Ahead of Print Articles Research Differences in neurodegeneration between kainic acid-injected GAERS and Wistar rats Ümit S. Şehirli , Özlem Kirazlı , Kutluhan Tezcan , Eren Sakallı, Filiz Onat Date Accepted: Aug 07, 2018 Research Identification of risk factors for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage and comparison of two alternative dural augmentation techniques in posterior fossa and spinal surgeries Muhammed Taha Eser, Sahin Hanalioglu, Mehmet Ziya Cetiner, Samet Dinc, Halil Olgun Peker, Mehmet Sorar, Habibullah Dolgun, Erhan Turkoglu Date Accepted: Jul 30, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24432-18.0 Research Are the intervertebral disc tissue cells damaged when attempting to prevent thrombus formation with dabigatran which is amongst the new oral anticoagulants? Necati KAPLAN, Numan KARAARSLAN, Ibrahim YILMAZ, Duygu Sirin Yasar, Feride Sinem Akgun, Tezcan Caliskan, Abdullah Talha Simsek, Hanefi Ozbek Date Accepted: Jul 27, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24336-18.0 Research A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Bilateral Decompression via Unilateral Approach versus Instrumented Total Laminectomy and Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Ali Erhan Kayalar, Mehmet Resid Onen, Aydin Gerilmez, Sait Naderi Date Accepted: Jul 27, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24318-18.1 Research Can quercetin be an option for treatment of spinal cord injury?: an experimental study Özgür Öcal, Alp Özgün Börcek, Özge Paşaoğlu, Ayşe Çakır Gündoğdu, Gülnur Take Kaplanoğlu, Mustafa Kemali Baykaner Date Accepted: Jul 17, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23799-18.1 Research Whole brain radiotherapy plus conventional boost in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with brain metastasis: a retrospective analysis of overall survival Mustafa Kandaz, Ozan Cem Güler, Uğur Yazar, Emine Canyılmaz, Adnan Yöney Date Accepted: Jul 13, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22896-18.3 Letter to Editor The hope for Pandora\'s Box: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for promoting angiogenesis in stroke and trauma brain injury Dong Huajiang, Peng Dingwei, Luo Yuechen, Meng Huipeng, Liu Rui, Shang Chongzhi Date Accepted: Jul 04, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23552-18.2 Review Systematic review of treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: clipping vs coiling shen zhe, zhao yachao, gu xuanmin, fang junchao, yang jinsheng, li tao, fan bo Date Accepted: Jul 02, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23729-18.1 Research Effects of microvascular decompression plus longitudinal nerve sectioning on recurrent trigeminal neuralgia and investigations of postoperative recurrence causes Luo Cong, Cheng Zhihua, Guo Zhilin, Ou Yang Huoniu Date Accepted: Jul 02, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23513-18.1 Research Identification of Driver Genes and Key Pathways of Ependymoma Sheng Zhong, Qi Yan, Junliang Ge, Gaojing Dou, Gang Zhao Date Accepted: Jun 30, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21876-17.5 Research Accuracy of frozen-section diagnosis of brain tumors: An 11-year experience from a tertiary care center Fatima Nouri Obeidat, Heyam Adnan Awad, Ahmad Talal Mansour, Manar Hussein Hajeer, Mohammad Asem Al-Jalabi, Loay Emad Abudalu Date Accepted: Jun 27, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23220-18.2 Review Use of the Intraoperative Ultrasonography in Intradural Spinal Tumor Surgery Ersin Haciyakupoğlu, Evren Yüvrük, Mehmet Resid Onen, Sait Naderi Date Accepted: Jun 27, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23296-18.3 Research Endocrinological outcomes of intraoperative MRI-guided endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for non-functioning pituitary adenoma Zhang ZhiBin, Wang Peng, Feng ShiYu, Yu XinGuang Date Accepted: Jun 27, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22603-18.2 Case Report Traumatic Sequestrated Thoracic Disc Herniation; A Case Report ÖĞRENCİ Ahmet, KOBAN Orkun, YAMAN Onur, YILMAZ Mesut, DALBAYRAK Sedat Date Accepted: Jun 21, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23504-18.3 Research Increased Expression of GRP78 in Recurrent GBM Patients xue wen, xuan chen, xiaoping cheng Date Accepted: Jun 21, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21840-17.4 Research Comparison of Dural Splitting and Duraplasty in Patients with Chiari Type I Malformation: Relationship between Tonsillo-Dural Distance and Syrinx Cavity Sukru Oral, Atilla Yilmaz, Ahmet Kucuk, Abdulfettah Tumturk, Ahmet Menku Date Accepted: Jun 21, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23319-18.2 Research Understanding of Dry Eye in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Experimental Study on The Role of Facial Nerve Ischemia Osman Tanriverdi, Mehmet Dumlu Aydin, Mehmet Resid Onen, Ilhan Yilmaz, Mustafa Kilic, Nazan Aydin, Aslihan Duman, Sevilay Ozmen Date Accepted: Jun 21, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22979-18.3 