E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 14, Issue 3 (2004)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 063-070
OBJECTIVE: To assess the importance of microsurgery in 46 consecutive patients with
intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
METHODS: Forty-six patients underwent microsurgical removal of their AVMs in our
clinic from 1992 to 2003. There were 26 males and 20 females. Thirty-two patients (...
Pages: 071-075
OBJECTIVE: Atrophic changes in the hippocampus that maybe seen during the late stage of traumatic
brain injury (TBI) has been found to be highly related to the cognitive function. Previous studies
detected by MR morphometric analysis have described atrophic changes in the hippocampus in
patients,...
Case Report
Pages: 076-079
Temporal lobe meningoencephalocele in the lateral sphenoid sinus is an
uncommon, and potentially dangerous, pathological condition. Adult patients
with meningoencephalocele in the sphenoid sinus often present with
spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and should be considered for
transsphen...
Intracranial schwannomas most frequently arise from the vestibular portion of
the VIIIth cranial nerve. Schwannomas arising from other cranial nerves are rare.
Subfrontal schwannoma is extremely rare. We report a case of a subfrontal
schwannoma and review the related literature.
Sacral chordomas are known as slow-growing, locally aggressive tumors. The
management strategy and surgical treatment options are well discussed in
literature. However, few reports mention the complications of sacral chordoma.
We present a case with an unexpected large sacral chordoma developing ...
Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a gram-negative bacillus that is known to
cause meningitis in premature neonates, and a variety of infections in
immunocompromised adults. Reports have also identified this agent as a cause
of postoperative meningitis in immunocompetent adults. We present the c...
Pages: 091-097
Extratemporal epilepsies are difficult to detect and to localize electrographically. The
surgical success rate in extratemporal lobe epilepsy (ExTLE) has been low but might be
increased by using invasive electrodes and functional mapping. We describe the
preoperative evaluation and surgical appro...
Meningiomas rarely occur in the pineal region. Total removal should be
performed because of their benign characteristics. Meningiomas can reach huge
diameters in the pineal region. Classical pineal approaches may be insufficient
during the total removal of giant or large pineal meningiomas.
In t...
A patient with ependymoma of filum terminale which was initially diagnosed
as a lumbar disc herniation is presented. Compression of spinal nerve roots by
an intradural mass due to ependymoma of filum terminale is a rare condition
and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of lumbar ...
The Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an acute demyelinating polyneuropathy
characterized by progressive muscle weakness and areflexia. Although its
pathogenesis remains unknown, it is thought to be an autoimmune disease.
Guillain-Barre syndrome following anesthesia or surgery is rare. In this cas...
Pages: 112-116
We present a 29-year-old woman with a giant cell tumor of the temporal bone.
The differential diagnosis is discussed with reference to the literature regarding
giant cell lesions, especially of the cranium.