E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 17, Issue 1 (2007)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 001-006
OBJECTIVES: To assess the disability level and quality of life of the patients who had been reoperated and not reoperated because of lumbar disc herniation.
METHODS: 34 reoperated and 34 not reoperated patients with lumbar disc herniation were retrospectively included in the study. The disability l...
Pages: 007-012
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to address the management of acute facial nerve paralysis after temporal bone fracture and the outcomes of late decompression.
METHODS: The study design was a retrospective review of eight patients who underwent late decompression of acute facial nerve paralysis...
Pages: 013-018
OBJECTIVE: To investigate motor evoked potentials during short term La rginine infusion in cerebral vasospasm after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage.
METHODS: Three groups were designated for this study: control group, subarachnoid hemorrhage-saline infusion group, and subarachnoid hemorrhage-L...
OBJECTIVE: Hunterian ligation of the internal carotid artery is an acceptable treatment modality for inoperable intracranial carotid aneurysms. Despite the risk of thrombo-embolic complications, ligation together with superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery is vit...
Case Report
Pages: 019-022
Granuloma annulare is a benign inflammatory skin lesion of unknown etiology that is usually seen in adults and children and subtypes of it includes localized granuloma annulare, generalized granuloma annulare, subcutaneous granuloma annulare and arcuate dermal erythema. Etiology and pathogenesis of ...
Cavernous malformations are benign vascular lesions of the central nervous system that lack intervening normal brain parenchyma. They can be seen almost anywhere that normal vasculature is available. Lesions are raspberry-like, thinwalled vascular sinusoids without smooth muscles containing hemoside...
Pages: 033-036
Hemangiomas are tumors of vascular origin comprising approximately 7% of all benign tumors. Intramuscular hemangioma is a rare condition and hemangiomas of the head and neck make up less than 15% of intramuscular hemangiomas. Temporalis muscle is an uncommon location for intramuscular hemangioma and...
Pages: 037-039
Pneumocephalus has been reported after posterior fossa surgery especially with procedures performed in the sitting position. The gravitational effect is the decisive factor in the development of pneumocephalus. The entrapped air in the aqueduct may enlarge due to several factors such as elevated bod...
Pages: 040-044
Venous angiomas were found to be the most common cerebral vascular malformations, composing 63% of such lesions in two autopsy series. Annual bleeding risk associated with venous angiomas is about 0.22 % per year. Venous angiomas are generally silent lesions because of their dynamic features, and ar...
Patients with traumatic brain injury constitute a diagnostic challenge since peripheral nerve injuries may be overlooked due to cognitive dysfunction and priority given to life-sustaining measures. Electromyography may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of weakness and atrophy. Problems specif...
Pages: 048-054
Ischemic stroke and brain abscess are life threatening, severe medical conditions requiring urgent and comprehensive evaluation. Brain abscess is a very rare and dangerous complication of ischemic stroke that can be treated successfully when diagnosed. Association of these two life threatening condi...
Pages: 055-059
Extensive and aggressive surgical removal is treatment of choice for patients who have chordomas of the cranial base. Well-developed micro s u rgical techniques, as well as good surgical judgment learned from experience are essential to avoid major morbidity. A 14-year-old female presented with pro ...
Review
Pages: 027-032
Adult craniopagus twins aged 29 years who succumbed to the surgical separation are being presented posthumously. Neuroimaging studies had revealed a total type 3 craniopagus with a common superior sagittal sinus beginning at its distal half and draining into a common Torcular Herophili. In July 2003...