Research Evaluation of the Retrogasserian Opioid Application in the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia Mustafa Ilik, Faik Ilik Date Accepted: Jun 21, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22604-18.2 Research Radiological and Surgical Anatomy of Ventral C1-C2 Complex Sibel Cirpan, Salih Sayhan, Goksin Nilufer Yonguc, Canan Eyüboğlu, Nuri Karabay, Mustafa Güvençer, Sait Naderi Date Accepted: Jun 18, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23499-18.1 Technical Note Microvascular anastomosis using only 2-throw reef knots-: A technical note Nupur Pruthi, Dhaval Gohil, Sampath Somanna Date Accepted: Jun 14, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22636-18.2 Case Report Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemorrhagic Cerebral Paragonimiasis: Three Case Reports and Literature RevieAbstract Wang Qisheng, Hou Liming, Liu Liang Date Accepted: Jun 13, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22666-18.3 Research Vagal Nerve Stimulation has Robust Effects on Neuropsychiatric Assessment in Resistant Epilepsy: A Clinical Series with Clinical Experiences hakan ekmekci, hulagu kaptan Date Accepted: Jun 13, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23065-18.4 Research COMPARISON OF SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS VS. GLOBUS PALLIDUS INTERNA DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN TERMS OF GAIT AND BALANCE; A TWO YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY ÖZKAN ÇELİKER, GÖKSEMİN DEMİR, MURAT KOCAOĞLU, FİLİZ ALTUĞ, FERİDUN ACAR Date Accepted: Jun 13, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22614-18.3 Technical Note Inverted (buried) reef knot in Microsurgery– A technical note Nupur Pruthi, Dhaval Gohil, Sampath Somanna Date Accepted: Jun 13, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22646-18.3 Research TELEVISION TIP-OVER RELATED HEAD INJURIES: A PARTICULAR TYPE OF CHILD NEGLECT Burak Eren, Abdurrahim Tas, Feyza Karagoz Guzey, Ilker Gulec, Azmi Tufan, Murat Karacan Date Accepted: Jun 11, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23279-18.1 Research The clinical usefulness of preoperative imaging studies to select pathologic level in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: comparative analysis of three-position MRI and post-myelographic CT Seung-Yoon Lee, Jung-Woo Hur, Kyeong-Sik Ryu, Jin-Sung Kim, Ho-Jung Chung, Myung-Soo Song Date Accepted: Jun 11, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23249-18.1 Research THE EFFECTS OF MICRODECOMPRESSION ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE SPINAL STENOSIS WITH OR WITHOUT DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS Mustafa Ogden, Ulas Yuksel, Bulent Bakar, Suleyman Akkaya, Kagan Kamasak, Ahmet T. Daglı Date Accepted: Jun 04, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22988-18.2 Case Report SPINAL EPIDURAL VENOUS ANGIOMA PRESENTING SYMTOMPS OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION: A CASE REPORT EYUP BAYKARA, MUSTAFA KORUCU, MEVCI OZDEMIR, SEVKI GOK Date Accepted: Jun 02, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23081-18.2 Research The Influence of Unilateral Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on the Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Michał SOBSTYL , Tomasz PASTERSKI, Grażyna BRZUSZKIEWICZ-KUŹMICKA , Marta ALEKSANDROWICZ , Artur ZACZYŃSKI Date Accepted: Jun 02, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21607-17.3 Research Turkish Board of Neurological Surgery Erkut Baha BULDUK, Cem YILMAZ Date Accepted: Jun 02, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22521-18.1 Other A Novel Modular Dynamic Stabilization System for the Treatment of Degenerative Spinal Pathologies Ali Fahir Özer, Orhun Mete Çevik, Deniz Ufuk Erbulut, Onur Yaman, Salim Şentürk, Tunç Öktenoğlu, Mehdi Sasani, Tuncer Süzer Date Accepted: May 31, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23227-18.1 Research Effect of axonal length on direct neuromuscular neurotization: An experimental study musakemal keleş, andaç aykan Date Accepted: May 29, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22981-18.2 Research Analysis of Cavernous Malformations: Experience with 18 Cases Ersin Hacıyakupoğlu, Derviş Mansuri Yılmaz, Burak Kınalı, Tuğana Akbaş, Sebahattin Hacıyakupoğlu Date Accepted: May 29, 2018 DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22645-18.2 Research Does the anti-migraine drug rizatriptan affect early neural tube development in chick embryos? Murat Sayin, Gülşen Seren Gürgen, Sevgi Sıdıka Sayin, Gönül Güvenç, Nurullah Yüceer Date Accepted: May 07, 2018 (275 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23431-18.1 Research The effects of minocycline on hippocampus in lithium-pilocarpine induced status epilepticus in rat: relations with microglial/astrocytic activation and serum S100B level Erkut Baha BULDUK, Gökhan Kurt, Süreyya Barun, Onder Aydemir, Murat Kızıltaş, Murat Öktem, Turan Turhan, Pergin Atilla, Sevda Muftuoglu Date Accepted: May 04, 2018 (476 