E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 19, Issue 1 (2009)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 001-014
AIM: To provide information related to atypical language activations (right or bilateral) in
positron emission tomography in patients with left clear-cut hippocampal sclerosis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twelve right-handed patients who had been operated on
left-sided hippocampal sclerosis and 12 righ...
AIM: We aimed to evaluate the relevant methods of stereology to estimate
cerebellar asymmetry according to gender in both adult right-handed vertigo
cases and healthy cases.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study included 14 adult control subjects and
18 patients with vertigo. The volumes of the cerebe...
AIM: The aim of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the successful removal of the
atherosclerotic plaque and meticulous anatomical and physiological reconstruction of the
carotid artery without any perioperative complications. Endarterectomy can also be
carried out with regional anesthesia, which all...
Pages: 029-035
AIM: This study is plained to determine the intellectual skill difficulties and attention
problems of hydrocephalic children, and to compare them to children with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
MATERIAL and METHODS: The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised
(WISC-R) ...
Pages: 036-041
AIM: Aspiration of the abscess cavity versus excision of capsule are still in debate for
the capsulated, large, superficially located abscesses.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty patients who had large, solitary, capsulated,
and superficially located lobar abscesses were analyzed retrospectively to co...
AIM: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the morphological
characteristics of the connections between the spinal accessory nerve and the
anterior root of the first cervical nerve (C1) which is also called the McKenzie
branch.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The cranial cervical regions of 49 specimen...
AIM: The masseter muscle is often exploited by craniofacial surgeons in transposition
operations to correct facial palsy, benign masseteric hypertrophy; or neurectomy-induced
atrophy of the muscle. A clear understanding of the course of the premasseteric branch of
the facial artery and its relati...
The carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common nerve entrapment syndrome.
Many different methods have been described for treatment. We performed a
novel method to release the carpal tunnel. Subsequently, we compared the
surgery results of this novel limited incision technique and the standard
lon...
AIM: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of
the developed by the authors surgical technique in patients with a
radiographically confirmed diagnosis of sagittal craniosynostosis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 34 children with scaphocephaly underwent
surgical treatment w...
Case Report
Pages: 063-068
We report an 18-year-old boy who presented with seizures at the age of 12 years. He had
3 different kinds of seizures, occurring 4 to 5 times a week, despite adequate antiepileptic
treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed deep paramedian focal cortical
dysplasia in the left parietal lob...
Pages: 069-072
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT)- like lesions arise in
extracortical locations and behave in a benign fashion similar to that of cortical
DNTs. They usually come to attention by symptoms and signs of increased
intracranial pressure rather than focal neurological impairment. Here we r...
Pages: 073-076
Traditional shooting with guns often occurs and leads to unwanted gunshot
injuries in areas where celebrations are held. Such injuries have been classified
as celebratory gun shooting injury in the international disease classification
system.
CASE: An 8-year-old female patient presented with res...
Crossed aphasia (CA) refers to aphasia occurring after right brain damage in right
handers. In the literature, numerous CA cases following cerebral ischemia have been
reported, but few met the criteria for a prompt diagnosis. The authors present the case of
a 52-year-old woman with SAH caused by ...
A rare case of a solitary schwannoma arising within parenchyma of the brain is
reported. A 37–year old right-handed man presented with a 3- month history of
progressive headaches, lethargy and vomiting. The initial diagnosis being
considered was primary intracranial tumor, including high-gr...
Pages: 086-090
Although several different anesthetic techniques have been employed for noncardiac
surgery in Eisenmenger syndrome (ES), the best anesthetic technique is
still controversial. A17-year-old male with ES and an epidural abscess at the T5-
T7 levels was scheduled to undergo laminectomy in the sitting...
Pages: 091-095
The authors described the case of a 39-year-old man with Klippel-Trénaunay
syndrome, who had an extradural meningeal cyst expanding into intervertebral
foramen of lumbar 2 and 3 vertebrae. The patient suffered from low back pain
radiating to the left lower extremity. Magnetic resonance imaging re...
We present a 41-year-old man with Chiari type 1 malformation and cervical
syringomyelia. Although the tonsillar herniation persisted, his syringomyelia
was almost completely resolved during an eleven-year time period without
surgery.
OBJECTIVE: Spontaneously occurring epidural hematoma without any identified
etiology is a rare phenomenon. These are often neurosurgical emergencies; therefore,
prompt diagnosis and treatment are paramount. Because of the rarity of this
condition, we illustrated its presentation, evaluation and m...
Fracture of the cranial bones following trauma is common. The fracture most
commonly encountered in clinical practice is an undisplaced linear fracture of a
skull bone or a depressed skull fracture. Compound elevated skull fracture,
unlike depressed skull fracture is an extremely rare variety of ...
Pages: 106-111
Cholesterol granuloma (CG) of the petrous apex is an inflammatory reaction to
the by-products of eroded marrow cavities secondary to chronic obstruction of
air cells within the petrous pyramid. We report a case of cholesterol granuloma
in the left petrous bone occurring in a 28-year-old woman wit...