abstract：AIM:Sacral stress fractures are rare fractures presenting themselves with low back and groin pain. These fractures can be treated effectively using sacroplasty. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The clinical and radiological data of three cases that underwent sacroplasty for sacral stress fractures were reviewed. The pain severity...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Naderi S,Ilaslan H,Aslan A,Koc ON,Dalkilic T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To reevaluate the Concorde position with different surgical interventions to the posterior fossa and cervical pathology and to improve patient comfort in the Concorde position through obtuse angle placement of the three-pin holder while the patient is in the supine position. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-nine patien...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Gulsen S,Yilmaz C,Ozdemir O,Gerilmez A,Caner H,Altinors N

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study presents a Turkish academic database application platform which is specialized for spinal surgery clinics. The application provides a userfriendly interface and easy access to the patients' data due to a hierarchical structure. Patient diagnosis, treatment and follow-up process data are recorded regularl...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Utku S,Baysal H,Zileli M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxomas are rare benign tumors arising from mesenchymal tissues throughout the body. These tumors are usually seen in the atrium of the heart and the jawbone. Involvement of the skull base with intracranial extension is extremely rare, and only a few cases of primary intracranial myxomas have been described in the lit...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Oruckaptan HH,Sarac S,Gedikoglu G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Knowing the location of the transverse sinus in the midline supracerebellar infratentorial approach is important to prevent its inadvertent injury. The external landmarks of the occipital bone have been studied in this anatomic study in order to reveal their relationship with the transverse sinus. MATERIAL AND MET...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Suslu HT,Bozbuga M,Ozturk A,Sahinoglu K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relation of depression and pain-related disability associated with Low Back Pain (LBP). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Zung Depression Scale were sent to 3800 randomly select adults in Kayseri, Turkey. The demographic characteristics o...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Tucer B,Yalcin BM,Ozturk A,Mazicioglu MM,Yilmaz Y,Kaya M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Epidural fibrosis following a laminectomy procedure is a serious problem that results in failed back surgery syndrome. Aserious number of manuscripts have explained its possible mechanism and results but no effective preventive surgical technique or treatment is currently present. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We used a ra...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Temiz C,Temiz P,Sayin M,Ucar K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of protozoal and helminthic infestations of the central nervous system (CNS) is less than 1%, but these infestations tend to follow a fatal course. They are more common among children, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals. CNS infections due to Entamoeba histolytica have been known for a long ti...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Sarica FB,Tufan K,Cekinmez M,Erdoğan B,Altinörs MN

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal intradural extramedullary schwannomas commonly occur posterolateral or anterolateral to the spinal cord. A case of a pure midline ventrally situated cervicodorsal extramedullary schwannoma in a 33-year-old female patient with subacute cord compression and sphincteric involvement is presented. Spinal MR imaging ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Mahore A,Muzumdar D,Chagla A,Goel A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cervical laminoplasty is an effective procedure. We describe the technique of open-door and french-door cervical laminoplasty and present our clinical results. METHODS:All patients undergoing laminoplasty at our clinic during the 1997- 2008 period were included in the study. All patients had myeloradiculopat...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kaner T,Sasani M,Oktenoğlu T,Ozer AF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) typically involves the long bones of the extremities, thorax, pelvis, or vertebrae. Skull base involvement is rare. We describe the case of a 9-year-old girl with ABC of the skull base. The patient had presented with nasal obstruction and headache over a period of approximately 8 months. ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Bozbuğa M,Turan Süslü H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study is planned to determine the intellectual skill difficulties and attention problems of hydrocephalic children, and to compare them to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) test was applied to healt...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Bakar EE,Bakar B,Taner YI,Akalan N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of a solitary schwannoma arising within parenchyma of the brain is reported. A 37-year old right-handed man presented with a 3- month history of progressive headaches, lethargy and vomiting. The initial diagnosis being considered was primary intracranial tumor, including high-grade astrocytoma, metastasis ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Menkü A,Oktem IS,Kontaş O,Akdemir H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Optimal surgical pathway for lateral ventricle tumors is still controversial. The purpose of this study is to discuss the factors that affected the preference of the surgical techniques for removing lateral ventricle tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:46 consecutive patients underwent operation for lateral ventricle tum...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Seçer HI,Düz B,Izci Y,Tehli O,Solmaz I,Gönül E