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22744-18.1 Turkish Neuro-Excursion Biology and Architecture: Two Buildings Inspired by the Anatomy of the Visual System Irem Maro Kırış Date Accepted: May 04, 2018 (285 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23599-18.0 Research Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Fractures with Posterior Body Involved in Elderly Patients Kerem Mazhar Ozsoy, Kadir Oktay, Yurdal Gezercan, Nuri Eralp Cetinalp, Ali Ihsan Okten, Tahsin Erman Date Accepted: May 04, 2018 (238 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22658-18.2 Case Report A case report of a 4-year-old boy with intradural spinal cord abscess successfully treated with adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy Ayse Sahin, Mustafa Kılıc, Nazan Dalgıc Date Accepted: Apr 26, 2018 (241 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22971-18.2 Case Report Intracranial medulloepithelioma in a child: a case report Yi-Zheng Wang, Jing Chen, Yu-Lian Fang, Chun-Quan Cai Date Accepted: Apr 26, 2018 (539 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22225-17.2 Research Prevalence of anomalously originating occipital artery in a group of Turkish individuals: A retrospective study using angiography Nese Keser, Osman Kula, Merih Is, Ismail Yardimcioglu Date Accepted: Apr 26, 2018 (233 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23232-18.1 Research Effects of Zinc Oxide on mRNA Expression of Genes in Brain Tissue of Rats inan gezgin, cem öziç Date Accepted: Apr 24, 2018 (280 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21557-17.4 Case Report Composite Hemangioendothelioma Settled in the Paraspinal Region: A Rare Case Report Sevki Gok, Mehmet Zafer Berkman, Eyup Baykara Date Accepted: Apr 24, 2018 (437 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22256-17.4 Research COMPARISON OF DORSAL INTERCOSTAL ARTERY PERFORATOR PROPELLER FLAPS AND BILATERAL ROTATION FLAPS IN RECONSTRUCTION OF MYELOMENINGOCELE DEFECTS Goktekin Tenekeci, Yavuz Basterzi, Sakir Unal, Alper Sari, Yavuz Demir, Celal Bagdatoglu, Bahar Tasdelen Date Accepted: Apr 09, 2018 (284 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23058-18.1 Research CHANGE OF SAGITTAL SPINOPELVIC PARAMETERS AFTER SELECTIVE AND NON-SELECTIVE FUSION IN LENKE TYPE 1 ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLİOSİS PATİENTS Deniz KARGIN, Özgür İsmail TÜRK, Akif ALBAYRAK, Avni İlhan BAYHAN, Mehmet Akif KAYGUSUZ Date Accepted: Apr 09, 2018 (452 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22557-18.2 Research Systematic Evaluation of Desmopressin Applied to the Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the light of the Literature Numan KARAARSLAN, Ibrahim YILMAZ, Feride Sinem AKGUN, Tezcan CALISKAN, Hanefi OZBEK, Ozkan ATES Date Accepted: Apr 09, 2018 (289 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23064-18.1 Research Delivering growth factors through a polymeric scaffold to cell cultures containing both nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus Yener Akyuva, Necati Kaplan, Ibrahim Yılmaz, Hanefi Ozbek, Duygu Yasar Sirin, Numan Karaaslan, Olcay Guler, Özkan Ateş Date Accepted: Apr 09, 2018 (759 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22672-18.1 Technical Note Technique of localizing the central sulcus under awaking anesthesia for treatmeat of gliomas in/or near motor areas Wan yi, Shujun Xu, Xingang Li, Xiangyu Ma Date Accepted: Apr 06, 2018 (318 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21802-17.3 Review Effect of surgery on the long-term functional outcome of moyamoya disease: a meta-analysis Zhong Yao, Chao You Date Accepted: Apr 06, 2018 (488 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22598-18.3 Research Morphological Characteristics of Posterior Cerebral Circulation: An Analysis Based on Non-Invasive Imaging Filip Vitosevic, Lukas Rasulic, Svetlana Milosevic Medenica Date Accepted: Apr 06, 2018 (298 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22661-18.1 Research A Novel Candidate Molecule in Pathological Grading Of Gliomas: ELABELA Gokhan Artas, Sait Ozturk, Tuncay Kuloglu, Adile Ferda Dagli, Murat Gonen, Hakan Artas, Suleyman Aydin, Fatih Serhat Erol Date Accepted: Apr 06, 2018 (377 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22022-17.2 Research Systematic Evaluation of Promising Clinical Trials—Gene Silencing for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Numan Karaarslan, Ibrahim Yilmaz, Hanefi Ozbek, Tezcan Caliskan, Savas Topuk, Duygu Yasar Sirin, Ozkan Ates Date Accepted: Apr 06, 2018 (274 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22467-18.3 Research The Preventative Effect of α-tocopherol on Spinal Epidural Fibrosis After Laminectomy in a Rat Model. Cengiz Tuncer, Canan Subaşı, Cem Dinç, Erhan Türkoğlu, Uygur Er Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (295 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22357-17.5 Research ASSESSING ANEURYSM OBLITERATION and NECK REMNANTS in 225 CLIPPED ANEURYSMS USING ICG-VA, MDUSG, and POSTOPERATIVE DSA Melih Bozkurt, Onur Ozgural, Gokmen