E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Review
Pages: 709-719
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35745-21.3
AIM: To evaluate all serum biomarkers in sports-related concussion injury (SRC) to determine diagnostic validity, changes with
symptom severity, and return to play, as well as detect early changes in serum concentration.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Studies were searched in various electronic databases (...
Original Investigation
Pages: 720-726
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34409-21.3
AIM: To report our experience of mechanical thrombectomy using the SOFIATM catheter, in terms of its effectivenessicacy and safety.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusions who underwent mechanical thrombectomy,
with the SOFIATM aspiration catheter as the f...
Pages: 727-731
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35061-21.3
AIM: To investigate the importance of elbow 3D computed tomography in surgical planning when deciding on the treatment surgical
treatment method of the ulnar nerve entrapment in the cubital tunnel.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, 21 patients with cubital tunnel syndrome in our clinic were inc...
Pages: 732-739
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.33606-21.3
AIM: To investigate the histological and biochemical neuroprotective effects of secukinumab (SEC) on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion
(IR) injury in Sprague-Dawley male rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 28 Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly and equally divided into the following four
groups...
Pages: 740-744
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35711-21.1
AIM: To compare, and to analyze the effects of cranial suture reconstruction and frontal bone reconstruction in the operation of
premature closure of the sagittal suture in infants.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 35 infants with simple premature closure of frontal suture were divided into the ex...
Pages: 745-755
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35063-21.3
AIM: To compare lateral (direct [DLIF] or oblique [OLIF]) and posterior (posterior [PLIF] or transforaminal [TLIF]) lumbar interbody
fusion results in patients with the same indication of discogenic low back pain.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We enrolled 46 patients who underwent single-level DLIF/OLIF o...
Pages: 756-763
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36249-21.3
AIM: To evaluate the clinical processes of patients with cervical postlaminectomy kyphosis (PLK) who underwent standalone
posterior pedicle screw fixation surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The results of 21 patients with cervical PLK treated using the pedicle screw method between 2015
and 2018 were ...
Pages: 764-772
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36134-21.2
AIM: To investigate the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on acoustic characteristics of voice
production in Turkish patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
MATERIAL and METHODS: This study recruited 20 patients diagnosed with PD. Voice samples were recorded ...
Pages: 773-778
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34695-21.4
AIM: To examine the screening value of the serum level of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and
to evaluate its association with the severity of initial bleeding.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This case-control study was performed in Namazi Hospital, affiliated ...
Pages: 779-785
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35925-21.3
AIM: To identify a novel material with biomechanical properties identical to the nucleus pulposus in the lumbar vertebrae of goats
for use in intervertebral disc herniation surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this laboratory-based experimental study, the silicone rubber material test group consisted...
Pages: 786-792
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34777-21.4
AIM: To investigate the angiogenic effects of bevacizumab and imatinib on different meningioma tissue grades.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, in silico analysis of angiogenesis-related gene expression was carried out using previously
reported datasets. Messenger ribonucleic acid expressions o...
Pages: 793-801
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36245-21.2
AIM: To examine whether there was an improvement in the displaced fracture line in the follow-up, in which Anterior odontoid screw
fixation (AOSF) was performed without manipulation and to determine the "displacement angle range" in which AOSF was possible.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 11 pati...
Pages: 802-811
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36547-21.2
AIM: To evaluate the patients who had epilepsy surgery and pathologically proven focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) in order to further
classify and discuss electroencephalography (EEG) findings in different pathological subtypes.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This study included 19 refractory epilepsy patien...
Pages: 812-818
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36587-21.3
AIM: To define a novel autologous bone graft insertion technique, and to evaluate its effects on bone fusion in patients with lumbar
stenosis who underwent laminoplasty.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Fifty-six patients and 142 vertebrae that underwent autologous bone graft insertion technique between
200...
Pages: 819-825
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.37155-21.1
AIM: To investigate the current practice of neurosurgeons and their perception of complications related to the securement of
external drainage (ED) to the skin.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We created a 24-points English language questionnaire on Google Forms covering the five main
domains of care. The ...
Pages: 826-833
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36166-21.4
AIM: To explore the ability of dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion imaging (DSC-PI) to detect isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)
gene mutation in gliomas.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Preoperative DSC-PI data on histopathologically proven gliomas obtained between January 2015
and December 2019 were re...
Pages: 834-840
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36243-21.2
AIM: To determine the effects of physical therapy and exercise programs that was performed after anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) surgery on patient?s pain treatment, a retrospective study was designed.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Of the 127 patients without neurological deficit who underw...
Pages: 841-844
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.37476-21.1
AIM: To discuss four different materials that are frequently used in cranioplasty, and to reveal their advantages and disadvantages.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 85 of our cranioplasty surgeries between 2016 and 2019. Reconstruction
surgeries were excluded from our study due t...
Pages: 845-853
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.37422-21.2
AIM: To conduct an animal experimental study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the compression-resistant matrix (CRM) carrier
for recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) in osteogenesis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: New moldable CRM carrier, and with rhBMP-2 (new CRM carrier with rh...
Pages: 854-860
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35541-21.3
AIM: To determine expression levels of miRNA-582-5p and miRNA-363 in serum of patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme and
assess their biomarker potential.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study population consisted of 71 subjects including 35 patients and 36 healthy controls. Realtime
polymerase chain re...
Case Report
Pages: 861-865
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34746-21.2
Central and peripheral nervous system involvement of COVID-19 has been reported in 25% of cases. COVID-19 is associated
with encephalitis and most often presenting with confusion and disorientation, and mortality decreases with early diagnosis and
treatment.The patient who was admitted with confus...
Technical Note
Pages: 866-871
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36970-21.3
AIM: To present a substitute strategy for clipping: coil embolization of the ruptured aneurysm followed by intentional, staged
clipping.
CASE DESCRIPTION: We treated five cases of ruptured intracranial aneurysms with branches arising from the neck. The mean
aneurysm diameter was 4.4 mm. In the ac...
Pages: 872-876
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.35007-21.2
AIM: To improve the extent and safety of resecting these deep-seated tumors, we report a novel procedure of minimally invasive
endoscopic resection of deep-seated pilocytic astrocytomas under the guidance of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence
undescribed until now.
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 53-...
Historical Perspective
Pages: 877-881
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.33484-20.3
AIM: To investigate the competition of radiologic development between Turkey and Greece during the Greco-Ottoman War when
the first application of X-Ray took place.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A literature review was conducted, and we searched the published papers about X-Ray using during
the Greco-Tur...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 882-882
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.40427-22.2