adenomas.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study group consisted of 59 patients and 30 healthy volunteers. They were all males and divided
into thr...
Pages: 043-047
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25028-18.3
AIM: To investigate predictive factors for a favorable outcome from subthalamic nucleus-deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in
Parkinsonâs disease (PD) and whether low serum vitamin B12 (vB12) levels can predict an unfavorable outcome.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Thirty-nine patients with PD who underwen...
Pages: 048-059
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26131-19.2
AIM: To predict the overall survival (OS) and the cancer-specific survival (CSS) of patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) using
nomograms and the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) database (2000-2013).
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 3706 patients with high-grade glioma were iden...
Pages: 060-068
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26801-19.3
AIM: To investigate the neuroprotective effect of a N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist (amantadine) in an experimental
spinal cord injury (SCI) model.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Thirty male SpragueâDawley rats were divided into three groups: control (I), SCI (II), and SCI +
amantadine (...
Pages: 069-077
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26775-19.2
AIM: To identify the effects of computer assisted training schemes provided to patients who have undergone surgical intervention
for lumbar disc herniation on their level of knowledge, level of anxiety, problems experienced after discharge, and level of functional
incapacity.
MATERIAL and METHODS...
Pages: 078-082
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26646-19.4
AIM: To explore the anatomic features of the neural foramen in particularly at the T12-L1 level in order to assess reveal the safety
and efficiency of the endoscopic transforaminal approach for paramedian and foraminal disc herniations at this level.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study included 15 fre...
Pages: 083-088
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26555-19.3
AIM: To report the surgical outcomes in patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) who underwent microvascular decompression (MVD)
with superior petrosal vein sacrification.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Data from 63 patients, whose information was obtained from a group of 113 patients who underwent
surgery...
Pages: 089-093
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26919-19.3
AIM: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and recovery of patients with meralgia paresthetica (MP) following posterior spine
surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients who underwent posterior spine surgeries in prone position at the authorsâ clinics were included
in this study. Patients wit...
Pages: 094-098
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26510-19.1
AIM: To determine whether the timing of shunt placement affects shunt infection rate in hydrocephalus associated with
myelomeningocele (MMC).
MATERIAL and METHODS: The cases of 67 consecutive patients who underwent MMC repair and ventriculoperitoneal (VP)
shunt placement between 2010 and 2017 wer...
Pages: 099-103
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27190-19.2
AIM: To evaluate the changes in the pressure values of the ulnar nerve after in-situ decompression and anterior subcutaneous
transposition of the ulnar nerve.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The ulnar nerve was released in the postcondylar groove. An ultrathin (100 lm) force transducer was
embedded between...
Pages: 104-111
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26650-19.3
AIM: To determine the expression profile of miRNA-199a-5p in intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and its correlation to the grade
of IDD.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This case-controlled study was conducted during a 6-month period from 2017 to 2018 in two university
hospitals in Shiraz, Iran. We inc...
Pages: 112-118
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27360-19.3
AIM: To determine the feasibility and efficacy of full endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (FEID) for recurrent disc herniation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This retrospective single-center study included 60 patients. Among them, 36 who previously had
microdiscectomy underwent revisional FEID (MD group),...
Pages: 119-123
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26466-19.2
AIM: To investigate the utility of two different interpositional materials (muscle graft vs. fascia flap) for preventing the osseous
reunion of skull bone defect including the coronal suture line in rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 32 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups (n=16...
Pages: 124-133
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27995-19.2
AIM:To evaluate the long-term outcomes and prognostic variables in a surgical cohort of pediatric meningiomas treated in a single
institution.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Medical records and follow-up notes of 23 pediatric patients aged 3) during the last follow-up assessment. Ten patients (43.5%) had ...
Case Report
Pages: 134-137
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20043-17.1
Simultaneous presence of the persistent primitive trigeminal artery and so-called intermediate communicating artery was discovered
in a 77-year-old cadaver autopsied due to the myocardial infarction. Many vascular variants and abnormalities such as aplasia of the
right vertebral artery (VA), prese...
Pages: 138-140
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20951-17.2
Ventriculo-gallblader shunt is very rarely used in the treatment of hydrocephalus. A 44-year-old male with ventriculoatrial shunt
dysfunction was evaluated. His ventriculoatrial shunt was not working. His medical history revealed that his hydrocephalus was
treated five times by venrtriculoperitone...
Pages: 141-144
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22091-17.1
The diagnostic spectrum for scalp lesions is extensive and comprises either benign or malignant features. Cornu cutaneum (CC) is a
well-recognized condition; however, its origin and natural course are not always obvious. We present the case of a 78-year-old male
patient who was diagnosed with intr...
Pages: 145-148
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23793-18.3
Cavernous angiomas (cavernomas) are vascular malformations of the brain characterized by abnormal capillaries. Ventricular
cavernomas are considered rare; however, an extremely unusual topography is the septum pellucidum, with only five reported cases
in the English literature. These malformations...
Technical Note
Pages: 149-155
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25296-18.2
AIM: To present the surgical planning, manufacturing and implantation of an individualized 3D-printed prosthesis for cervicothoracic
reconstruction in a six-level recurrent chordoma.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A 40-year-old female patient with recurrent cervicothoracic chordoma was admitted in our cent...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 156
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27112-19.1