Kahilogullari, Umit Eroglu, Ihsan Dogan, Haydar Sekmen, Nihat. Egemen Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (262 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21878-17.2 Research SIMPSON GRADE 2 RESECTION AND TUMOR RECURRENCE IN VENTRALLY LOCALIZED SPINAL MENINGIOMAS Necati Ucler, Batu Hergunsel, Sait Oztruk, Serpil Kozan, Metin Kaplan Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (301 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22416-17.2 Research Benign-appearing intra-spinal malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs): treatments and outcomes of 14 consecutive patients Haiyi Gong, Dan Zhang, Da Wang, Shaohui He, Xinghai Yang, Haifeng Wei, Jianru Xiao Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (281 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22580-18.1 Research Is temporary proximal artery clipping in AVM surgery safe? BALAJI PAI, NAGARJUN MAULYAVANTHAM NAGARAJ, SATHYARANJANDAS HEGDE Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (459 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22071-17.2 Research THE PREDICTOR ROLE OF THE AQUEDUCT CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW ON ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY: EXPLICATION ON ASSUMPTION PHYSICAL MODEL ihsan Anik, Yonca Anik, Burak Cabuk, Aykutlu Dana, Aykut Gokbel, Dilek Ozdamar, Musa Cırak, Savas Ceylan Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (393 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22169-17.2 Case Report Surgically Treated Status Epilepticus due to Large Cortical Tuber and Long-Term Follow-Up Results gönül güvenç, ceren kızmazoğlu, murat sayın, hatice sabiha türe Date Accepted: Mar 19, 2018 (514 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21343-17.2 Letter to Editor How can Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) penetrate the blood brain barrier (BBB) ? Hua-Jiang Dong, Gang Li, Hui-Peng Meng, Chong-Zhi Shang, Yuechen Luo, Gong Wen, Ming-Liang Zhao Date Accepted: Mar 12, 2018 (154 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22639-18.1 Research In vitro activity of linezolid, daptomycin and N-acetylcysteine agents on Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in the ventriculoperitoneal shunt model Tuba KURUOGLU, Mehmet Emin ONGER, Derya BAYIRLI TURAN, Enis KURUOGLU Date Accepted: Mar 11, 2018 (346 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22470-18.1 Research Association of rs2228570 Polymorphism of Vitamin D Receptor Gene with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Selçuk Özdoğan, Cumhur Kaan Yaltırık, Seda Güleç Yılmaz, Ayhan Koçak, Turgay İsbir Date Accepted: Mar 11, 2018 (206 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22275-17.2 Case Report Pneumothorax after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: case report and review of the literature Tsung-Ming Su, Tsung-Han Lee, Shih-Wei Hsu Date Accepted: Mar 11, 2018 (243 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22556-18.1 Research Evaluation of Bevacizumab for The Treatment of Epidural Fibrosis by Immunohistochemical Staining for CD105 and Osteopontin Ilhan Yilmaz, Uzay Erdogan, Osman Tanriverdi, Omur Gunaldi, Utku Adilay, Muhammed Omeroglu, Canan Tanik, Bekir Tugcu Date Accepted: Feb 21, 2018 (375 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22633-18.2 Research Co-innervation of triceps brachii muscle with variant branch of ulnar nerve Sedat DEVELI Date Accepted: Feb 07, 2018 (279 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22126-17.2 Research The geometry of the circle of Willis anatomical variants as a potential cerebrovascular risk factor Raluca Pascalau, Vlad Adrian Padurean, Dana Bartoș, Adrian Bartoș, Bianca Aurora Szabo Date Accepted: Feb 07, 2018 (476 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21835-17.3 Case Report A Hybrid Operation for the Treatment of Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm with a 2-year Follow-up Meng Qi, Yan Ma, Liqun Jiao Date Accepted: Feb 04, 2018 (361 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21848-17.2 Research New entity of skull lesions due to birth trauma: Kanat (wing) fractures Ali Gemici, Aysegul Alkilic, Pinar Guleryuz, Selcuk Tunali, Betul Orhan Kilic, Pınar Ozısık Date Accepted: Feb 04, 2018 (624 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22260-17.2 Research A Technical Guide for Fiber Tract Dissection of the Internal Capsule Marcos Devanir Silva da Costa, Vinícius Lopes Braga, Kaan Yagmurlu, Ricardo Silva Centeno, Sérgio Cavalheiro, Feres Chaddad Date Accepted: Jan 24, 2018 (360 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20884-17.1 Review Endoscopic Management of Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis Mohammad KAIF, Mazhar HUSAIN, Bal Krishna OJHA Date Accepted: Jan 22, 2018 (301 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21389-17.3 Research Management of hardware related infections after DBS surgery: A cost analysis Pim Wetzelaer, Tim Bouwens van der Vlis, Mehmet Tönge, Linda Ackermans, Pieter Kubben, Silvia Evers, Ersoy Kocabıçak, Yasin