The authors report a case of aneurysmal malformation of the vein of Galen associated with straight sinus anomaly (accessory straight sinus) in a 6-month-old infant presenting with clinical signs of hydrocephalus. The malformation was confirmed by computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ...

A 13 month old girl with bilateral subdural empyema that was shown to be caused by Salmonella paratyphi A is presented. Twenty-four cases of subdural empyema caused by Salmonella species/strains are reported in literature. Subdural empyema that is caused by Salmonella paratyphi A has not been descri...

A case of solitary cervical intra and extramedullary schwannoma diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and treated surgically is reported.

Spinal hydatid disease is a rare entity and occurs most commonly as a result of direct extension from pulmonary lesions. Isolated intraspinal extradural location of the hydatid cyst is even rarer. We report a case of an isolated spinal extradural hydatid cyst presenting with radicular compression.

A patient with spontaneous resolution of an acute traumatic subdural hematoma within 6 hours is reported. The patient was discharged two days after admission in normal neurological condition. Previously published cases of acute subdural hematomas with rapid spontaneous resolution are reviewed and po...

We report a case of a spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma extending from T2 to T4 in a 21-year-old woman diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, and with complete recovery after immediate surgical treatment. Prognosis of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma depends on two factors; severity of the ...

Twelve cases of primary intracranial germ- cell tumors including eleven germinomas and one yolk sac tumor out of 2633 primary intracranial tumors are studied. They were evaluated according to their clinical data based on the medical records including the patients age and sex, location of the tumor, ...

The result of surgical therapy of sellar region neoplasms in 107 patients treated between 1986-1995 is reviewed. In this series there were 89 pituitary adenomas, 8 meningiomas, 9 craniopharyngiomas, and one mucocele. Transcranial, transphenoidal, and combined transcranial-transsphenoidal approaches ...

Lysophosphatidic acid is the simplest phospholipid known. It is produced by platelets, endothelial cells, leukocytes, some cancer cells, astrocytes, and injured fibroblasts. Lysophosphatidic acid is thought to play a role in platelet aggregation and fibrosis. Since in radiation injury, platelet aggr...

We investigated the value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) examinations of intracranial arteries as a diagnostic test for the confirmation of brain death. Twenty nine patients with intracranial hypertension who subsequently developed brain death according to clinical criteria were evaluated by TCD ultr...

The surgical management of the pathologies at the cervicothoracic junction is hindered by various structures. Standart approaches to the cervical or thoracic spine provide inadequate exposure. We used a method which involves elevation of the medial comer of the manubrium,the stemodavicular joint and...

This study includes 40 consecutive cases of penetrating and non-penetrating head injury with an admission Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or less treated in our department between 1993 and 1996. The patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 cases were treated without ICP monitoring and analysed r...