E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 34, Issue 1 (2024)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 1-5
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.31209-20.2
AIM: To explore the clinical effect and significance of preventive surgery for asymptomatic spinal lipomas in children.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively analysed the clinical data of 168 patients with asymptomatic spinal lipoma from
April 2001 to June 2019, Shanghai Department of Neurosurg...
Pages: 6-13
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.32677-20.1
AIM: To assess the risk factors and simultaneously compared the benefits of procedures (clipping vs. coiling) in the recovery
of function from oculomotor nerve palsy (OMNP) between cases with unruptured and ruptured posterior communicating artery
(PCOM) aneurysms.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Among the ...
Pages: 14-19
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36585-21.2
AIM: To explore whether the combination of dexmedetomidine (Dex) and butorphanol (But) could benefit patients with traumatic
brain injury (TBI).
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 208 TBI patients admitted from February 2018 to January 2020 were randomly divided into
four groups as follows: control...
Pages: 20-27
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.38407-22.2
AIM: To study on the association of lnc-MEG3/miR-181b and UCH-L1 in the progression of cerebral hemorrhage. Further facilitation
the development of novel strategies that use their potential as a therapeutic targets.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, we studied the lncRNA MEG3 and miR?181b expre...
Pages: 28-37
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.38500-22.2
AIM: To show the abnormal cerebral hemodynamics, in high-pressure hydrocephalic patients, could be restored by shunt surgery,
and the tympanic membrane temperature (TMT) could be used to non-invasively monitor this recovery process.
MATERIAL and METHODS: One-hundred-and-four patients, with high-pr...
Pages: 38-45
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.40397-22.3
AIM: To identify the prognostic factors associated with cancer-specific survival in medulloblastoma (MB), and to use them for
establishing a nomogram model to predict cancer-specific survival.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In total, 268 patients with MB were included; they were rigorously respectively scr...
Pages: 46-51
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.40660-22.2
AIM: To analyze changes in the lumbosacral angle in children with tethered cord syndrome before and after spinal cord untethering
surgery, and to determine the clinical value of such changes at the last follow-up.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 23 children over 5 years old who w...
Pages: 52-59
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.40449-22.2
AIM: To evaluate the safety and accuracy of C1 and C2 pedicle screw placement using a three-dimensional (3D)-printed double
template and compare them with those of the conventional method in a clinical study.
MATERIAL and METHODS: DICOM format data from 60 cases with C1?C2 instability were obtaine...
Pages: 60-66
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.41703-22.1
AIM: To prove the superiority of the electromagnetic (EM) neuronavigation technique to increase the accuracy of intraventicular
shunt catheter placement, and to reduce accompanying complications.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 21 patients with hydrocephalus [age range (years): 53?84] were studie...
Pages: 67-73
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.41212-22.1
AIM: To elucidate the function of ASK-1 and the role of its modulators in the induction of Temozolamide (TMZ) resistance in glioma
and the underlying mechanism.
MATERIAL and METHODS: ASK-1 phosphorylation, the IC50 of TMZ, cell viability, and apoptosis were assessed in the U87 and
U251 glioma cel...
Pages: 74-80
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.41797-22.2
AIM: To explore the clinical efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with the polymethyl methacrylate-gelatin
sponge (PMMA-GS) complex in the treatment of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) accompanied
by superior endplate injuries
MATERIAL and METHO...
Pages: 81-92
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.41769-22.2
AIM: To compare the outcome of ruptured wide-necked anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysms treated by clipping or
endovascular therapy (EVT) by a dual trained neurovascular neurosurgeon.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Among 130 patients with ruptured AcomA aneurysms with neck size of ?4 mm treated...
Pages: 93-101
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.36251-21.4
AIM: To investigate the presence of Sur1-Trpm4 receptors in high-grade glial tumors, and their relationship with edema volumes in
preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences.
MATERIAL and METHODS: MRI sections were extracted from T1-weighted (T1W) and T2-weighted (T2W) sequences and fl...
Pages: 102-112
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43011-22.2
AIM: To evaluate and compare open cranial vault remodeling (OCVR) and endoscopy-assisted craniosynostosis surgery (EACS)
in patients with non-syndromic craniosynostosis and to develop an algorithm to determine the most appropriate surgery for each
patient.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Eighty-five childr...
Pages: 113-120
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42535-22.1
AIM: To assess quality of life (QoL) in patients with parasagittal meningiomas (PSM), and to identify the risk factors for different
levels of QoL.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients were contacted and interviewed via telephone. A total of 136 patients with PSM underwent
surgery at our institution be...
Pages: 121-127
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42049-22.3
AIM: To present the best housekeeping genes including clival/sacral based chordoma, and the nucleus pulposus cells.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We investigated 13 candidate reference genes in public chordoma array transcriptome datasets,
validated these genes by using RT-PCR, and evaluated their stabili...
Pages: 128-134
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42185-22.2
AIM: To investigate the relationship between planned drill approach angle and angular deviation of the stereotactically placed
intracranial electrode tips.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Stereotactic electrode implantation was performed in 13 patients with drug resistant epilepsy. A
total of 136 electrode...
Pages: 135-141
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42852-22.2
AIM: To discuss adherence to guidelines for the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Türkiye and physicians? attitudes
toward standardized, evidence-based medical practice.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Survey questions were uploaded on the website www.surveymonkey.com and sent to the participant...
Pages: 142-147
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42817-22.1
AIM: To provide a definition of arterial anomalies in the anterior communicating artery complex (ACoAC), determine their prevalence
and investigate their relationship with aneurysms.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography images of 1,857 adult pat...
Pages: 148-159
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43427-23.2
AIM: To evaluate the effects of the combination of nimodipine and dexamethasone in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, 35 female adult Wistar Albino rats were randomly assigned to four groups: Sham (n=8),
SAH with no treatment (n=9), SAH with nimodipine (n=9, oral g...
Pages: 160-166
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.45181-23.3
AIM: To report mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion with cross-flow through the communicating
artery (?with? group), and to compare it with ICA or middle cerebral artery occlusion without cross-flow (?without? group).
MATERIAL and METHODS: This study included 10...
Case Report
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DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.40702-22.2
Vagal paragangliomas (VPs) are rare tumors arising from paraganglionic tissue within the vagal nerve?s perineurium. Usually, benign
vascular tumors, VPs tend to invade the surrounding structures. Herein, we report the case of a VP presenting as a neck mass,
which was evaluated as a glomus caroticu...
Letter to Editor
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DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44315-23.2
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DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.45576-23.0
Retracted Article: https://neurosurgery.dergisi.org/abstract.php?lang=en&id=2190