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or Forestier's disease is a common disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine and various extra-spinal ligaments. We present the case of a 54-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia due to DISH ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Solaroğlu I,Okutan O,Karakuş M,Saygili B,Beşkonakli E

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intracranial aneurysm with a diameter larger than 25 mm is considered a giant aneurysm (GA), and represent about 3-5% of all aneurysms. They are divided into two forms, specifically saccular and fusiform. Fusiform aneurysms are rare, making up only 1% of all intracranial aneurysms. They frequently involve the inter...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Sarica FB,Cekinmez M,Tufan K,Sen O,Erdoğan B,Altinörs MN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Surgical resection of lesions involving the dominant supplementary motor area (SMA) may result in immediate postoperative motor and speech deficits which in most cases are reversible.We report 12 patients with frontal lesions involving the SMA and aim to analyse the clinical data and the correlation of neurological...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Ulu MO,Tanriöver N,Ozlen F,Sanus GZ,Tanriverdi T,Ozkara C,Uzan M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adenosine and nitric oxide (NO) are known as vasodilatators. We investigated adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity and NO concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS:Forty patients with SAH and 10 controls were included in the study. Nitrate level and A...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Durmaz R,Ozkara E,Kanbak G,Arslan OC,Dokumacioğlu A,Kartkaya K,Atasoy MA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The redundant nerve root syndrome is defined as the association of high-grade extradural lumbar spinal stenosis with large, elongated and tortuous nerve roots. Acquired elongation of nerve roots due to the mechanical trapping at the level of lumbar spinal stenosis is assumed to be the possible mechanism. It is believe...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Hakan T,Celikoğlu E,Aydoseli A,Demir K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Computerized tomography (CT) has been the primary diagnostic instrument of neurosurgical centers for head injury until now. However, there is a subgroup of patients who have persisting neurological deficits without visible pathology on CT. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between 2000 and 2002, 3000 patients were enrolled in ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kara A,Celik SE,Dalbayrak S,Yilmaz M,Akansel G,Tireli G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a patient with bilateral internal, external, posterior external and anterior jugular vein ligations and excisions performed in the neck due to a larynx tumor is presented. Radical neck dissection is a standard otorhinolaryngological procedure in the management of head and neck cancer patients with bilateral ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Ensari S,Kaptanoğlu E,Tun K,Gün T,Beşkonakli E,Celikkanat S,Dere H,Cekirge S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transsphenoidal encephaloceles are rare and the transsellar variety is the least common. We present a 1-year-old male patient with transsellar transsphenoidal encephalocele which herniated into the oral cavity through the congenital split palate. The patient was operated on using a combined transcranial and transpalat...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kahyaoğlu O,Cavuşoğlu H,Müslüman AM,Kaya RA,Yilmaz A,Sahin Y,Dadaş B,Aydin Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 9 to 15% arachnoid cysts occur in the sellar or suprasellar region. The optimal management of symptomatic suprasellar cysts continues to pose a challenge to neurosurgeons. This case report describes a patient with a suprasellar arachnoid cyst who presented at the age of 3 and was followed for 20 years af...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Güzel A,Trippel M,Ostertage CB

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We designed this experimental study to examine the potential positive influences of the acetylated derivative of acetyl-L-carnithine, an endogenous substance present in the nervous system, on chronic compression neuropathy. This is the first study ever published on the medical treatment of experimental chroni...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kotil K,Kirali M,Eras M,Bilge T,Uzun H

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Here we describe a case of PCNSL which was located peripherally as a single lesion and showed no evidence of pathological findings of lymphoma at the first biopsy. CASE DESCRIPTION:A 56-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a talking disorder and attention deficit. The neurological examination was ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Günaydin A,Er U,Acuduman A,Sabuncuoğlu H,Oztürk E

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the disability level and quality of life of the patients who had been reoperated and not reoperated because of lumbar disc herniation. METHODS:34 reoperated and 34 not reoperated patients with lumbar disc herniation were retrospectively included in the study. The disability levels of the patients ...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Kara B,Başkurt Z,Acar U

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke and brain abscess are life threatening, severe medical conditions requiring urgent and comprehensive evaluation. Brain abscess is a very rare and dangerous complication of ischemic stroke that can be treated successfully when diagnosed. Association of these two life threatening condition may cause cata...

journal_title：Turkish neurosurgery

authors： Emmez H,Börcek AO,Doğulu F,Ceviker N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00