E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (2010)
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Review
Pages: 425-429
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3334-10.0
CXCL12 signaling at CXCR4 is important in glioblastoma growth promotion as
a migration-directing chemokine and as a mitosis-stimulating cytokine system.
Recent developments in other areas of medicine may have made it now possible
to comprehensively block glioblastoma's use of CXCL12 signaling. CX...
Original Investigation
Pages: 430-436
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3038-10.1
Aim: A prospective observational study of the in-hospital outcome of the
management of BSF without antibiotic prophylaxis in a Nigerian neurosurgical
unit.
Material and Methods: All cases of HI with clinical diagnosis of BSF over
an 8-month period were reviewed. Their demographic, clinical, and ...
Pages: 437-441
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2898-10.1
Aim: We examined the clinical progress of low back pain and radicular pain
during the premenstrual period in patients with lumbar disc protrusion and
discussed the probable effective physiopathological mechanisms and laboratory
results reported in the literature.
Material and Methods: Fifty fema...
Pages: 442-448
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3176-10.1
Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of repetitious concussions
on the spatial learning and memory function in rats.
Material and Methods: 46 adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned
to three homogenous groups by stratified random sampling according to their
basal performa...
Pages: 449-456
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3303-10.1
Aim: The microanatomy of the abducens nerve (AN) is important for clinical
reasons and surgical approaches as it is located in the petroclival region. The
incidence of branching and duplication of the abducens nerve are unknown and
mechanisms relating to paralysis of the nerve in indirect conditi...
Pages: 457-463
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3205-10.2
Aim: Epidural fibrosis is an important factor for postoperative failed back
syndrome development and causes clinical complaints in 6-25% of cases. An
effective treatment modality has not been found yet. The aim of this study is to
investigate the anti-adhesive effects of a novel agent chitin and ...
Pages: 464-469
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2954-10.0
Aim: Vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP) are minimally invasive methods
for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCF). In this study, we aimed
to present our experience with VP and KP performed under local anesthesia and
percutaneously.
Material and Methods: Between 2002 and 20...
Pages: 470-479
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2942-10.3
Aim: To explore the effect of nerve regeneration through repairing the defect of
sciatic nerve in rats with the combination of optimized acellular allogeneic nerve
and autologous neuroma.
Material and Methods: 30 SD rats were randomly divided into two
groups A and B, with 15 in each, which were ...
Pages: 480-484
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3314-10.1
Aim: The tethered cord syndrome refers to a variety of lesions that can cause
the conus medullaris to be low-lying or incapable of movement within the
spinal canal. Permanent or temporary neurological complications were reported
following surgical release. In this report, peri- and postoperative ...
Pages: 485-491
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3300-10.2
Aim: Topical hemostatic agents are widely used in brain surgery but they have
some disadvantages such as foreign body reaction, being a focus for infection
and causing artifacts in radiological examinations. The purpose of this study
is to compare the effectiveness and safety of microporous polys...
Pages: 492-499
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3394-10.1
Aim: Lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a common disease of advanced
age characterized by progressive changes in the intervertebral disc and associated
structures. There have been great efforts for years to explain its pathophysiological
mechanism(s). This study aims to provide cytokine pr...
Pages: 500-507
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3215-10.1
Aim: Pedicle screw instrumentation is widely used in the lumbar spine as a
means of stabilization to enhance arthrodesis and has gained acceptance in the
thoracic spine in recent years. The purposes of this study were to determine the
incidence of screw misplacement, complications, the accuracy a...
Case Report
Pages: 508-511
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2387-09.2
The McCune-Albright syndrome was described as a syndrome of polyostotic
fibrous dysplasia, café au lait skin pigmentation, and autonomous endocrine
hyperfunction in 1937. We report a 17-year girl with early menarche and
accelerated growth for the past three years. The endocrinological examination...
Pages: 512-518
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2493-09.1
The authors report a case of large arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa treated by
endoscopic surgery. A 40-year-old man was admitted with a 3-month history of
headache and progressive gait imbalance, with no significant medical history. At
the time of admission, neurological examination reveal...
Pages: 519-523
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2231-09.1
Chronic calcified/ossified epidural hematoma is an uncommon complication of
ventricular shunt surgery. There are only 4 cases related to valve-regulated shunt
operations in the literature. It may be seen especially in young patients with
chronic hydrocephalus, probably due to craniocerebral dispr...
Pages: 524-526
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2591-09.0
Bone wax is primarily used in case of bleeding of the diploic vessels of the bones
in surgical procedures. It is useful in neurosurgical procudores because of its inert,
nonreactive charecteristics. Bone wax is safe material and its use rarely leads to
complications but there may be complications...
Pages: 527-532
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.1776-09.3
Chordoma is a primary sacral neoplasm of ectodermal origin and makes up %1-
4 of all primary bone tumors. It is usually present on the midline cerebrospinal
axis and the most common locations are the spheno-clival region and the sacrum.
The treatment of primary sacral tumors represents a challeng...
Pages: 533-535
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2896-10.0
We present a very rare case of intracranial xanthoma with bilateral temporal bone
involvement. The lesion caused destruction and remodelling in mastoid air cells.
On the right side, cerebellar compression was obvious. The patient was operated
on the symptomatic side and the lesion was totally rem...
Pages: 536-539
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2362-09.1
Diffuse cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare disorder of the brain
and defined as diffuse infiltration of brain by complex vascular structures. It is
usually associated with hereditary syndromes and presented with hemorrhage
or seizure. We report a 20-year-old male patient who pres...
Pages: 540-543
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2372-09.2
Spinal schwannomas are one of the most common intradural extramedullary
spinal tumors. However, a string of bead-like intradural extramedullary
schwannoma is highly uncommon. In the paper we present a case of a longsegment
string of bead-like intradural extramedullary schwannoma of cauda
equina ...
Pages: 544-546
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.1747-09.2
Non-traumatic multiple saccular aneurysms of the middle meningeal artery are
extremely rare lesions. In our case the patient was a 51-year-old woman admitted
with complaints of progressive headache. Magnetic resonance imaging showed
a dilatation of the vein of galen malformation. Cerebral angiogr...
Pages: 547-549
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2475-09.2
Trans-nasal sphenoid sinus foreign body is a rare condition. We report a case of
trans-nasal gun bullet within the sphenoid sinus with breach of the floor of the
sella turcica. A 42-year-old soldier presented a few weeks after a gun battle with
a history of headache. The skull x-ray demonstrated ...
Pages: 550-556
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2005-09.1
Aim: Intracranial hypotension may have variable clinical presentation. The
imaging characteristics of intracranial hypotension are especially well depicted
on magnetic resonance imaging studies. Although the clinical and radiological
manifestations of spontaneous intracranial hypotension are incr...
Pages: 557-560
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2338-09.1
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare condition requiring
urgent diagnosis and treatment. Patients with SSEH typically present with acute
onset of severe back pain and rapidly develop signs of compression of the spinal
cord. The authors present a case with spontaneous resolution o...
Pages: 561-565
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.1112-08.6
Intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tuberculomas account for only 1% of all spinal
tuberculomas. Concurrent IDEM tuberculoma and syringomyelia arising as a
complication of tuberculous meningitis (TM) is extremely rare and only two cases
have been reported to date. There is yet no report in the liter...
Pages: 566-569
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2247-09.1
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a serious neurological condition and the most
common cause is a central disc herniation. Migration of a bullet down the spinal
canal is uncommon. In this report, the authors present an unusual case of cauda
equina syndrome caused by a migrated bullet in dural sac. T...
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