E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 23, Issue 6 (2013)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 693-699
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9428-13.0
AIM: Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and Smads control intracellular signaling pathways in neurulation. Although previously reported
similar experimental animal studies, the aim of this human study is to investigate the expression of TGF-β (1,2,3) and Smads (1,2,3,6,7) in
abort...
Pages: 700-706
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5941-12.3
AIM: To study the clinicopathologic characteristics of chordomas from a single institution.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This study is a retrospective analysis of 18 cases of chordomas diagnosed over a period of 5-years at Sher-i-Kashmir
Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, from 2006 to 2010.
RESULT...
Pages: 707-715
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7088-12.2
AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the structural changes of electromagnetic waves in the frontal cortex, brain stem and cerebellum.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 24 Wistar Albino adult male rats were randomly divided into four groups: group I consisted of control rats, and
groups II-IV comprised ...
Pages: 716-720
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7424-12.1
AIM: The current study aims to explore the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm (TICAP) primarily
manifested by repeated epistaxis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Clinical data from 31 patients suffering from repeated epistaxis after trauma were retrospectively analyz...
Pages: 721-727
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7425-12.1
AIM: We investigated the differential miRNA expression in pituitary adenomas (both non-functioning and gonadotropin-secreting) and
normal pituitaries.
MATERIAL and METHODS: RNA was extracted and purified from pituitary adenomas (10 non-functioning and 10 gonadotropin-secreting)
and from two norm...
Pages: 728-735
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7690-12.3
AIM: In demyelinating disease spectrum, tumor-like (tumefactive) demyelinating lesions (TDL) are rarely seen. Atypical imaging and clinical
features of these lesions may cause misdiagnosis of tumor or abscess.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 25 patients with TDL in our center were followed and clinical, mag...
Pages: 736-741
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7750-12.0
AIM: Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak following endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) is associated with increased
morbidity and mortality. This prospective study is the first evaluation of using autologous fibrin sealant for preventing postoperative CSF leak
and related ...
Pages: 742-752
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7757-12.0
AIM: The objective of this study is to examine the effects of radiation of mobile phones on developing neural tissue of chick embryos.
MATERIAL and METHODS: There were 4 study groups. All Groups were placed in equal distance, from the mobile phones. Serial sections were
taken from each Group to st...
Pages: 753-757
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7754-12.0
AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of invasive procedures in medically intractable genitofemoral and ilioingunal neuralgia.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This is a prospective study of 20 patients with genitofemoral and ilioinguinal neuralgias who were treated at our
medical center between 2007 and 2011. ...
Pages: 758-763
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7821-13.1
AIM: We encountered no study conducted on the evaluation of prevertebral soft tissue (PVST) thickness by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
during our literature search. Measuring PVST thickness by MRI in the cervical region of adult cases was aimed in the present retrospective
study.
MATERIAL and ...
Pages: 764-771
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7749-13.0
AIM: In this study, the effects of lornoxicam on the prevention of secondary brain injury via the apoptotic pathway were studied in a rat model
of head injury.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Thirty adult male Wistar albino rats were anesthetized, and experimental closed head trauma was induced by
allowing...
Pages: 772-777
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7886-13.1
AIM: Replacement of aneurysm clips or temporary parent artery occlusion during aneurysm clipping (AC) carries the risk of inducing
postoperative neurologic deficits. When studying the risk of surgical complications associated with cerebral aneurysms, patients with similar
conditions should be comp...
Pages: 778-782
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7955-13.0
AIM: To confirm whether implanting pedicle-screw at the level of fractured vertebra increases adverse effects on fracture healing.
MATERIAL and METHODS: CT follow-up was conducted for 28 patients who sustained thoracic or lumbar burst fracture and underwent
posterior pedicle-screw instrumentation ...
Pages: 783-790
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8051-13.0
AIM: In the present study, we investigate the neuroprotective effects of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody directed towards B cell mediated
humoral immunity, on a rat spinal cord injury (SCI) model with immunohistochemical methods.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-four rats were used for the study. Rat...
