E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 18, Issue 1 (2008)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 001-009
AIM: Computerized tomography (CT) has been the primary diagnostic instrument of
neurosurgical centers for head injury until now. However, there is a subgroup of patients
who have persisting neurological deficits without visible pathology on CT.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Between 2000 and 2002, 3000 pa...
Pages: 010-016
AIM: Efficacy of DWI in detecting ischemic injury following anterior communicating
artery aneurysmal SAH is studied
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this prospective study ,16 patients within 5 days of their
ictus were included. Preoperative CT scan excluded an intracerebral infarct; an angiogram
determ...
Pages: 017-022
OBJECTIVES: Radiological imaging techniques provide early detection of neurological diseases
but they do not always provide an adequate and reliable diagnosis. With the help of stereotactic
biopsy techniques, it is possible to access brain lesions safely and with high precision. We
described the ...
Pages: 023-029
AIM: The aims of this clinical study were to describe the segments and the inferior
boundaries of the odontoid process as regards the embryological development of C2
based on the magnetic resonance imaging finding.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Cranial and cervical magnetic resonance images including
oc...
AIM: Cerebellar mutism is a documented complication of posterior fossa surgery in
pediatric ages. Risk factors such as the type of tumor, size, and location of tumor,
hyrdrocephalus, postoperative cerebellar swelling for cerebellar mutism were
investigated in this study.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A ...
Case Report
Pages: 030-034
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a malignant embryonal central
nervous system (CNS) tumor, manifesting in children, and composed of
rhabdoid cells, with or without fields resembling a classical primitive
neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), epithelial tissue and neoplastic mesenchyme.
Around...
Vascular involvement is common in Behçet's Disease (BD). The venous system
is often affected, while arterial system involvement is a rare occurrence.
Intracranial aneurysm formation associated with BD is extremely rare. A 38-
year-old male patient with BD under the follow-up of the Dermatology
d...
Pages: 039-041
Chronic subdural hematomas in young people is extremely rare and has some
provoking factors such as V-P shunts, arachnoid cyst, anticoagulant drug usage,
vigorous sports and coagulopathies. A static or dynamic mechanical load is
almost always delivered to skull associated with either mild or seve...
Pages: 042-046
INTRODUCTION and CASE DESCRIPTION: Desmoplastic infantile
astrocytomas (DIA) are rare intracranial tumors of infancy with distinctive
clinical and radiological features. Despite their radiologically aggressive
appearance they tend to follow a benign course with favorable prognosis even
after sub...
Infectious aneurysms constitute 4% of all intracranial aneurysms. The
microorganisms responsible are most commonly streptococcus viridans,
staphylococcus aureus and combined bacterial infections. Nonetheless, cases
with no reproduction in their cultures are rather frequent. A 6-year-old patient
...
Spinal canal extradural arachnoid cyst is an uncommon, expanding lesion
which may communicate with the subarachnoid space. They may be either intra
or extradural with intradural cysts being less common. Spinal arachnoid cysts
are usually in the thoracic spine, and they may cause symptoms due to s...
A case of a patient with bilateral internal, external, posterior external and
anterior jugular vein ligations and excisions performed in the neck due to a
larynx tumor is presented. Radical neck dissection is a standard otorhinolaryngological
procedure in the management of head and neck cancer pa...
Following the significant advances in neuroradiology, it has been now
recognized that an intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) lesion and
vascular aneurysm(s) might coexist more often than estimated before. A58-yearold
female seen due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was subsequently
s...
Pages: 065-069
Esophageal carcinoma metastatic to the cerebellum and causing cerebellar
compression is a rare entity. The authors report on the case of a 54-year-old
woman in whom a metastatic cerebellar tumor secondary to esophageal
carcinoma was treated. The patient presented with progressively increasing
oc...
Pages: 070-077
Dural sinus thrombosis (DST) usually involves the sagittal, transverse and sigmoid
sinuses and is more common in women due to pregnancy, puerperium and oral
contraceptive use. Other etiologies include coagulopathies, infection and head injury. We
have present two DST cases following head injury. ...
Pages: 078-081
Cranial bone and epidural tuberculosis is rare manifestation extrapulmonary
tuberculosis. The incidence of tuberculosis of calvaria is on the rise in
developing countries because of malnutrition, poor socioeconomic conditions,
and immunodeficiency. We present the clinical features, radiology,
hi...
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal
dominant nerve disease usually caused by 1,5 Mb deletion on chromosome
17p11.2.2-p12, the region where the PMP-22 gene is located. The patients with
HNPP usually have relapsing and remitting entrapment neuropathies du...
Pages: 085-088
Congenital protein S deficiency is associated with an increased risk of venous
thrombosis. A14-year-old boy presented with epileptic seizures and thrombosis
of the superior sagittal sinus and frontal hemorrhagic venous infarction after
ingestion of 50 mg of dimenhydrinate, an antiemetic drug. The...
Pages: 095-098
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly performed procedure for
the management of hydrocephalus. VP shunt related complications remain a
persistent problem in clinical practice. However, extrusion of components of
shunt apparatus is very rare. Extrusion of ventriculo-peritonea l(VP) ...
Pages: 099-106
Neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF1) is a type of phakomatosis inherited in an autosomal
dominant fashion. Also called ‘von Recklinghausen disease' or ‘peripheral
neurofibromatosis', it comprises 90% of all neurofibromatosis (NF) cases. It is
characterized by multiple peripheral nerve sheat...