E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 23, Issue 5 (2013)
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Review
Pages: 579-589
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6573-12.1
AIM: The aim of this study was to systematically review the relevant literature to develop a benchmark for the incidence of adjacent segment
degeneration (ASDeg) and adjacent segment disease (ASDis) following the posterior dynamic stabilization (PDS) procedure and to investigate
whether conclusion...
Original Investigation
Pages: 590-592
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5973-12.1
New techniques have minimized the incision length and thus required modifications of surgical instruments. The Taylor retractor is one of
these instruments. We therefore designed several modifications of the classical Taylor retractor. The following structural modifications were
made on the classi...
Pages: 593-599
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6244-12.1
AIM: The aim of this study was to identify the most appropriate method of surgical treatment of hydrocephalus in preterm infants that is
caused by spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and to identify predictive factors of poor perioperative outcomes.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We present a ser...
Pages: 600-606
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7199-12.1
AIM: To determine the role of intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUSG) in the surgical management of patients with intradural spinal tumors.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-six patients with intradural spinal cord tumors were surgically treated under intraoperative ultrasonographic
guidance between Jan...
Pages: 607-610
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7217-12.2
AIM: To investigate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on epidural fibrosis formation in an experimental laminectomy model.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-four Wistar rats underwent L5-L6 total laminectomy and divided into three groups. Animals in the control
group received no further treatm...
Pages: 611-616
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7443-12.2
AIM: Pituitary abscess is a disorder characterized with central nervous system (CNS) infection, mass effect, and endocrine dysfunction. These
abscesses generally occur due to hematogenous spread in conditions such as paranasal sinusitis, sepsis, and where the blood brain barrier
breaks down. This ...
Pages: 617-622
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7471-13.0
AIM: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a new generation antiepileptic agent, levetiracetam, on the neural tube development in a
chick embryo model that corresponds to the first month of vertebral development in mammals.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty-five Atabey® breed fertilized chicken...
Pages: 623-629
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7761-13.0
AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of peroperatively locally administered dexamethasone on nerve recovery after induced
nerve crush injury.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 4 groups of 8 animals were formed. The sciatic nerves of 32 rats were exposed at midthigh level and those of 24
rats ...
Pages: 630-638
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7859-12.0
AIM: This study aims to evaluate the hemilaminectomy approach and in situ restoration of vertebral laminae in microsurgery for thoracic
intraspinal tumors.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Sixteen patients with thoracic intraspinal tumors, consisting of 6 males and 10 females with a mean age of 47.5±16.4
ye...
Pages: 639-644
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7914-13.0
AIM: We describe a modified form of traditional open surgery with a new guide tube. This guide tube permits anterior screwing of odontoid in
a shorter time with a more simple technique as compared to traditional open surgery, endoscopic and percutaneous surgeries.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Our series ...
Pages: 645-652
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7939-13.0
AIM: To investigate the factors related to the local recurrence-free survival time (LRFS) after surgical treatment of GCT of the sacrum and
mobile spine combined with preoperative embolization.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 28 consecutive patients with GCT of the sacrum and mob...
Pages: 653-657
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7954-13.0
AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who developed cerebral herniation after
continuous lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed eight patients who developed cerebral herniation after...
Pages: 658-665
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8328-13.0
AIM: Subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a well-accepted treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson’s
disease (PD). During surgical planning for DBS, the length of the STN is taken into account and verified during microelectrode recording (MER)
intraoperativ...
Pages: 666-671
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8541-13.1
AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effect of magnesium sulfate and dexamethasone on oxidative damage in
intrauterine ischemia.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, 19-day pregnant rats were divided into five groups. Fetal brain ischemia was achieved in the ischemia/
...
Case Report
Pages: 672-675
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6172-12.1
We report a 41-year-old man who presented with low back pain, lower extremity paresthesia, urinary retention and constipation. Magnetic
resonance imaging showed a vascular intradural-extramedullary lesion at the second lumbar vertebral level. His medical history revealed
that he had undergone surg...
Pages: 676-679
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6420-12.0
Surgical microscope-integrated intraoperative angiography with intra-venous injection of indocyanine green (ICG) has been widely used
during bypass or aneurysm surgery. Instead of intra-venous injection of ICG, we describe a case of intraoperative video angiography with
intra-arterial injection of...
Pages: 680-684
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6371-12.1
Vertebral hemangiomas are benign vascular lesions of the vertebral column; only 0.9-1.2% of all vertebral hemangiomas cause spinal cord
compression. We report a 34-year-old female who was admitted to the neurosurgery clinic with a history of back pain, poor quality of life
and easy fatigability fo...
Pages: 685-687
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6565-12.0
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common upper extremity neuropathy in the wrist that may be associated with anatomic variations of
median nerve. Trifurcation of the median nerve has been very rarely reported in the literature. We report coexistence of bilateral median
nerve variation in the wris...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 688-689
Pages: 690-691
During the last few years, virtual reality (VR) has been increasingly implemented in the neurosurgical practice. The scope of this paper is to
briefly outline the educational role of this novel technology in training surgeons. At the same time, the ability of VR workstations such as
the Dextroscop...