Pages: 791-795
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8218-13.0
AIM: This study aims to evaluate how analgesia-sedation causes alterations of HLA-DR and cytokines (IL-10 and IL-6) in patients undergoing
cerebral angiography for several cerebral vascular diseases.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This study includes 41 males who underwent cerebral angiography. The study s...
Case Report
Pages: 796-799
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3696-10.3
Skull bone metastasis from the gastric cancer is a rare. We reported a 52-year-old male proven to have stomach cancer and who underwent
subtotal gastrectomy 5 months previously. Within the past 2 weeks, he experienced headache and dizziness followed by weakness of the left
lower limb. A diagnosis ...
Pages: 800-802
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5216-11.1
Acquired spinal epidermoid cysts are extremely rare. There are only a few reports on the formation of epidermoid cysts after lumbar puncture
or spinal trauma. In this report, we present a patient who was diagnosed with epidermoid cyst after operation for spinal fracture. This 43-yearold
female suf...
Pages: 803-806
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5300-11.1
Orthopedic wires and pins are regularly used for the treatment of dislocations and bone fractures. Migration of these metallic fixation devices
into the spinal canal is an uncommon complication. We present a 35-year-old man who underwent thoracic spinal canal migration of a Kirschner
wire. The pat...
Pages: 807-810
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5989-12.1
In a case of 23-year-old female with Rathke’s cleft cyst (RCC), unusual changes with size and morphology on computed tomography (CT) and
magnetic resonance images (MRI) were noted in a short period of 3 weeks after spontaneous rupture. The CT noted that the intracystic isodensity
was changed...
Pages: 811-814
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6163-12.2
Primary intraosseous arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are not infrequently encountered. We report a case of intraosseous arteriovenous
malformation arising in the left temporal bone. A 51-year-old male patient presented with loss of conscious. Computerized tomography
displayed hematoma measuring ...
Pages: 815-817
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6189-12.1
Chronic subdural hematomas and cephalhematomas are known to become calcified in some patients. We present interesting cases of
cephalhematoma in a child and calcified chronic subdural hematoma in an elderly lady with both getting calcified. The first patient was a 7
months male with calcified ceph...
Pages: 818-820
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6256-12.1
Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome is an uncommon disorder whereby patients possess cutaneous vascular malformations. Cranial
malformations have been rarely reported in the literature. We report the first ever case of a patient with blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome
(BRBNS), who was found to have a s...
Pages: 821-823
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6351-12.2
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt proximal tip disconnection is rarely seen as a shunt complication. Shunt dysfunction and hydrocephaly can
develop due to this disconnection. Presented here is a case of a disconnection of the ventricular catheter from the shunt valve, which passed
between both later...
Pages: 824-827
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6497-12.1
Glioblastoma represents extreme anaplasia in astrocytic tumors. In spite of this aggressiveness, extracranial metastasis of glioblastoma is
very rare and has been documented in only a few patients in the literature. In this article, a 30-year-old woman with secondary glioblastoma
associated with e...
Pages: 828-834
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6521-12.0
Primary spinal glioblastoma multiforme (spinal GBM) is not a very common entity. This paper presents an outline of this rare neoplasm, its
clinical presentation, course, management and outcome and reports a 3-case series of spinal GBM. In this 3-case series with spinal GBM, one of
the patients was...
Pages: 835-839
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6591-12.2
Brain abscesses are a rare but potentially lethal neurological lesions, generally occurring after septic episodes in immunodeficient patients or
complicating neurosurgical procedures. Even though they are known complications of surgically treated intracerebral haemorrhages (ICH),
the presence of a...
Pages: 840-843
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6734-12.0
Variations in the anatomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) have been reported in the literature. LFCN is vulnerable to injury
during several surgical operations, therefore any surgeon intervening in the area should be familiar to its topographic variability. Lesion of
the nerve leads ...
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