abstract：AIM:To evaluate long-term postoperative facial nerve function in patients undergoing large cystic vestibular schwannomas (VSs) surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Surgical outcome of 36 patients with large cystic VS was retrospectively assessed, and compared with a group of 67 patients with large solid VS. RESULTS:The anat...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Wang M,Jia D,Shen J,Zhang J,Li G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Stent placements for the treatment of complex internal carotid bifurcation aneurysms are not well documented yet. In this article, we reported a series of 16 such cases to evaluate the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of stent placement for these particular lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between June 2001 and ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Zhou Y,Yang PF,Hong B,Zhao WY,Huang QH,Li Q,Fang YB,Zhao R,Xu Y,Liu JM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient presented with sequential events of hemifacial spasm, cerebral infarction and fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage. All of them are seemingly separate entities. Radiological examination revealed that the cause was vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) coexisting with a giant saccular aneurysm of basilar ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Yuan F,Lin J,Ding L,Chao Y,Wenke L,Heng Z

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The prognosis of VBA aneurysms seems poor and surgical management of VBA dissecting aneurysms is challenging. We evaluated our endovascular experience in management of ruptured and unruptured VBA dissecting aneurysms. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Eleven consecutive patients with eleven VBA aneurysms (3 ruptured and 8 unru...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Wang J,Sun Z,Bao J,Li Z,Bai D,Cao S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic vascular injury rarely occurs during lumbar disc surgery and can be fatal if it is not recognized instantly. In this paper we aim to introduce three iatrogenic vascular injuries that occurred during the lumbar disc surgery. The first case was consulted because of the sudden hypotension attack during lumbar ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Keskin M,Serin KR,Genc FA,Aksoy M,Yanar F,Kurtoglu M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Treatment options for traumatic brachial plexus injuries include nerve grafting, or neurotization. The type of lesion and the reconstructive procedures affect functional results and postoperative pain relief. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total number of twenty five patients suffering from post-traumatic brac...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Mohammad-Reda A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of prior splenectomy on oxidative stress and neuronal loss following spinal cord ischemia and reperfusion injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-one Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups as sham laparatomy (n=7), spinal cord isc...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Temiz C,Solmaz I,Tehli O,Kaya S,Onguru O,Arslan E,Izci Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary writing tremor is a task associated tremor which occurs during and interferes with handwriting. Considered in most cases to be a nonprogressive disorder, a number of patients are significantly debilitated by the disease. The pathophysiology of the disorder is not fully understood, but felt to repre...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Lyons M,Shneyder N,Evidente V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to try to find parametric ratios for the diagnosis and pathophysiology of carpal tunnel syndrome using MR. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Dominant side wrist MRI examinations of 27 female carpal tunnel patients and 21 normal females were compared. The carpal tunnel contents area / carpal tunnel cro...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Oge HK,Acu B,Gucer T,Yanik T,Savlarli S,Firat MM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hypertension, hypervolemia and hemodilution therapy is a common approach to cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage. This study is designed to see the difference of moderate or aggressive hypervolemia supported with induced hypertension in symptomatic vasospasm detected with transcranial Doppler ultrasono...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Gura M,Elmaci I,Cerci A,Sagiroglu E,Coskun KK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal neurenteric (NE) cysts are rare congenital anomalies that may occur either alone or in the context of a complex malformative disorder. They are usually intradural-extramedullary lesions. Intramedullary NE cysts not associated with other congenital anomalies are very rare and only a few cases have been reported ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Sadeghi-Hariri B,Khalatbari MR,Hassani H,Taheri B,Abbassioun K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) has been reported as an adult phenomenon. Whiplash injury has classically been described as a cervical soft tissue hyperextension- flexion injury after a trauma such as a rear end impact car crash, contact sport injuries, blows to the head from a falling object or a punch and shaken...