E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 18, Issue 2 (2008)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 107-113
OBJECTIVE: Various types of revascularization surgery have been performed for
moyamoya disease, and there have been controversies about the surgical procedures. In
this report, we introduce our surgical strategy of moyamoya disease and discuss the
various surgical procedure options.
METHODS: The...
Pages: 114-124
AIM: The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to examine the short- and long-term
psychosocial outcomes of a consecutive series of patients who underwent extratemporal lobe
resection due to medically-refractory epilepsy.
MATERIALS and METHODS: The sample consisted of 23 consecutive pati...
Pages: 125-133
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring on
hemodynamic parameters, drug consumption and awareness during total intravenous
anesthesia (TIVA) with remifentanil and propofol in lumbar discectomies.
After institutional ethical committee approval, ASAI...
BACKGROUND: The invocation Namu Amida Butsu (Nembutsu), voices the
hope of rebirth into Amida's Pure Land. In the Nembutsu, Buddhists imagine that
they are absorbed into Amida's Pure Land. Shiritori, a Japanese word chain game,
is a common task used to activate language related regions in Japanes...
Pages: 142-148
OBJECTIVE: Atlantoaxial instability may result from various pathologic
conditions and operative treatment may be required to correct the deformity,
provide stability and prevent neurological deficits. We presented our clinic's
experience using C1-C2 fusion with polyaxial screw and rod fixation fo...
AIM: Although the neuropathology of ischemic nerve fiber degeneration is relatively well
known, its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Local cytokines, which have
neuroprotective effects on inflammation and repair, participate in the process by
undefined mechanisms. In this study, we evaluated th...
Pages: 157-164
OBJECTIVE: Adenosine and nitric oxide (NO) are known as vasodilatators. We investigated
adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity and NO concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of
patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
METHODS: Forty patients with SAH and 10 controls were included in the st...
Pages: 165-171
AIM: HI (hypoxic–ischemic) brain injury is a major cause of neonatal mortality and longterm
neurological morbidity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of
HPC (hypoxic preconditioning) on the oxidative-antioxidative status in the neonatal HI
brain model.
MATERIAL an...
OBJECTIVE: The report aimed to present the outcome of surgical management
of spinal synovial cyst. Methods: The study was a retrospective review of six
patients surgically treated between January 2005 and September 2007. The
patients were evaluated in preoperative and postoperative periods. Evalu...
Case Report
Pages: 172-176
A 45-month-old child who had bitemporal arachnoid cysts and macrocephaly unrelated to
glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA 1) was reported. The patient was admitted to the emergency
unit after head trauma at 11 months of age. CT and MRI showed bitemporal arachnoid cysts
(BACs). Acylcarnitine profile was ...
Pages: 177-182
Aneurysms arising from the distal portion of superior cerebellar artery are
infrequently seen. They are usually assumed to result from local arterial wall
disruption like proximal supratentorial artery aneurysms. Depending on
institutional facilities, these particular aneurysms can be treated eit...
Pages: 183-186
Aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign fibro-osseous lesion usually described in the
long bones. Intraorbital aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare clinical entity with an
entirely different outcome and prognosis as compared to the usual pediatric
orbital tumors. The authors report magnetic resonance imaging ...
Pages: 187-190
INTRODUCTION and CASE DESCRIPTION: Intramedullary lipomas are rare
tumours of the spinal cord and account for about 1% of all spinal neoplasms.
These lesions can occur anywhere along the length of spinal cord, but are
frequently localized to the lower thoracic and lumbosacral levels. The authors
...
Pages: 191-193
A 1-day-old boy with the characteristics of Adams-Oliver syndrome was
presented. Adams-Oliver syndrome has a wide spectrum of anomalies ranging
from aplasia cutis congenita, cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita and
transverse limb defects to lethal anomalies. Our patient had aplasia cutis
c...
Pages: 194-196
A 45-year-old male patient was referred for management of radial nerve palsy.
His past medical history revealed that he had been injured in a car accident and
broken his left humerus 4 months ago. Primary stabilization of the fracture has
been achieved by the application of a long-arm plaster cas...
Apneumatocyst in the cervical spine is extremely rare and to our knowledge only
a few reports have been published in the English literature. Although the etiology
and natural course of vertebral body pneumatocyst is unclear, nitrogen gas
accumulation is claimed. A 65-year-old-man was admitted to ...
Frontal mucocele usually presents with visual complaints like diplopia,
diminution of vision, visual field defect, ptosis, orbital swelling, retro-orbital
pain, displacement of eye-globe and proptosis. Very rarely it can present as a
subcutaneous swelling. To the best of the authors' knowledge, o...
Pages: 204-206
The redundant nerve root syndrome is defined as the association of high-grade
extradural lumbar spinal stenosis with large, elongated and tortuous nerve roots.
Acquired elongation of nerve roots due to the mechanical trapping at the level of
lumbar spinal stenosis is assumed to be the possible me...
Pages: 207-210
Although rare, the diagnosis of candidal vertebral osteomyelitis of the cervical
spine should be considered in cases of quadriparesia occurring in hemodialysis
patients. This disease leads to vertebral destruction and spinal cord compression.
Candidal vertebral osteomyelitis constitutes a diagnos...
Leiomyosarcomas are malignant tumors of smooth muscle origin. These tumors
are very rare in the head and neck region. The majority of leiomyosarcomas of the
head and neck arise in the paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, jaws and superficial soft
tissues like the scalp. A mass was observed in the righ...
Pages: 219-221
We present a case with median and radial nerve injuries together with brachial
artery occlusion after a dog bite that is seen rarely in the literature. A 26 year-old
man was admitted to our emergency department with a complaint of dog bite
and weakness of fingers at the left upper extremity. Ther...