E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 26, Issue 1 (2016)
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Review
Pages: 001-007
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8263-13.1
Intracranial aneurysms and their treatment is one of the leading problems of neurosurgery that create high mortality and morbidity.
The technique of safe clipping is as generally used depends on the temporary occlusion of the cerebral vasculature during surgery.
However, there is no exact data abo...
Original Investigation
Pages: 008-015
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11488-14.3
AIM: To understand the mechanism of intracerebroventricular transplantation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) genemodified
bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in rats after cerebral infarction.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The middle cerebral artery occlusion ischemia/reperfusion (MCAO I/R) mo...
Pages: 016-020
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11295-14.2
AIM: The aim was to evaluate three-dimensional structure of the ophthalmic artery (OphA).
MATERIAL and METHODS: The raw data of the Three-dimensional Computerized Tomography Angiography (3D-CTA) were
transferred to computer and recorded in a software program.
RESULTS: The study group consisted of...
Pages: 021-028
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11356-14.2
AIM: To better understand the clinical characteristics of central neurocytoma (CN), as well as to assess the optimum therapeutic
schedule.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 32 patients with CN who visited our department between January
2008 and January 2013. We analyzed the ...
Pages: 029-038
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11314-14.2
AIM: To explore the treatment efficacy of microsurgery for secondary epilepsy from hippocampal lesions.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The clinical data, pathological findings, surgical methods and surgical outcomes of 56 patients with
secondary epilepsy from hippocampal lesions were retrospectively analyz...
Pages: 039-047
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15099-15.1
AIM: To evaluate the roles of craniotomy and aspiration in the treatment of pyogenic brain abscess throughout 30 years of
computerized tomography.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective study of 224 patients who were surgically treated at Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department
of Neurosurgery betwee...
Pages: 048-053
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11476-14.1
AIM: Tuberculum sellae meningiomas (TSMs) are suprasellar lesions that commonly extend to the medial side of the optic nerve,
resulting in visual impairments in the affected eye as the initial and most common symptoms. The primary goal of surgical treatment
for TSM is the preservation or improveme...
Pages: 054-061
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13281-14.1
AIM: The function of the circle of Willis, an arterial polygon, is to protect the brain from ischemia. The aim of this study is to define
the structural characteristics of the circle of Willis within the Turkish adult population, along with variations and arteries involved in
the measurement of di...
Pages: 062-068
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8748-13.4
AIM: To implement a surgical technique consisting of simplified incisions that allows all required procedures to be performed in one
single operation for the purpose of reducing surgical stress in experimental animals.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Experimental animals (rats) were assigned to one of four ...
Pages: 069-076
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13350-14.1
AIM: We assessed the safety and effectiveness of the Enterprise stent in treating atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis (AIAS).
MATERIAL and METHODS: This was a retrospective study conducted with 60 consecutive patients with 62 AIAS lesions who
received the Enterprise stent at the Departm...
Pages: 077-083
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12634-14.1
AIM: Prediction of outcome for surgical patients with primary pontine hemorrhage (PPH) is seldom reported although many
predictors from clinical and radiological features have been identified in conservative patients. The purpose of this study was to
assess the prognostic factors affecting the 30-...
Pages: 084-089
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12669-14.0
AIM: Hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage (HCH) is a potentially life-threatening cerebrovascular disease with high mortality. In case
of a massive hematoma, surgical drainage is a crucial treatment. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of the
endoscope-assisted keyhole technique in...
Pages: 090-096
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10354-14.1
AIM: To determine the factors in choosing the right surgical technique for patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
MATERIAL and METHODS: 60 patients were operated with anterior median corpectomy and anterior fusion for cervical myelopathy
in Ankara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital be...
Pages: 097-104
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11182-14.2
AIM: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of using 2 different surgical techniques (curette or high-speed drill) in
anterior cervical discectomy surgery on the healing of cases.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Fifty-four operated cervical disc hernia cases were retrospectively examined ...
Pages: 105-110
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9376-13.1
AIM: Cervical disc herniation (CDH) can be treated using different anterior and posterior methods. Anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) is currently gold standard and provides bony fusion and good clinical outcome. Recently many studies reported good
clinical and radiological outcomes in...
Pages: 111-118
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7320-12.2
AIM: The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors for the development of the central large disc herniations and to
compare the demographic data between central mass prolapse and broad-based central disc herniation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Between 2002 and 2007, 1630 patients underwe...
Pages: 119-126
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14594-15.0
AIM: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a devastating health problem both for the patient and the clinician. Numerous treatment modalities
have been studied to reverse the effects of spinal cord injury. Herein is reported the effects and the comparison of Alpha Lipoic Acid
and N-Acetyl Cysteine on rats w...
Pages: 127-139
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15724-15.0
AIM: To investigate the effectiveness of rat adipose tissue-derived (rAT) mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation on the
functional restoration and regeneration of spinal cord injury (SCI).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Six of 48 Wistar albino rats were sacrificed to obtain MSCs, and the remaining rat...
Pages: 140-145
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12199-14.1
AIM: The human tail is a term to describe skin-covered protrusions in the lumbosacral and coccygeal region, ascribing to the
resemblance to the tails in the animals. The first reports dates back to second half of the 19th century, the etiological bases could
not been ascertained yet. They are main...
Pages: 146-152
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14094-15.1
AIM: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the follow-up results of patients who received late-term surgical treatment
for peripheral nerve lesions caused by penetrating injuries.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study included 25 patients who underwent surgery for peripheral nerve injuries...
Case Report
Pages: 153-165
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12145-14.2
The Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) has been reported to be associated with intracranial neoplasms, most frequently epidermoid or
dermoid cysts. To our knowledge, however, patients who present with a posterior fossa dermoid cyst (DC) and KFS are extremely
rare with only 24 previously reported cases in...
Pages: 166-168
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12143-14.3
Hyperprolactinemia is a rare entity in the pediatric population. The most common causes of hyperprolactinemia include drug use,
hypothyroidism and renal insufficiency, though rarely a pituitary or sellar mass is discovered. We present an immunocompetent pediatric
patient who presented with gynecom...
Pages: 169-172
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10520-14.2
Pulmonary blastoma is a very rare malignant tumor of the lungs. A biphasic pulmonary blastoma was histologically diagnosed by a
characteristic finding as it was mainly constituted of immature tumor tissue that had both epithelial and mesenchymal components.
We present a case of a 68-year-old man w...
Pages: 173-175
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8374-14.1
Hemangiopericytoma is a hypervascular soft tissue sarcoma with a predilection for the extremities. It has two clinical types according
to the age of presentation: Infantile hemangiopericytoma (1 years). The intracranial
location is very rare and accounts for only 0.4-1% of all primary brain tumors...
Pages: 176-179
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12624-14.1
Intracranial dermoid cysts are benign, slow growing tumors derived from ectopic inclusions of epithelial cells during closure of
neural tube. These lesions, accounting for less than 1% of intracranial tumors, have characteristic computed tomography (CT) and
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appeara...
Pages: 180-183
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12495-14.1
Pituitary adenomas account for approximately 10% of intracranial tumors and 5% are locally invasive. Cavernous sinus invasion by
pituitary tumors presents mostly with cranial nerve palsies, especially involving the third, fourth and sixth cranial nerves, which is
well documented in the literature....