E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (2011)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 001-005
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3589-10.1
AIM: Experimental and clinical studies have revealed that hippocampal DBS can control epileptic activity, but the mechanism of action is
obscure and optimal stimulation parameters are not clearly defined. The aim was to evaluate the effects of high frequency hippocampal
stimulation on cortical epi...
Pages: 006-014
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3432-10.1
AIM: The aim of this study is to define the position of surgery preference in the treatment choice for spontaneous intracerebral hematoma
(ICH) and to compare the efficacy of surgery with the medical treatment based on data from 18 previously reported randomized prospective
studies on this topic.
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Pages: 015-021
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3324-10.3
AIM: Cervical disc herniation at C2-C3 level is an uncommon condition. In this paper, the management C2-C3 disc herniation and long-term
follow-up data of 5 cases is reported.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 1100 patients who have been operated in our department for cervical disc herniation between 2000 and...
Pages: 022-026
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3639-10.0
AIM: Cerebellar astrocytomas are benign tumors of the central nervous system. They represent 10% of all pediatric intracranial brain tumors
and 30% of all pediatric posterior fossa tumors especially in the first two decades of life.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of patients...
Pages: 027-035
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3354-10.1
AIM: Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) appears to play a role in the regulation of progression, invasiveness and angiogenesis of various neoplasms.
Experimental studies have indicated that COX-2 regulate angiogenesis by modulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production.
The aim of this study ...
Pages: 036-038
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3538-10.0
AIM: The objectives were to find the incidence and topography of the occipital emissary foramina in skulls of South Indian Region.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In the present study, 78 dried adult human skulls were examined. They were analyzed for the gross incidence and
position of the occipital emissar...
Pages: 039-047
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3100-10.2
AIM: To study the clinicopathological aspects of primary CNS lymphoma in immunocompetent patients.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Sixteen patients with primary CNS lymphoma were analyzed for their clinico-pathological characteristics and
followed-up for the treatment and subsequent management in Neurosurge...
Pages: 048-052
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3550-10.1
AIM: To assess the long-term outcomes of percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy (PRGR) in patients with medically unresponsive
idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 3370 patients undergoing PRGR between 1983 and 2003 in our hospital were followed up for 13.1 yea...
Pages: 053-058
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3378-10.0
AIM: Surgical outcome for giant intracranial aneurysms (GIA) is suboptimal. Reasons for higher complication rates in large and GIA surgery
are the occlusion of perforators or parent arteries during aneurysm clipping, or prolonged temporary occlusion of main arteries. In this article,
results of cl...
Pages: 059-065
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3429-10.1
AIM: Spasticity is associated with various neurological conditions. Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is one of the popular treatments for severe
spasticity. In this paper we present our experience in treating 30 patients with both spinal and supraspinal spasticity with chronic infusion of
Baclofen to ev...
Pages: 066-073
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3231-10.1
AIM: CSF shunt failure is still a frequent problem in children. This prospective study was designed for focusing symptoms and reasons of shunt
failure. We also especially focused on the mechanical reasons of shunt failure.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We focused on the causes of shunt failures, and the s...
Pages: 074-082
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3118-10.0
AIM: Spontaneous pyogenic spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare condition but might be devastating and fatal. Traditional treatment is
surgical decompression and antibiotics. A retrospective study was designed to assess the eff ect of clinical findings and treatment methods on
the outcome.
MATE...
Case Report
Pages: 083-085
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2036-09.1
Agenesis of internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare anomaly. The contralateral dominant artery has a high incidence of aneurysms. A 50-year-old
male patient had aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of a paraclinoid aneurysm. He also had an anterior communicating
artery (Acom) aneurysm...
Pages: 086-089
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2895-09.1
Clival chordomas are frequently midline structures. Due to their critical location, invasive nature and aggressive recurrences, skull base
chordomas are difficult to manage surgically. We present a case operated on with the pedicled transnasal and transfacial approach. The case
presented with neur...
Pages: 090-093
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.1879-09.3
Injuries of the vertebral artery are rare and are usually seen after penetrating or blunt cervical trauma. Vertebral artery injuries (VAI) have been
reported in 0.5% of blunt trauma cases. These injuries can lead to hemorrhage, thrombosis, arteriovenous fistula or traumatic pseudoaneurysm
in the e...
Pages: 094-096
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2131-09.3
Lumboperitoneal shunting is widely used for the surgical management of pseudotumor cerebri and other pathologies such as communicating
hydrocephalus. Although it is a safe method, it could be associated with complications including subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural and
rarely intracerebral hematom...
Pages: 097-103
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2559-09.2
Congenital hypoplasia of the posterior arch of the atlas (C1), a developmental failure of chondrogenesis, is a rare anomaly and may range
from partial clefts to total agenesis of the posterior arch. Ossification of the posterior arch usually occurs between the 3rd and 5th years of
life. The incide...
Pages: 104-106
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2326-09.2
Ossifying fibroma of the vertebra is a very rare condition. We report a 16-year-old boy with ossifying fibroma of the third lumbar vertebra.
Neurological and laboratory examinations demonstrated normal findings. Low-back pain, in the absence of radicular pain, was the presenting
symptom. Plain rad...
Pages: 107-109
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2108-09.2
We report a 10-year-old girl with an isolated traumatic intraventricular hemorrhage following a traffic accident, who had a good prognosis.
Her neurological examination upon arrival was normal and she had no complaint other than headache and vomiting. Computed tomography
on admission showed a hemo...
Pages: 110-112
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2566-09.1
Lumbar spinal tumoral calcinosis and spinal epidural lipomatosis are rare conditions. We present a 70-year-old female patient with serology
negative spondyloarthropathy who developed paresis due to tumoral calcinosis in the left facet joint between L5 and S1 levels and spinal
epidural lipomatosis ...
Pages: 113-115
DOI: 0.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3278-10.2
Vertebral body hemangiomas are benign lesions and account for 4% of all spinal tumors. The most common histological type is cavernous
hemangioma. These tumors generally locate in the vertebral body as a solitary lesion. Multiple lesions are seen in approximately 25-30% of
vertebral hemangiomas. Mo...
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