E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 26, Issue 3 (2016)
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Review
Pages: 325-330
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8008-13.1
Trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR) is a reflexive response of bradycardia, hypotension and gastric hypermotility which is observed upon
mechanical stimulation in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve. Previous articles have described TCR during intracranial operations,
ophthalmic surgery, microcompr...
Original Investigation
Pages: 331-335
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10897-14.1
AIM: To study and summarize our experience with the subtemporal transtentorial approach for resection of petroclival tumors.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-eight patients who suffered from petroclival tumors and underwent tumor resection via a
subtemporal transtentorial approach between October 2010...
Pages: 336-340
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11759-14.1
AIM: Pineal tumors represent uncommon intracranial tumors with highly diverse histologic subtypes. There still exists a controversy
in literature about what influences overall survival and outcome.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We present the results of 48 patients with pineal tumor treated either by ster...
Pages: 341-346
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.9190-13.1
AIM: To determine whether specific clinical and radiographic factors predispose arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) presenting
with seizure and to predict the seizure risk for individual AVM patients.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Clinical features and cerebral angiograms of consecutive 45 unruptured AVM p...
Pages: 347-351
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8534-13.2
AIM: The aim of this study was to find out if vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) affect the generalized-partial seizure count and medical
treatment in adult drug resistant epilepsy patients.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty adult patients who were diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy were investigated re...
Pages: 352-356
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12947-14.0
AIM: Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is an effective method of treatment for epilepsy patients either unresponsive to medical therapy
or not suitable for resective surgeries. We designed an experimental study on Wistar Albino Glaxo rats from Rijswijk (WAGRij) to
investigate the effects of VNS on a n...
Pages: 357-363
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12598-14.1
AIM: Intracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms are an extremely rare cause of spontaneous epistaxis, with a few documented
cases. The management of such cases is challenging due to the relative anatomical inaccessibility of the bleeding point. The aim of
the present study was to acquaint the ...
Pages: 364-368
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13008-14.0
AIM: A pericallosal lipoma is a fat-containing lesion occurring in the interhemispheric fissure closely related to the corpus callosum,
which is often abnormal. This is the most common location for an intracranial lipoma. In this study, we aim to report on the clinical
and radiographic aspects of ...
Pages: 369-377
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11447-14.1
AIM: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion remains the most popular method for the treatment of hydrocephalus despite its
associated complications. We assessed VP shunt survival in a group of patients who had developed hydrocephalus following cranial
surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospec...
Pages: 378-383
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10747-14.4
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical safety, feasibility and efficacy of transplantation of neural precursor cells
(NPCs) in the treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-one patients, aged 42-79 years (median age 57.33 years), participated in th...
Pages: 384-288
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8265-13.1
AIM: To investigate the variation and significance of malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in brain tissue after
secondary brain injury (SBI) with seawater immersion in rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We randomly divided 163 male Sprague Dawley rats into 4 groups, as normal (Group A), ...
Pages: 389-398
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10817-14.1
AIM: Surgical anatomy concerning the posterior craniovertebral region in fresh human cadavers was studied to provide most
accurate information for the surgical approach.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In thirty-two fresh human cadavers, the distance from the posterior tubercle to the sulcus of vertebral
a...
Pages: 399-403
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8715-13.1
AIM: Lumbar disc surgery can be performed under general anesthesia or regional anesthesia methods. There are long-standing
discussions between neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and anesthesiologists concerning the use of epidural anesthesia in
lumbar surgery. The results of this study’s 700...
Pages: 404-410
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12797-14.1
AIM: The aim of this study is to compare the different types of fusion materials known as PEEK cages used during anterior cervical
discectomy (ACD) surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 67 patients were operated and evaluated retrospectively under two groups (group A: 35 PEEK
cage patients, g...
Pages: 411-415
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13192-14.0
AIM: An underestimated evaluation of systemic organs in cases with spinal fractures might jeopardize the intervention for treatment
and future complications with an increased morbidity and mortality are almost warranted. In the present study, a retrospective
analysis of spinal fracture cases assoc...
Pages: 416-422
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12017-14.1
AIM: To compare the clinical outcome and complications between Zero-P implant and cage with anterior plate in patients undergoing
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
MATERIAL and METHODS: 50 patients underwent ACDF operation of which 23 patients had Zero-P implanted and 27 had cage
an...
Pages: 423-429
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12158-14.4
AIM: The efficacy of vertebroplasty on acute vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) has not yet been established. This study,
focusing on patients with acute VCFs, aims to compare therapeutic effects between vertebroplasty and vertebral perforation
without cement injection.
MATERIAL and METHODS: ...
Pages: 430-436
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12681-14.0
AIM: To investigate the stress distribution on artificial atlantoaxial-odontoid joint (AAOJ) components during flexion, extension,
lateral bending and rotation of AAOJ model constructed with the finite element (FE) method.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Human cadaver specimens of normal AAOJ were CT scanne...
Pages: 437-444
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11255-14.0
AIM: Spinal cord injuries negatively affect the individuals and the life quality of their families due to neurological deficits caused by
trauma. The prevalence of spinal cord injury is 15-45/1 million in the world. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is the most active
component of propolis and h...
Pages: 445-448
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13037-14.0
AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of metamizole sodium on neural tube development in the early stage chick
embryo model that complies with the first month of embryonic development in mammals.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 40 fertilized chicken eggs were divided into 4 eq...
Case Report
Pages: 449-451
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7876-13.3
Cranial neuropathy is usually idiopathic and familial cases are uncommon. We describe a family with 5 members with cranial
neuropathy over 3 generations. All affected patients were women, indicating an X-linked dominant or an autosomal dominant mode
of inheritance. Our cases and a review of the li...
Pages: 452-455
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11004-14.1
We are reporting the case of a 53-year old woman presenting to our hospital with a hemorrhagic low-grade glioma (LGG). She
was admitted to a nearby general hospital where she had presented with aphasia, right hemiplegia and change of mental status.
Computer tomography (CT) images showed a left tem...
Pages: 456-459
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12169-14.1
A 20-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with a 1-year history of headache. The patient’s systemic-neurological
examination and laboratory findings were normal. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed.
Imaging findings showed calcified intraventricular ...
Pages: 460-462
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12209-14.1
Echinococcus granulosus infrequently induces spinal hydatid cysts, and intradural hydatid cysts are extremely rare among these
spinal hydatid cysts. We report a 30-year-old man with a history of progressive back pain caused by a previous back injury.
Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal in...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 463
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12197-14.0
Erratum