OBJECTIVE: The variations and anomalies of intracranial arteries may affect the treatment strategy and patients' outcome during neurosurgical and interventional neuroradiological procedures. METHODS: The construction of intracranial arteries was evaluated on cerebral angiograms in patients admit...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of a mean vascular density (MVD) and proliferative activity labeling index (LI) in gliomas and meningiomas as biological markers in histological grading. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study included 18 cases of glioma and 36 cases of...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the results of physical therapy combined with drug treatment and surgical intervention in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. METHOD: Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis who were diagnosed clinically and with magnetic resonance imaging were incl...

OBJECTIVE: Synostotic plagiocephaly involving the coronal suture has been a matter of surgical debate and interest for pediatric neurosurgeons. In this report, the authors analyze the results of an operative series of anterior synostotic plagiocephaly. They also emphasize their experience on pati...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the treatment modalities of spinal ependymomas. METHOD: We report 33 patients with spinal cord ependymomas who had been operated on at the Department of Neurosurgery of Ankara University School of Medicine between 1990 and 2002. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 4...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of A1 segment hypoplasia/aplasia in a Turkish population and to discuss its importance in etiology of anterior communicating artery aneurysms (AComAA). METHODS: Cerebral diagnostic digital subtraction angiography (DSA) data from our institution between 2002 ...

A 70-year-old male was operated for bilateral parasagittal meningioma. He suffered bilateral venous infarcts postoperatively. The craniotomy flap was removed and a duraplasty procedure was performed. One month later, the patient deteriorated with sinking of his skin flap. Holding the patient int...

The spinal accessory nerve (SAN) is responsible for the main motor innervation to the trapezius muscle. It is susceptible to iatrogenic injury as its course is superficial and close to the posterior lymph node chain and the posterior cervical triangle is covered only by skin and the investing fas...

Although primary intradural-extramedullary ependymomas arising from the cauda equina or filum terminale are not rare, spinal ependymoma as a possible cause of chronic spinal subdural hematoma (CSSDH) following lumbar puncture has not been reported in the literature previously. A patient with pro...

INTRODUCTION: Brachial plexus root avulsion injuries cannot be repaired by neurorrhaphy or nerve grafting. There is no possibility of spontaneous recovery and these injuries occur most often in individuals who are in their productive period. At present, the best surgical treatment option for brac...