E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Turkish Neuro -Excursion
Pages: 459-463
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25447-18.1
Artists use their work to help us understand the universe. With their creations, we can rest our souls, find some solutions to problems,
and even explore new dimensions. A 19th-century artist, Gérôme, has depicted a gesture used to ask for mercy as a benediction
sign in two of his works of art d...
Original Investigation
Pages: 464-469
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22896-18.3
AIM: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain
metastasis, who were treated by whole brain radiotherapy with a conventional boost at a single institution.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 296 patients diagnosed with NS...
Pages: 470-477
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24336-18.0
AIM: To investigate the effect of dabigatran, a new oral anticoagulant, on human primary cell cultures isolated from intact
intervertebral disc tissue.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Cell cultures were prepared from tissues obtained from six cases who had undergone surgery due
to spinal trauma. Dabigatran...
Pages: 478-485
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23019-18.3
AIM: To compare neurodegenerative changes using the Fluoro-Jade B staining, following status epilepticus induced by intraamygdaloid
injection of kainic acid in Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) and non-epileptic control Wistar
rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A single unilateral in...
Pages: 486-492
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23781-18.1
AIM: To review our experience of using the endoscopic endonasal approach for clivus and odontoid pathologies as well as
craniovertebral junction anomalies at our institution.
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 41 patients (21 male, 20 female; age range, 2â65 years) who underwent
...
Pages: 493-496
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23690-18.1
Retraction Request Letter: https://www.turkishneurosurgery.org.tr/pdf/pdf_JTN_2901.pdf
Pages: 497-505
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24078-18.3
AIM: To describe our institutionâs experience with the telovelar approach as well as factors governing radicality and outcome for
pediatric fourth ventricle tumors.
MATERIAL and METHODS: During March 2015âJanuary 2017, 44 children with fourth ventricular tumors were operated using the
telovel...
Pages: 506-512
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24121-18.2
AIM: To understand the differences between operative versus conservative treatment in terms of the outcome measured according
to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale (AIS) in patients with gunshot acquired spinal cord injuries.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 168 patient...
Pages: 513-521
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23987-18.2
AIM: To investigate the apoptotic and molecular effects of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Human primary glioblastoma cell line (U-87 MG) and the human fetal glial cell line (SVGp12) were used.
The cells were exposed to the different doses...
Pages: 522-529
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24447-18.3
AIM: To evaluate the effects of pre- and intra-operatively administered daptomycin (DAP) on the intact human primary intervertebral
disc tissue cells.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Primary cell cultures were established using tissues obtained through decompressive laminectomy,
traumatic intervertebral di...
Pages: 530-237
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23990-18.1
AIM: To seek the efficacy of selective spinal nerve blocks in the treatment of groin pain that are irresponsive to peripheral nerve
blocks.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 17 patients with ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral
neuralgias treated between 2017 an...
Pages: 538-548
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24265-18.2
AIM: To present the particularities of the intraorbital foreign bodies from a neurosurgical perspective by summarizing the findings
of a case series.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted including a consecutive series of 30 patients with intraorbital
foreign bodies treated be...
Pages: 549-554
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24085-18.3
AIM: To investigate the effects of fluorescein-sodium on neural tissues.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-one Wistar rats were randomly divided into three experimental groups: control (group 1) and
fluorescein-sodium groups with different doses (groups 2 and 3). In the control group, craniectomy follo...
Pages: 555-563
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25025-18.3
AIM: To compare the clinical and functional outcomes between combined anterior and posterior 2-segment spinal fusion and
posterior 3-segment spinal fusion in patients with thoracolumbar (TL) burst fractures at risk for posttraumatic kyphosis without
neurological deficit.
MATERIAL and METHODS:Twen...
Pages: 564-569
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24640-18.3
AIM: To present our experience on superior cerebellar artery (SCA) aneurysms treated with embolization by using current
endovascular techniques.
MATERIAL and METHODS: All SCA aneurysms treated by our endovascular team since 2013 were retrospectively evaluated.
Clinical information and angiographi...
Pages: 570-575
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24329-18.3
AIM: To assess the distribution of genetic polymorphisms of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) to predict the clinical
course of glioblastoma, report on the genetic mechanisms, and provide guidance on potential therapeutic methods.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Our study included 31 adult pa...
Pages: 576-583
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24946-18.2
AIM: To investigate the effects of lumbar stabilization exercises on pain severity, functional disability, and physical performance after
two weeks following radiofrequency denervation in patients with lumbar facet joint syndrome (LFJS).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Thirty-nine patients diagnosed with LF...
Pages: 584-593
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24969-18.2
AIM: To compare outcomes and complications in patients with thoracic disc herniation (TDH) undergoing surgery with either the
posterior or anterior approach.
MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of 86 patients, with 98 symptomatic TDHs, who underwent surgery in a single institution
between 2007 and 2016...
Pages: 594-597
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25575-18.3
AIM: To describe the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique and to evaluate the surgical outcomes of brachial plexus
schwannomas.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Eleven patients who underwent ultrasound-guided microsurgery for small (
Case Report
Pages: 598-602
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19271-16.1
Moyamoya disease is an idiopathic progressive cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disorder characterized by the formation of
numerous collaterals called Moyamoya vessels. Accurate evaluation of vascular status and cerebral blood flow (CBF) is needed for
prompt treatment to prevent ischemic and/or hemo...
Pages: 603-606
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19979-17.1
The medical literature reports an association between cerebral neoplasms and aneurysm formation. Some related aneurysms are
detected during preoperative screening, whereas others are detected during or after surgery. We report a patient with de novo
cerebral feeding artery aneurysm that we managed...
Pages: 607-610
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23081-18.2
Spinal epidural venous angiomas are extremely rare. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented with disc herniation
symptoms, complaining of pain in his left leg and numbness, especially at the base of the knee. On physical examination, the Lasègue
test was positive at 45 degrees on th...
Pages: 611-614
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22281-17.3
The true incidence of hemorrhagic venous infarctions in deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures is very difficult to determine.
These hemorrhagic venous complications are very rare and often grouped as all hemorrhagic complications. We report the clinical
cases of 2 patients with Parkinsonâs dis...
Technical Note
Pages: 615-619
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22646-18.3
In side to side anastomosis and end to end (one way up) microvascular anastomosis, the back wall of the vessel is sutured first with
inverted/buried knots. A common mistake made by surgeons during this step is the formation of a granny knot. In inverted suturing,
cut ends of granny knot points ins...
Letter to Editor
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DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.23552-18.2
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DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24661-18.0