E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 25, Issue 4 (2015)
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Review
Pages: 513-518
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9008-13.1
Postoperative spondylodiscitis is relatively uncommon. This complication is associated with increased cost, and long-term of inability to
work, and even morbidity. Although the majority of postoperative spondylodiscitis cases can be well managed by conservative treatment,
postoperative spondylodis...
Original Investigation
Pages: 519-525
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8754-13.3
Aim: Pulmonary arteries are mainly innervated by sympathetic vasoconstrictor and parasympathetic vasodilatory fibers. We examined
whether there is a relationship between the neuron densities of hilar parasympathetic ganglia and pulmonary vasospasm in subarachnoid
hemorrhage (SAH).
Material and M...
Pages: 526-531
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8611-13.0
Aim: Superior cerebellar artery (SCA) aneurysms are uncommon vascular lesions, thus data about their presentation and clinical management
are limited. Our aim was to determine clinical presentation, angiographic findings and mid and long-term clinical and imaging results of
endovascular treatment ...
Pages: 532-238
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8907-13.1
Aim: One of the most common problems with transpedicular screws is screw pullout. This study was conducted to measure the pullout
strengths of newly designed transpedicular screws.
Material and Methods: The design of the three group screws were conical cored standard pedicle screw (Type A), dual ...
Pages: 539-543
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9136-13.0
Aim: To describe the origin, the course, and relationships of the labyrinthine artery (LA).
Material and Methods: Thanks to a colored silicone mix preparation, ten cranial bases were examined using x3 to x40 magnification under
surgical microscope.
Results: The LA often arose from the meatal lo...
Pages: 544-551
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9270-13.0
Aim: Elevation of blood pressure (BP) is common after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Early BP treatment may be beneficial after ICH, but the
effect of intensive BP lowering on ICH outcomes is not known and no systematic review or meta-analysis was published regarding this issue.
Material and Met...
Pages: 552-558
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9685-14.4
Aim: Our research was focused on the neuroprotective function of erythropoietin (Epo) in patients with severe closed traumatic brain injury
(TBI).
Material and Methods: Our model examined the influence of the outcome and neurological recovery in 42 adults with TBI who were
admitted to ICU within...
Pages: 559-565
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10914-14.0
Aim: The feasibility of computed tomography (CT) and two-dimensional (2D) reconstruction-guided screw placement in the occipital condyle
(OC) of Chinese patients was investigated.
Material and Methods: Twenty (40 OCs) fresh cadaveric specimens with intact superior cervical spine and occipital bon...
Pages: 566-573
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10942-14.0
Aim: The sacral canal has been frequently used as a passage for minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for spinal diseases.
The aim of the present study was to investigate morphometric analyses of the sacral canal, hiatus, and surrounding structures according to
different age g...
Pages: 574-577
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10800-14.2
Aim: Meningiomas are one of the most common benign intracranial tumors, making up nearly one third of all primary intracranial tumors. The
majority of meningiomas have benign histological features and total resection is associated with favourable prognosis. Atypical and malignant
meningiomas are a...
Pages: 578-585
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12350-14.1
Aim: To investigate high-intensity zone (HIZ) changes after lumbar posterior dynamic instrumentation.
Material and Methods: Our study included 53 patients: 27 patients in group 1, 26 patients in group 2. All patients had one or two levels of
degenerative disc disease with an HIZ confirmed by magn...
Pages: 586-594
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12812-14.0
Aim: The basilar artery (BA) is the prominent median vessel of the vertebrobasilar circulation and usually terminates into two posterior
cerebral arteries forming the posterior angle of the Circle of Willis (CW). To tackle different variations of CW, basilar artery acts as a guideline for
neurorad...
Pages: 595-600
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13197-14.1
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the method and efficacy of vertebral reconstruction using the posterior midline approach (PMA) in the
treatment of C1-2 spinal tumors.
Material and Methods: Twenty-seven patients with C1-2 spinal tumors from the Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, wh...
