E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 27, Issue 2 (2017)
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Review
Pages: 167-173
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15373-15.2
So far, animal models have helped us better understand the pathophysiology of the ischemic brain damage but they could not
contribute so much to clinical practice. The discrepancies in results regarding neuroprotective agents in animal experiments compared
to clinical trials have not been solved. ...
Original Investigation
Pages: 174-181
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15462-15.0
AIM: Malignant glioma is the most common primary brain tumor in adults and the survival rate has remained very low. Thus,
determining the optimal treatment for patients can be challenging. To compare the efficacy of common therapies, we performed
network meta-analysis to estimate the efficacy and ...
Pages: 182-186
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15754-15.1
AIM: Major complications of microscopic transnasal hypophyseal surgery (MTHS), such as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, carotid
injury, and optic nerve injury, are very rare. However, late rhinological complications can be ignored because they are a minor cause
of morbidity compared with major comp...
Pages: 187-191
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15177-15.2
AIM: In the present study, we evaluated the association of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score and amount of blood loss with
mortality in patients presenting with traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH).
MATERIAL and METHODS:This retrospective study was performed on 99 patients who were operated f...
Pages: 192-200
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15643-15.1
AIM: We aimed to investigate the importance of early diagnosis and proper management of paradoxical herniation based on the
data of 13 patients who had 14 occurrences of paradoxical herniation.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The characteristics and the effectiveness of treatments of 13 patients with parado...
Pages: 201-207
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15395-15.0
AIM: Failed cranioplasty attempts may lead to numerous complications in a broad spectrum including cosmetic problems, infection,
neurological deterioration and even death. Selection of the most appropriate surgical technique for second and further surgical
attempts for these patients still remains...
Pages: 208-211
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15846-15.1
AIM: Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a condition characterized by symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) with
no intracranial mass or hydrocephalus, and with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition. A variant of PTC known as "Normal
Pressure Pseudotumor Cerebri" has the same...
Pages: 212-216
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15298-15.1
AIM: Many approaches for optic nerve decompression have their own advantages and disadvantages. The aim of this study was to
perform endoscopic decompression of optic nerve through the supraorbital keyhole and evaluate its feasibility.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Ten adult cadaveric heads were studied u...
Pages: 217-225
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15678-15.1
AIM: Spinal schwannomas (SS) represent the most common intradural extramedullary lesions, accounting for approximately 24%
of all nerve sheath tumors in adults. Schwannomas have infrequent, but existent possibility of malignancy. In this study, long-term
outcomes of 49 consecutive SS have been pre...
Pages: 226-236
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15892-15.1
AIM: Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is rarely diagnosed in adults. It is a complex clinicopathological entity that remains poorly
understood. In this study, clinical outcomes of 23 consecutive congenital TCSs diagnosed in adults have been evaluated to establish
a standard approach to treat congenita...
Pages: 237-244
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14945-15.1
AIM: Successfully established registry systems, rather than personal efforts to collect data, are required to record, analyze, compare
and secure patient related data. Unfortunately, our country does not have such patient registry systems for spinal pathologies
and surgeries at this time. In order...
Pages: 245-251
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15599-15.1
AIM: The aim of the study was to develop new equipment for the assessment of the flexibility of the spine with different forces.
This new system should provide a different perspective to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) for the selection of fusion levels and
surgical success.
MATERIAL and ME...
Pages: 252-258
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15649-15.4
AIM: Arthroplasty maintains the biomechanical features of a healthy disc, decreases the adjacent segment disease rate, and
decreases the accelerated degeneration rate of the neighboring discs in traditional fusion procedures. However, there are only a
few reports on adjacent disc pressure (DP) and...
Pages: 259-264
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15747-15.2
AIM: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition of the central nervous system. There is no proven therapeutic agent for
the treatment of this complex disorder. Asiatic acid (AA) has been used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant agent in Eastern
countries for many years. The aim of th...
Pages: 265-271
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15079-15.1
AIM: The aim of this experimental study was to investigate whether spinal epidural 4% glucose polymer solution is effective in the
prevention of postoperative fibrosis.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty eight adult Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into two equal groups, including treatment
and...
Pages: 272-278
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15165-15.1
AIM: To study the clinical features, imaging findings, treatment methods and results, and prognosis of supratentorial parenchymal
ependymomas in children.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Fourteen children with supratentorial parenchymal ependymomas were treated by the senior author at
Tiantan Hospital betw...
Pages: 279-288
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15780-15.1
AIM: Pediatric glioblastoma (GBM) is still a topic obscurity. The aim of this study was to explore clinical, radiological and pathological
features, and prognostic factors affecting the outcomes.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed our database for prognostic factors for 42 consecuti...
Pages: 289-293
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15106-15.0
AIM: The surgical management of injured digital nerves is a common part of hand trauma surgery. Despite improvements in
the surgical techniques and suture material, the final outcomes of peripheral nerve repair can still be disappointing. This study
investigates the outcomes following the surgical...
Pages: 294-300
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14894-15.0
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the results of unilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation for the treatment of
Parkinson"s disease (PD) with marked asymmetry of parkinsonian motor symptoms and early motor complications.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The clinical series consisted of 32 conse...
Pages: 301-308
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15330-15.0
AIM: Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are pathological connections between arteries and veins without capillaries.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (RS) is a proven and accepted treatment method for cerebral AVMs. Our objective was to analyze the
factors influencing the clinical outcome in pati...
Case Report
Pages: 309-311
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12717-14.2
We report the first case of postoperative acute subdural hemorrhage following extended transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). The patient
was a 74-year-old woman with a cystic suprasellar craniopharyngioma with panhypopituitarism. Extended TSS resulted in complete
tumor removal. However her consciousness ...
Pages: 312-315
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12722-14.0
We report imaging findings of a 64-year-old male patient with a ruptured epidermoid cyst (EC) known to be constant over the 23-year
follow-up and showing malignant transformation to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) findings including diff...
Pages: 316-320
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12940-14.1
Persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) is a rare but challenging type of facial pain. How to manipulate such a problem becomes more
contentious in cases with bilateral complaints. In situations when conventional treatments fail to reduce the pain, some treatment
options like nucleus caudalis dor...
Pages: 321-323
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12963-14.0
The occurrence of brain tumors together with aneurysms has been considered as an uncommon phenomenon. However, its
incidence may be underestimated. This coexistence is a diagnostic challenge, but also a therapeutic one as no consensus has been
reached. We report two cases of a 71 and 67 years old ...
Letter to Editor
Pages: 324
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.16635-15.0