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Nurata H,Yilmaz MB,Borcek AO,Oner AY,Baykaner MK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion aggravate adjacent segmental degeneration more adversely than anterior lumbar interbody fusion. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A normal finite element model, an anterior lumbar interbody fusion model and a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion model of L3-5 were d...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Tang S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial hematoma rarely presents between two dural layers of pachimeninges. Here, we present a case of an interdural hematoma with similar appearance to an epidural hematoma. A 51-year-old man presented with a left temporal contusion following a motor vehicle accident. After craniotomy and contusion r...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Baharvahdat H,Etemadrezaie H,Zabihyan S,Dashti S,Ganjeifar B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Peripheral nerve regeneration is often blocked by scar formation and misdirection of axon sprouts. The aim of this study is to evaluate electrophysiological and histopathological effects of low-dose radiation therapy on the prevention of intraneural scar formation in peripheral nerve injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS:I...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Gocmen S,Sirin S,Oysul K,Ulas UH,Oztas E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmable valve shunts allows selection of opening pressure of shunt valve. In the presented article, a unique complication pertaining to programmable shunts has been discussed. A 5-year-old boy who had tectal plate low grade glioma with obstructive hydrocephalus was managed with Codman programmable ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kataria R,Kumar V,Mehta VS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We present the long-term outcomes as well as their correlation with tumor size in 127 consecutive patients harboring large MSWM after microsurgical treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The retrospective analysis of clinical data and follow-up data of 127 microsurgical treated patients with MSWM was performe...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Liu DY,Yuan XR,Liu Q,Jiang XJ,Jiang WX,Peng ZF,Ding XP,Luo DW,Yuan J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of our study is to suggest the sphenoid wing-lesser wing angulation (SWA) importance during surgeries directed to this region. MATERIAL AND METHODS:SWA on 40 skulls were measured bilaterally (n=80). The depth of the middle cranial fossa (DMCF) at the level of the SWA was determined. The same me...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kahilogullari G,Uz A,Eroglu U,Apaydin N,Yesilirmak Z,Baskaya MK,Egemen N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intradural foreign bodies after penetrating injuries are seen very rarely. Limited number of cases of glass fragments in the spinal canal were reported previously. Migration of foreign bodies and delayed onset of neurological symptoms due to foreign bodies were also reported. In this report a 33-year-old ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Akcakaya MO,Aras Y,Yorukoglu AG,Ovalioglu C,Sencer A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The management of intraoperative bleeding during removal of a large hyper vascular meningioma is crucial for safe and efficient surgery. Preoperative embolization of meningioma is the best way to reduce vascularity of meningiomas but this technique is not readily available, costly and has its own limitations. The s...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Yadav YR,Parihar V,Agarwal M,Bhatele PR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar haemorrhage after supratentorial craniotomy is a rare complication Because of its significant morbidity and mortality rates, being aware of this complication is important for early diagnosis. In a 30-year-old male with multiple intracranial cavernomas, remote cerebellar haemorrhage (RCH) was ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Ziyal I,Bilginer B,Yavuz K,Turk C,Ozgur C,Benli K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Laboratory training models are essential for developing and refining treatment skills before the clinical application of surgical and invasive procedures. A simple simulation model is needed for young trainees to learn how to handle instruments, and to perform safe lumbar transforaminal epidural injections. Our aim...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Suslu H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the clinicopathological aspects of primary CNS lymphoma in immunocompetent patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Sixteen patients with primary CNS lymphoma were analyzed for their clinico-pathological characteristics and followed-up for the treatment and subsequent management in Neurosurgery, and Medical and Rad...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Makhdoomi R,Nayil K,Rayees A,Kirmani A,Ramzan A,Khalil MB,Dhar A,Besina S,Chanda N,Lone AR,Qadiri S,Maqbool M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hypoplasia of the posterior arch of the atlas (C1), a developmental failure of chondrogenesis, is a rare anomaly and may range from partial clefts to total agenesis of the posterior arch. Ossification of the posterior arch usually occurs between the 3rd and 5th years of life. The incidence of posterior arch...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Sabuncuoglu H,Ozdogan S,Karadag D,Kaynak ET