Temel Date Accepted: Jan 22, 2018 (254 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21511-17.1 Research Biomechanical problems related to pedicle screw system Tetsutaro Mizuno, Toshihiko Sakakibara, Takamasa Yoshikawa, Tadashi Inaba, Takaya Kato, Yuichi Kasai Date Accepted: Jan 22, 2018 (333 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21002-17.2 Research Are specific gene expressions of extracellular matrix and nucleus pulposus affected by primary cell cultures prepared from intact or degenerative intervertebral disc tissues? Numan Karaarslan, Ibrahim Yilmaz, Hanefi Ozbek, Duygu Sirin Yasar, Necati Kaplan, Yener Akyuva, Aylin Gonultas, Ozkan Ates Date Accepted: Jan 22, 2018 (409 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22210-17.2 Research Spinal peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors: A radiological study of ten cases xiaoping yi, moling zhou, shenghui liao, guanghui gong, hongling yin, yongheng chen, weihua liao Date Accepted: Jan 09, 2018 (457 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21931-17.2 Research Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Discectomy for L5/S1 Adolescent Lumbar Disc Herniation Zheng Xu, Yi Liu, Jinchuan Chen Date Accepted: Dec 28, 2017 (288 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21579-17.3 Research In Vitro Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Various Agents on Apoptosis of Glioblastoma Cells bahattin tanrıkulu, ibrahim ziyal, yaşar bayri Date Accepted: Dec 25, 2017 (286 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21827-17.2 Research How to Reduce Stress on the Pedicle Screws In Thoracic Spine? Importance of Screw Trajectory: A Finite Element Analysis Yahya Güvenç, Göktuğ Akyoldaş, Salim Şentürk, Deniz Erbulut, Onur Yaman, Ali Fahir Özer Date Accepted: Dec 25, 2017 (393 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21895-17.2 Research Should the Macular Lesions Around Spinal Dysraphism Be Excised? Analysis of Macular Lesions Accompanying Spinal Dysraphism Necmettin Tutuncu, Goktekin Tenekeci, Sakir Unal, Necat Yilmaz, Celal Bagdatoglu Date Accepted: Dec 17, 2017 (694 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20783-17.4 Research Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Hemorrhagic Brainstem Cavernomas Ayşegül Üçüncü Kefeli, Meriç Şengöz, Selçuk Peker Date Accepted: Dec 17, 2017 (330 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21690-17.1 Research Comparison Of Sinonasal Complications Of Microscopic And Endoscopic Approaches For Transsphenoidal Hypophyseal Surgery; Prospective Study Murat Kiraz, Omur Gunaldi, Osman Tanriverdi, Ibrahim Erdim, Lutfi Sinasi Postalci, Bekir Tugcu, Mine Zahide Yazici Date Accepted: Dec 17, 2017 (613 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21588-17.1 Review Variation and Anomalies of the Posterior Cerebral Artery: Review and Pilot Study Karen Cilliers, Benedict Page Date Accepted: Dec 14, 2017 (804 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21443-17.2 Case Report Development of a giant cornu cutaneum in a patient with a coincidental foreknown intracranial meningioma Asım Uslu, Cezmi Çağrı Türk, Ali Bacanlı, Sevim Yıldız, Ramazan Uyar, Tolga Gediz, Abdullah Konak Date Accepted: Dec 14, 2017 (1049 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22091-17.1 Research Radiation-Induced Meningiomas: A Series of Consecutive Four Patients and Review of the Literature Anas Abdallah, Hasan Burak Gündüz, Murad Asiltürk, Özden Erhan Sofuoğlu, Bilge Bilgiç, Erhan Emel, Betül Güler Abdallah Date Accepted: Dec 14, 2017 (918 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21197-17.2 Research Investigating the levels of soluble extracellular domain of HER2 protein in the sera of meningioma patients Shabnam Abtahi, Sareh Hakimrabet, Mahyar Malekzadeh, Amir Reza Deghanian, Abbas Ghaderi Date Accepted: Dec 11, 2017 (238 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21536-17.2 Research Expression of Nestin, CD133 and Sox2 in Meningiomas Zong-yu Xiao, Xiao-juan Chen, Qi Pan, Qing-zhi Yang, Kun-zheng Li Date Accepted: Dec 11, 2017 (358 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21234-17.2 Research Is Implant washing and Wound Irrigation with Rifampicin Effective for Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Lumbar Instrumentation? Numan KARAARSLAN, Ibrahim YILMAZ, Hanefi OZBEK, Mehmet Sabri GURBUZ, Kadir OZNAM , Ozkan ATES, Ilknur ERDEM Date Accepted: Dec 11, 2017 (375 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21341-17.2 Technical Note Intentional herniation technique with the Neuroform EZ stent system for preservation of aneurysmal neck branch: a case report Yoji Kuramoto, Kazuyuki Mikami, Toshiaki Bando, Yasushi Ueno Date Accepted: Dec 06, 2017 (686 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21334-17.2 Research Modified Frailty Index and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Adverse Surgical Outcomes in Degenerative Spinal Disease Wei XU, Xu-Ming ZHANG, Tie KE, Hong-Ru CAI, Xiang GAO Date Accepted: Dec 06, 2017 (361 