E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 24, Issue 2 (2014)
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Review
Pages: 151-162
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8317-13.1
Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a well recognized phenomenon. Although any tumor may be potential recipient of metastasis, renal cell
carcinoma and meningioma are the most common malignant and benign recipients, respectively, whereas the lung and breast are the
most common metastatic donors respectiv...
Original Investigation
Pages: 163-169
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6709-12.1
AIM: To understand the mechanism of the gamma knife treating the trigeminal neuralgia.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Using the MASEP-SRRS type gamma knife treatment system, 140 Chinese patients with trigeminal neuralgia (NT)
were treated in our hospital from 2002 to 2010, in which the pain relief rate rea...
Pages: 170-173
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6446-12.1
AIM: One of the clinical presentations of intracranial aneurysm is unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP). The most common location is the
posterior communicating artery. Surgical clipping and/or endovascular coiling of the aneurysm are the treatments. The aim of this study was
to identify the fa...
Pages: 174-183
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6995-12.2
AIM: Treatment of craniopharyngiomas remains challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate results of initial surgical management of
craniopharyngiomas via the extended pterional approach.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Nineteen patients (10 female; median age of 23 years; ranging from 10 months to 67...
Pages: 184-189
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7212-12.1
AIM: To determine whether nucleotomy may aggravate lumbar degeneration at the operated level.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A normal healthy finite element model, two degeneration models and corresponding nucleotomy models of the
L4-5 segment were created. Combined with 800 N preloading, 10 Nm moment was ...
Pages: 190-195
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7223-12.1
AIM: This study reports our preliminary experiences in performing detachable micro-coils embolization for refractory traumatic carotid
cavernous fistulas (TCCFs) and evaluates its efficacy and safety.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Fifteen consecutive patients with TCCFs treated with detachable micro-coils...
Pages: 196-201
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7324-12.1
AIM: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the activity of agmatine, an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor and selective
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, on reducing tissue damage in distal part of traumatic nerve in an experimental rat
peripheral nerve injury...
Pages: 202-207
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7329-12.1
AIM: This study aims to investigate the influence of different surgical timing on outcome of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
and to explore the surgical techniques for ruptured intracranial aneurysms.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The clinical data were from 327 cases. 304 cases of the su...
Pages: 208-213
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8110-13.1
AIM: To discuss the surgical methods for multiple intracranial aneurysms.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 23 patients were divided into three groups according to the location of the aneurysms: aneurysms located in
one side or in the midline of the Willis ring; aneurysms located on both sides of the Willis r...
Pages: 214-220
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8135-13.1
AIM: Fast direct decompression surgery for treatment of severe head injury often results in intraoperative and postoperative complications.
Controlled decompression may help prevent these complications. This preliminary study aims to compare the effects of controlled and
conventional decompression...
Pages: 221-227
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8242-13.1
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of intravascular virtual MR endoscopy in the planning of correct surgical clipping of the
aneurysm neck.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 36 aneurysms were detected by using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in thirty patients.
Intravascular ...
Pages: 228-233
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8377-13.0
AIM: To review our experience in the surgical treatment of TISH, and to analyze prognostic factors.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Clinical and imaging data, surgical modalities, and outcomes of 21 patients with TISH who were treated with
microsurgery were analyzed retrospectively. Prognostic factors for o...
Pages: 234-240
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8428-13.2
AIM: Epileptic seizures lead to neuronal loss in the hippocampus. Experimental epilepsy can be induced by direct application of various
chemicals to cerebral cortex. Nifedipine is an L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel blocker. In spite of several studies that show the
seizure-suppressing eff...
Pages: 241-245
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8154-13.1
AIM: To investigate the effect of gradient decompression on the occurrence of intraoperative hypotension and prognosis in traumatic brain
injury.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed in 186 hospitalized patients from January, 2008 to January, 2012 in the
Affiliated Hospita...
Pages: 246-248
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8465-13.0
AIM: To analyze the analysis of recurrence rates of single versus double burr holes in patients with subacute and chronic subdural hematomas.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study was a prospective randomized controlled trial on patients with subacute and chronic subdural
hematomas. Collections with mem...
Pages: 249-252
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8517-13.0
AIM: Implant-related infections are still a significant problem in spinal surgical procedures. Many drugs and methods have been tried to
prevent implant-related infections. Our objective in this study was to evaluate whether royal jelly, which was found to hinder the growth of
MRSA, has any preven...
Case Report
Pages: 253-255
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5595-11.2
We report a case of ganglioneuroblastoma of the spinal cord in a 25-year-old man. Clinical history was short with paraparesis and bladder
involvement. The MRI picture was that of an extradural solid tumor with extension to both intervertebral foramina, more suggestive of nerve
sheath tumour rather...
Pages: 256-258
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5886-12.2
Dermoid cysts are rare benign congenital tumors comprising 1.1 % of the spinal tumors, with lumbosacral region and cauda equina being
the common sites. Many cranial cases with spillage of cyst contents into the subarachnoid space have been reported. We report an extremely
unusual case of symptomat...
Pages: 259-265
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6782-12.2
Gliosarcoma is relatively rare brain tumor of glial and sarcomatous origin. The occurrence of this highly malignant brain tumor in the vicinity
of the clipped aneurysm has not been reported in the literature. The authors report a case of 37-year-old man who developed sudden onset
severe headache. ...
Pages: 266-271
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.6913-12.0
Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common peripheral nerve compression syndrome. It is the most common peripheral neuropathy
of the ulnar nerve. The surgical treatment of the cubital tunnel syndrome is widely described in the literature, however the variations of
the standard muscular anat...
Pages: 272-275
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7049-12.0
Cranial and intracranial involvement by myelomatous disease is relatively uncommon. Furthermore, systemic manifestations of multiple
myeloma are present in the majority of these cases at the time of symptom onset. The authors report the case of a patient with serial
appearance of multiple intracra...
Pages: 276-280
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7098-12.0
Delayed posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (CSFr) without meningitis is considered to be relatively rare. However, even years after
trauma, recurrence or delayed onset of CSFr and meningitis due to CSFr are possible. In this article, a case of delayed CSFr from the sphenoid
sinus without...
Pages: 281-283
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7125-12.1
Myeloid sarcoma initially occurring in the sacral canal is often misdiagnosed as other pathological tumors on MRI due to the lack of a definite
history or clinical evidence of granulocytic leukemia. Here, we report a case of 24-year-old male patient with myeloid sarcoma misdiagnosed
radiologically...
Pages: 284-287
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7909-13.1
Intracranial bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are uncommon, and BCs at the craniocervical junction are extremely rare. These lesions are most frequently
encountered in the cervico-thoracic region of the spine. Their pathogenesis is still poorly understood. Regardless of the surgical approach, the
aim of s...
Case Illustration
Pages: 288-291
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5525-11.0
Dural granuloma is extremely rare. To our knowledge, there has no case reported solitary spinal dural syphilis granuloma worldwide so far.
Here we report our findings in a 49-year-old woman, who presented with 10-year progressive left lower-limb numbness and two weeks of right
lower-limb numbness....
Pages: 292-293
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7073-12.0
An 18-year-old man was admitted with a 1-month history of headache and disturbed visual acuity. Neurological examination revealed a visual
field defect of bilateral inferotemporal areas. The endocrinological examination was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a
large cystic lesion in...
Pages: 294-296
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7805-13.0
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is an uncommon manifestation of systemic tumor. We present a case of metastatic mass inside the
thoracic spinal cord 6 years after nephrectomy because of renal cell carcinoma. The parenchymal lesion was resected totally and the histologic
examination confirmed...