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe imaging findings of cerebral hydatid cysts on computed tomography of brain. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed CT scans of brain in 5 patients with pathologically confirmed hydatid cysts in cerebral hemispheres. The patients were scanned either on a spiral (single slice) CT or on multidet...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Wani NA,Kousar TL,Gojwari T,Robbani I,Singh M,Ramzan A,Khan Q,Kirmani A,Wani A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cancers that metastasize to the cauda equina are uncommon. Only seventeen cases were reported. Those from pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma was never been published to our knowledge. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A 79-year-old male patient presented with low back pain since 1 year and severe sacral pain irradiating to the ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Cansever T,Kabatas S,Civelek E,Yilmaz C,Caner H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an extruded cervical intervertebral disc at C7-D1 level with intradiscal hematoma in a 68-year-old male patient is presented. MR imaging showed a posterolateral extradural hemorrhagic lesion at C7-D1 level. It was suggestive of an epidural hematoma or a bleed within a neoplasm. A posterior approach was adopt...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Joshi V,Muzumdar D,Mahore A,Goel A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nitrogen Mustard (NM) is an alkylating agent that damages cellular nuclear DNA after penetrating tissue. This results in cytostatic, mutagenic and cytotoxic effects. We used biochemical analyses to investigate the effect of NM gas administered through the dermal and respiratory routes, on the brain cort...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Tekiner A,Yucel D,Bayar MA,Yucel O,Erdem Y,Karakaya J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Chronic subdural hematoma is a frequently encountered entity in neurosurgery in particular in elderly patients. There in a high variance in the treatment in literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We report our experience of percutaneous evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma in 28 patients. RESULTS:From Ja...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Mostofi K,Marnet D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Histopathological diagnosis is always necessary to make an effective treatment plan for intracranial mass lesions. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy, and associated mortality and morbidity of CT-guided stereotactic biopsy procedures in a large number of patients with intracranial ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Ersahin M,Karaaslan N,Gurbuz MS,Hakan T,Berkman MZ,Ekinci O,Denizli N,Aker FV

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calvarial cavernous hemangiomas (CHs) comprise 0.2% of benign neoplasms of the skull and frequently occur in the second and fourth decades. Their occurrence in infancy is extremely rare and they can initially be misdiagnosed as cephal hematoma or caput succadeneum that can occur due to the birth trauma, bu...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Yucel E,Akkaya H,Gürkanlar D,Ergun T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of spinal column in cyst hydatid disease is rare and hard to treat. The gold standard treatment is total removal of the cysts without rupture. However, recurrence after surgery is almost inevitable and reoperations carries technical difficulties and higher morbidity. We present a 69-year-ol...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Ozdemir O,Calisaneller T,Yildirim E,Altinors N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The value of neuronavigation in cranioorbital neurosurgery is controversial and relatively unstudied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the application, the usefulness and the reliability of neuronavigation in the neurosurgical treatment of orbital tumours. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A frameless armless infrared-bas...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Enchev Y,Tzekov C,Ferdinandov D,Cekov A,Spiriev T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The foramen magnum (FM) is a unique and complex anatomical region. The occipital condyle (OC) and jugular tubercle (JT) are the main bony structures which obscure the anterolaterally situated lesions of the FM.The aim of this study was to revisit the anatomy of the FM region and assess variations of the surrounding...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Avci E,Dagtekin A,Ozturk AH,Kara E,Ozturk NC,Uluc K,Akture E,Baskaya MK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case that had two separate facet joints on the same side causing an intervertebral instability. The embryological pathogenesis of the congenital existence of two separate facet joints on the same side of the vertebra is not conclusively known. A 68-year-old woman presented with lower back pain and severe ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kutlay M,Cemil B,Topuz K,Demircan MN,Kucukodaci Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A prospective observational study of the in-hospital outcome of the management of BSF without antibiotic prophylaxis in a Nigerian neurosurgical unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS:All cases of HI with clinical diagnosis of BSF over an 8-month period were reviewed. Their demographic, clinical, and in-hospital outcome param...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Adeleye AO,Olayemı O

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Pedicle screw instrumentation is widely used in the lumbar spine as a means of stabilization to enhance arthrodesis and has gained acceptance in the thoracic spine in recent years. The purposes of this study were to determine the incidence of screw misplacement, complications, the accuracy and usefulness of CT scan...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Lotfinia I,Sayahmelli S,Gavami M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trans-nasal sphenoid sinus foreign body is a rare condition. We report a case of trans-nasal gun bullet within the sphenoid sinus with breach of the floor of the sella turcica. A 42-year-old soldier presented a few weeks after a gun battle with a history of headache. The skull x-ray demonstrated a foreign body in the ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Wani NA,Khan AQ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The objective of this study was to investigate whether the transplantation of fetal umbilical cord tissue cells as a source of stem cells into the acutely injured spinal cord would produce some regenerations and/or functional recovery in a rat model of spinal cord injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Five pregnant albino ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Erdogan B,Bavbek M,Sahin IF,Caner H,Ozen O,Denkbas EB,Altinors MN

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Epilepsy is a temporary electric discharge in the brain cells due to shortterm brain function disorder. Epileptic seizures mostly stem from the temporal lobe. The prevalence is the same for women and men. It is thought that there are both microscopic- and macroscopic-level localized changes in the temporal lobe epi...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kurkcuoglu A,Zagyapan R,Pelin C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00