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21497-17.2 Research Effects of Resveratrol on Inflammation and Apoptosis after Experimental Spinal Cord Injury Salim Senturk, Mesut Emre Yaman, Hasan Emre Aydin, Guven Guney, Ismail Bozkurt, Kemal Paksoy, Ahmet Atilla Abdioglu Date Accepted: Dec 06, 2017 (480 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21829-17.3 Research Analysis of the factors affecting surgical site infection and bone flap resorption after cranioplasty with autologous cryopreserved bone: The importance of temporalis muscle preservation. Sung-Won Jin, Sang-Dae Kim, Sung-Kon Ha, Dong-Jun Lim, Hwa Lee, Hi-Jin You Date Accepted: Nov 01, 2017 (383 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21333-17.2 Other Computed Tomographic Localization of the Central Sulcus: A Morphometric Study in Adult Patients Dan Zimelewicz Oberman, Jorge Rasmussen, Maximiliano Toscano, Ezequiel Goldschmidt, Pablo Ajler Date Accepted: Nov 01, 2017 (382 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21145-17.1 Case Report Supratentorial embryonal tumors in elderly: diagnostic pitfalls and clinical prognosis Pierluigi Granaroli, Federica Novegno, Tommaso Lunardi, Pierpaolo Lunardi Date Accepted: Nov 01, 2017 (921 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21006-17.1 Research Usefulness and radiological evaluation of accuracy of innovative “Smart” hand technique for pedicle screw placement: an anatomical study Ayhan Cömert, İhsan Doğan, Y. Şükrü Çağlar Date Accepted: Nov 01, 2017 (597 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21391-17.1 Research Neuroprotective Effects of Oleocanthal, A Compound in Virgin Olive Oil, in A Rat Model of Traumatic Brain Injury Mesut Mete, Isıl Aydemir, Ulkun Unlu UNSAL, Fatih Collu, Gökhan Vatandas, Beyhan Gurcu, Yusuf Kurtulus Duransoy, Fatma Taneli, Mehmet Ibrahim Tugrul, Mehmet Selcuki Date Accepted: Nov 01, 2017 (509 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21417-17.2 Case Report Our experience in the management of CSF otorrhea: A transmastoid approach with middle ear cavity obliteration and a middle cranial fossa approach Asli Cakir Cetin, Nuri Karabay, Enis Alpin Guneri Date Accepted: Nov 01, 2017 (306 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21127-17.3 Review Hypothermia Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Lige Leng Date Accepted: Oct 29, 2017 (411 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19696-16.2 Research The Role of Triangular Vertebral Canal Shape in Surgical Management of Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Cross-Sectional Study Huseyin Bozkurt, İsmail Kaya, Bilge Oztoprak Date Accepted: Oct 18, 2017 (488 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21108-17.4 Research Anatomical variations of brachial plexus in fetal cadavers Alparslan Kırık, Senem Ertuğrul Mut, Mehmet Kadri Daneyemez, Halil İbrahim Seçer Date Accepted: Oct 18, 2017 (530 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21339-17.2 Research Chronic subdural hematoma associated with arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa : Surgical treatment and mid-term results in fifteen patients. Ahmet Murat Müslüman, Barış Özöner, Atilla Kırçelli, Songül Meltem Can, Adem Yılmaz , Ayça Kaldırımoğlu , Balkan Şahin Date Accepted: Oct 18, 2017 (529 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21513-17.3 Case Report Orbital arteriovenous fistula around the optic nerve treated by transvenous embolization Masayuki Sato, Yuji Matsumaru, Tatsuo Amano, Yuki Kamiya Date Accepted: Oct 11, 2017 (1024 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21114-17.2 Research The Effect of Rosmarinus Officinalis and Chemotherapeutic Etoposide on Glioblastoma (U87 MG) Cell Culture Meryem Damla Özdemir, Dilek Göktürk Date Accepted: Oct 11, 2017 (372 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20401-17.3 Research Morphometric study of the human brainstem and its neurovascular relations Bianca Aurora Szabo, Raluca Pascalau, Vlad Adrian Padurean Date Accepted: Oct 02, 2017 (708 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20871-17.2 Other Intracranial Epidermoid Lesions: our Experience of 38 Cases Lal Rehman, Iram Bokhari, Shamim Ul Haq Siddiqi, Veejay Bagga, Muhammad Masood Hussain Date Accepted: Oct 02, 2017 (538 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21095-17.0 Research Simulated effects of perianeurysmal bone on a cerebral aneurysm: A case study fuyu wang, zhe xue, zhenghui sun, jinli jiang, chen wu, bainan xu Date Accepted: Sep 26, 2017 (459 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20587-17.2 Case Report Functional Hemispherectomy for Adult Rasmussen Encephalitis: A Case Report and Literature Review Wang Qun, Zhu Zhanpeng, Wang Guangming , Qiu Jiqing , Sun Lichao Date Accepted: Sep 26, 2017 (594 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21188-17.1 Other Complications of 2-level dynamic stabilization Mert Ciplak, Tuncer Suzer, Salim Senturk, Onur Yaman, Mehdi Sasani, Tunc Oktenoglu, Atilla Yilmaz, Deniz Ufuk Erbulut, Ali Fahir Özer Date Accepted: Sep 25, 2017 (607 