Intracranial dural arteriovenous malformations are unique and rare pathological entities. They may present with a wide spectrum of clinical pictures and the natural disease course is also variable. The main determinant in prognosis and indication for and response to treatment is the venous archi...

OBJECTIVE: Malignant brain tumors have a diminished respiratory rate coupled with increased aerobic glycolysis when compared to low-grade brain tumors. However, there are a limited number of studies that compare the cytochrome oxidase activity and adenosine three-phosphate production in low and h...

OBJECTIVE: In this study, forty dried specimens of atlas and axis vertebrae were examined using direct anatomical measurements. METHODS: Various dimensions of the atlas and the axis vertebrae were quantitatively measured, with special emphasis on their relationship with the vertebral artery fora...

Central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) of infancy and childhood is a unique histological entity with an extremely aggressive natural history. In spite of multiple treatment regimens consisting of maximal surgical resection, radiation therapy, and multiagent aggressive che...

OBJECTIVE: Odontoid fractures make up 10-15% of all cervical fractures. Odontoid process fracture and ligament injury can end up with antero- and posterolisthesis at C1-2 complex, subluxation and spinal cord compression. METHODS: In this study, 12 cases with odontoid fractures treated at our dep...

Paranasal sinus osteomas, especially those located in the sphenoid sinus, are rare lesions. They are usually solitary, benign and asymptomatic lesions and detected incidentally. We report a case of sphenoid sinus osteoma that was detected during investigations for otitis media. The patient was op...

Arachnoid cysts are constitutional anomalies with an asymptomatic course. There is no consensus on their etiology. They may lead to increased intracranial pressure accompanied by acute or subacute hemorrhage fenestrating into subdural space in young adults. A case of arachnoid cyst that experienc...

Foot drop has been known to occur in peripheral and spinal lesions and in muscular dystrophy as well as with central lesions. Insufficient neurological examination may result in an unnecessary investigation and delayed diagnosis. In this case report, the foot drop due to parasagittal meningioma w...

Development of an arachnoid cyst after ventriculo-peritoneal shunting is extremely rare. The authors present an unusual cause of arachnoid cyst formation following surgery performed for cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle. Cyst to peritoneal shunting was performed and the patient developed a ...

Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) during pregnancy is rare but serious obstetric complication and may be confused with eclampsia. SAH occurs more often in primiparae and in the third trimester of pregnancy. The hemodynamic and endocrine changes play an important role in the growth and ru...