Pages: 601-607
DOI: DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13290-1
Aim: To determine the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of using a robot for holding and maneuvering the endoscope in transnasal
transsphenoidal surgery.
Material and Methods: The system used in this study was a Stewart Platform based robotic system that was developed by Kocaeli
Universi...
Pages: 608-616
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13788-14.1
Aim: Knowledge of cerebrovascular morphology is integral in planning neuroendovascular interventions, especially for procedures involving
placement of stents, flow diverters or stentrievers. There is insufficient data on angiographic normative values of cerebral circulation in the
pediatric age gr...
Pages: 617-624
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14035-15.1
Aim: This study evaluated the neuroprotective effect of intrathecally infused paclitaxel in the prevention of motoneuron death and
mitochondrial dysfunction following brachial plexus avulsion injury.
Material and Methods: Brachial root avulsion injury was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats. The Paclit...
Pages: 625-632
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14502-15.2
Aim: To investigate the effects of neurogenically-induced autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (NIBM-MSCs) in
paraplegic dogs without deep pain perception (DPP) secondary to intervertebral disk disease (IVDD).
Material and Methods: Seven dogs which could not be improved neurologic...
Case Report
Pages: 633-637
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8648-13.1
Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IVtPA) is effective for the treatment of acute stroke. Although IVtPA is easily administered and
is effective in many cases, the clinical condition of some patients can worsen after the initiation of thrombolytic therapy due to sustained
cerebrovascular in...
Pages: 638-642
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8707-13.2
Complex multiple arteriovenous fistula (AVF) of the scalp is an extremely rare disease and the traditional treatment is either endovascular
embolization or surgical resection with preoperative endovascular embolization. Here, a 34-year-old male with pulsating mass and multiple
tortuous vessels in ...
Pages: 643-648
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9042-13.1
Central nervous system (CNS) angiosarcoma, both primary and secondary, is an exceptionally rare malignant tumor. The behaviour of
angiosarcoma is one of rapid progression with early metastatic spread but as with all sarcomas, the primary site may not clinically evident by
the time metastases devel...
Pages: 649-652
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9085-13.2
Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery is uncommon, and simultaneous onset of multiple dissecting
aneurysms is rare in patients without congenital or traumatic risk factors. A few reports suggest that extracranial internal carotid artery
dissecting aneurysms ca...
Pages: 653-656
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9150-13.0
Remote intraparenchymal hemorrhage after clipping of a ruptured aneurysm is rare. The pathogenesis is variable, and the therapeutic
strategies remain controversial, because the natural history is unclear. Here we report a woman with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), who had
an aneurysm of the anterio...
Pages: 657-661
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9183-13.1
Diagnosis, treatment, and surgery for lumbar disc herniations have existed for over a century. However, during the last three decades, there
have been many new developments in imaging techniques, surgical procedures, physical medicine, and rehabilitation. In light of this, the
most effective and a...
Pages: 662-665
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9912-13.1
From January 2007 to April 2012, we performed 2427 surgical clippings for unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs). Among these patients,
two cases showed symptomatic and angiographic cerebral vasospasm in the delayed post-operative period without a complicated event.
Additionally, we reviewed fou...
Pages: 666-669
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10155-13.1
Dissection of the internal carotid artery is a rare cause of stroke overall, but causes 22% of strokes in younger patients. A common clinical
presentation is as Claude Bernard Horner syndrome. We report a craniotomy with 30 degrees rotation of the neck (standard position) in a
patient with no majo...
Pages: 670-673
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10655-14.1
Arachnoid cysts (ACs) are congenital anomalies that occur within the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cisterns and major cerebral fissures. Suprasellar
ACs comprise 5 12.5% of all the lesions. Despite being commonly reported, their etiology and pathogenesis still remain unclear. In this
report, we pr...
Pages: 674-677
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11387-14.1
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is commonly used as a haemostatic agent in all type of surgeries. Some adverse effects have been described related
to its use. However, only very few cases are published in the literature of a stroke associated with the application of this agent directly to
the brain. We p...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 678-678
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12044-14.0
Pages: 679-680
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13732-14.0