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21036-17.1 Review Spontaneous Intracystic Haemorrhage of an Arachnoid Cyst Associated with a Subacute Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report and Literature Review Evren Aydogmus, Tufan Hicdonmez Date Accepted: Sep 20, 2017 (418 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20885-17.2 Case Report Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms Concurrent with a Clinoid Meningioma: A Case Report Xiangyang Zhou, Zhengbin Din, Hong Liu, Yimin Li Date Accepted: Sep 20, 2017 (402 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21084-17.1 Letter to Editor The potential value of Adipose Tissue-Derived((rAT)) Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) Huajiang DONG, Gang LI, Hong-Jun DING, Yuechen LUO, Mingliang ZHAO, Ling LIN Date Accepted: Sep 05, 2017 (244 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21566-17.0 Research Burr hole craniostomy irrigation with and without drainage during surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma: A retrospective study of 87 cases Wenming Wang, Hua Liu , Jian Yang Date Accepted: Aug 31, 2017 (574 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19747-16.2 Research Effects of alpha lipoic acid on motor function and antioxidant enzyme activity of nerve tissue after sciatic nerve crush injury in rats Sarper Kocaoğlu, Özgür Aktaş, Oğuzhan Zengi, Azmi Tufan, Feyza Karagöz Güzey Date Accepted: Aug 31, 2017 (368 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18585-16.1 Letter to Editor Pediatric intracranial germinoma: use chemotherapy first Anselm Lee, Timothy Lee, Tuck Loong Yang, Kim Shang Lee Date Accepted: Aug 31, 2017 (480 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21065-17.0 Research Comparison of Unilateral versus Bilateral Pedicle Screw Fixation in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Single Level Lumbar Degenerative Diseases and Review of Literature. Hasan Serdar Işık, Özerk Okutan, Timur Yıldırım, Elif Akpınar , Ali Yılmaz Date Accepted: Jul 30, 2017 (509 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20531-17.1 Case Report Successful Application of the Ventriculo-Gallbladder Shunt: A Salvage Procedure Bülent Guclu, Tufan Hicdonmez, Utku Adilay, Yunus Emre Altuntas Date Accepted: Jul 29, 2017 (293 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20951-17.2 Research Use and modifications of cervical and upper thoracic laminar screws in posterior stabilization Burak Eren, Azmi Tufan, Feyza Karagöz Güzey, İlker Güleç, Abdurrahim Taş, Özgür Yusuf Aktaş, Mustafa Safi Vatansever, Ebru Doruk, Murat Yücel, Mustafa Örnek Date Accepted: Jul 16, 2017 (479 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20240-17.1 Review The research progress of mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of Traumatic brain injury Gang Li, Yue Yang, Hua-jiang Dong, Ling Lin Date Accepted: Jul 16, 2017 (304 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20829-17.1 Research There is No Remarkable Differences Between the Pedicle Screw and Hybrid Construct About The Correction of Lenke Type-I Curves Ulaş Serarslan, Emin Alıcı, Ömer Akçalı, Can Koşay, Meriç Unal, Alper Gultekin Date Accepted: Jul 12, 2017 (378 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20522-17.1 Case Report Ruptured Distal Accessory Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm: A case report and literature review Alperen Sirin, Ulas Cikla, Kutluay Uluc, Mustafa Kemal Baskaya Date Accepted: Jul 12, 2017 (505 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20424-17.1 Research Paramedian Forehead Flap for Repair of Refractory High-Flow Anterior Skull Base CSF Leak Jeremy Ciporen, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Haley Gillham, David Cua, Jason Kim, Paul Akins Date Accepted: Jul 11, 2017 (476 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20662-17.1 Research Feasibility of interlaminar lumbar discectomy through percutaneous transforaminal endoscopy and blunt perforation of the ligamentum flavum Baoshan Hu, Gang Rui, Naikun Sun, Jinyi Feng, Shengrong Lin Date Accepted: Jul 11, 2017 (403 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20382-17.1 Technical Note “Reverse J Shaped” Skin Flap and Cranial Bone Groove for Shunt Hardware: A New Technique in Patients with Fragile Skin Murteza Cakir Date Accepted: Jul 11, 2017 (352 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20444-17.1 Case Report Neuronavigation-guided endoscopic endonasal excision of schwannoma-like chordoma of the Meckel’s cave: A case report Ali Akay, Sercan Göde, M.Sedat Çağlı Date Accepted: Jun 14, 2017 (337 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20825-17.0 Case Report Cystic Chordoma Of Cavernous Sinus Prashant Sathe , Amit Mahore, Aadil Chagla Date Accepted: Jun 14, 2017 (329 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20565-17.1 Case Report Metastatic Gallbladder Carcinoma in Meningioma: A Case Report Burak Eren, Feyza Karagöz Güzey, İlker Güleç, Azmi Tufan Date Accepted: Jun 02, 2017 (377 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20824-17.0 Review Course of Aggressive Somatotroph, Corticotroph and Mammotroph Tumors under Temozolomide; Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature Berna İmge Aydoğan, Uğur Ünlütürk, Rıfat Emral, Sevim Güllü Date Accepted: May 07, 2017 (471 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20216-17.1 Research Evaluation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficients in the Cerebellar Tonsils and Bulbus in Chiari Type I Malformations: Comparison Before and After Surgery Bekir Akgun, Sait Ozturk, Ismail Taskent, Mehmet Besir Surme, Fatih Serhat Erol, Hanefi Yildirim Date Accepted: May 07, 2017 (460 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20326-17.1 Case Report A trial for an evaluation of perianeurysmal arterial pressure change during carotid artery stenting in patients with concomitant severe extracranial carotid artery stenosis and ipsilateral intracranial aneurysm. Daisuke Wajima, Ichiro Nakagawa, Takeshi Wada, Hiroyuki Nakase Date Accepted: Apr 27, 2017 (477 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20418-17.0 Case Report Association of two primitive carotid-basilar anastomoses and cerebrovascular abnormalities on the brain base: a case report Milena Trandafilović, Ljiljana Vasović, Slobodan Vlajković, Marija Daković-Bjelaković Date Accepted: Apr 27, 2017 (329 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20043-17.1 Technical Note Customised Cranioplasty Implant for Decompressive Craniectomy Patients –A Technical Note Kaif Mohammad Date Accepted: Mar 25, 2017 (274 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19895-17.1 Other Active rebleeding from a ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm during diagnostic catheter angiography Pinar Celtikci, Onder Eraslan, Onur Ergun, Esra Soyer Guldogan, Mehmet Erhan Turkoglu Date Accepted: Mar 25, 2017 (403 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19629-16.2 Technical Note Novel Hybrid Operating Table for Neuroendovascular Treatment Park Jong-Hyun , Mun JongHyeon, Shin Dong-Seung , Kim Bum-Tae Date Accepted: Mar 25, 2017 (325 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19723-16.2 Case Report Lumbosacral Epidural Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET); Case Report and Literature Review Keyvan Eghbal, Amir Reza Dehghanian, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand Date Accepted: Mar 09, 2017 (353 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20111-17.0 Technical Note A New Technique For The Surgical Treatment of Atlantoaxial Instability: C1 Lateral Mass And C2-3 Transfacet Screwing Salim Senturk, Goktug Akyoldas, Onur Yaman, Ali Fahir Ozer Date Accepted: Mar 09, 2017 (694 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20022-17.1 Case Report Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms of the Head in War Time: Report of Two Unusual Cases Tayfun Hakan, Ahmet Cemil Kaur Date Accepted: Feb 27, 2017 (527 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19008-16.1 Case Report Phantom Radicular Pain Treated with Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Case Report Orkun KOBAN, Ahmet ÖĞRENCİ, Onur YAMAN, Sedat DALBAYRAK Date Accepted: Feb 15, 2017 (283 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19768-16.1 Review Coincidental Feeding Artery Aneurysm Presents during Glioblastoma Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review Ümit Eroğlu, Eyyub S M Al-Beyati, Elçin Özçelik Eroğlu, Gökmen Kahiloğulları Date Accepted: Feb 15, 2017 (381 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19979-17.1 Case Report The ivy sign on fluid attenuated inversion recovery images related to single-photon emission computed tomography cerebral blood flow in moyamoya disease–A case report Matano Fumihiro, Murai Yasuo , Kubota Asami, Mizunari Takayuki, Kobayashi Shiro, Morita Akio Date Accepted: Jan 17, 2017 (373 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19271-16.1 Case Report EMBRYONAL TUMOR WITH MULTILAYERED ROSETTES IN A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL – REPORT OF A CASE Aparna Govindan, Muralikrishnan VP, Jacob Paul Alapatt Date Accepted: Jan 08, 2017 (469 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19621-16.0 Case Report Xanthomatous meningioma: a case report Şafak Ersöz, Zeynep Sagnak Yılmaz, İlker Eyüboglu, Ugur Yazar Date Accepted: Dec 27, 2016 (389 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19561-16.1 Case Report Magnetic resonance imaging distortion and targeting errors from strong rare earth metal magnetic dental implant requiring revision Park Seong-Cheol, Lee Chong Sik Lee, , Kim Seok Min, Choi Eu Jene, Lee Do Hee, Lee Jung Kyo Date Accepted: Dec 22, 2016 (448 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19327-16.1 Letter to Editor Occipital Condyle-C1 Complex Screw for Fixation of Basilar Invagination Patients with Atlas Assimilation Kazim Yigitkanli, Serkan Simsek Date Accepted: Oct 10, 2016 (227 KB) DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19227-16.0

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