E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 34, Issue 3 (2024)
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Original Investigation
Pages: 401-406
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.41647-22.1
AIM: To analyze the efficacy of surgical resection versus brain biopsy combined with postoperative chemotherapy for primary
central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and to discuss a clinically standardized treatment protocol.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients with a pathological diagnosis of PCNSL and...
Pages: 407-414
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42501-22.3
AIM: To evaluate and compare clinical outcomes between the posterior short-segment pedicle fixation with injured vertebra fixation
(PSPFI) and fixation without injured vertebra fixation (PSPF) for thoracolumbar burst fracture (TLBF).
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this retrospective study, a total of 78...
Pages: 415-422
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42695-22.3
AIM: To investigate the relationship among the modified Rankin scores of patients who had intracerebral hematomas at discharge,
demographic characteristics of the patients, and the characteristics of the hematoma.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this study, patients diagnosed with intracerebral hematoma ...
Pages: 423-428
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43472-23.2
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous ventriculoatrial shunting as a salvage method for pediatric patients with abdominal
complications.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Data obtained from 9 patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunctions owing to abdominal
complications, who underwent ventric...
Pages: 429-434
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42249-22.3
AIM: To evaluate outcome of patients with hemifacial spasm surgically treated by microvascular decompression without the use of
neuromonitoring and fix retraction.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Of the 78 patients with hemifacial spasm operated by the senior author of this study between
2016 and 2020, 60 ...
Pages: 435-440
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42998-22.3
AIM: To investigate the effectiveness of local halofuginone application for spinal epidural fibrosis (EF) after lumbar laminectomy in
rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty rats were equally divided into four groups (Groups I?IV; 10 rats in each group), and lumbar
laminectomy was performed under gener...
Pages: 441-447
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43742-23.2
AIM: To highlight the diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment options for diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor (DLGNT) by
examining pediatric patients diagnosed with DLGNT by molecular pathological evaluation and next generation sequencing at our
center.
MATERIAL and METHODS: In this retrospecti...
Pages: 448-452
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.42717-22.1
AIM: To demonstrate if the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome, that is involved in the pathogenesis of gliomas, is part of the
genomic DNA of glioma cells or not.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study included U87MG glioblastoma cell culture and tumor samples from glioma patients. The
genomic DNA of t...
Pages: 453-460
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43209-22.3
AIM: To examine how Naples prognostic score (NPS) relates to 6-month outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
(STBI).
MATERIAL and METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 94 patients with STBI between September 2018 and
September 2021. Galizia?s method was used to...
Pages: 461-467
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43749-23.2
AIM: To compare the efficacy and feasibility of target area cement-enhanced percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and conventional
PVP in osteoporotic thoracolumbar non-total vertebral fractures.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Retrospective analysis of one hundred and two patients treated in our hospital from ...
Pages: 468-474
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43753-23.1
AIM: To investigate the effect of the biofilm-forming ability of the bacteria on treatment in rats by using biofilm-forming and nonbiofilm-
forming strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty rats were divided into four equal groups as Group 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B. All ra...
Pages: 475-479
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43440-23.2
AIM: To evaluate the quality of life of patients with postural kyphosis (PK) compared with those adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
and Scheuermann Kyphosis (SK).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents with PK who were admitted to our clinic between
January...
Pages: 480-484
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.43946-23.4
AIM: To compare the procedural features of transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) performed using two different needles
(Stimuplex® and Quincke) in terms of procedure time, exposed radiation dose and adverse effects and complications, thus providing
preliminary data to aid needle select...
Pages: 485-489
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44241-23.1
AIM: To assess the frequency of thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) fractures (T10-L2) in survivors of the 2023 East Turkey earthquake.
MATERIAL and METHODS: This single-center retrospective stdy evaluated 10 earthquake survivors, who were trapped under the
rubble and rescued alive by rescue teams, and w...
Pages: 490-498
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.45317-23.1
AIM: To evaluate the clinical and radiological features, treatment modalities, and outcomes of unusual aneurysms located beyond
the origin of the major branches in the posterior circulation, and to introduce changes in the recent treatment trends due to rapid
innovations in endovascular technology...
Pages: 499-504
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44330-23.2
AIM: To analyze clinical and imaging characteristics of post-traumatic posterior fossa extradural hematoma (PFEDH).
MATERIAL and METHODS: Between 2018 and 2022, 51 patients were admitted to our tertiary care trauma center with a diagnosis
of PFEDH. The management decision was tailored by an indivi...
Pages: 505-513
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.45194-23.2
AIM: To evaluate the occurrence of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) as well as both the clinical and radiologic outcomes of
patients who underwent surgery for Scheuermann?s Kyphosis (SK) using either exclusively pedicle screws or a combination of
proximal hooks and pedicle screws constructs.
MA...
Pages: 514-520
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.45975-23.2
AIM: To determine whether there is a correlation between a deeply seated L5 vertebra in relation to the intercrest line (ICL) and the
level of degeneration of lumbar discs.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The study included 152 patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation. After analyzing
the ...
Case Report
Pages: 521-523
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34594-21.1
Autonomic symptoms have been long noticed coming along with pain in the head, e.g. Trigeminal Neuralgia, trigeminal autonomic
cephalalgias. The symptoms show up during pain attacks, so they are assumed to be activated by the nociceptive afferents of the
trigeminal nerve. Here, we present a case wi...
Pages: 524-528
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44130-23.1
The azygos anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is a rare anatomical anomaly. Clipping surgery has been conducted in approximately 30
reported cases because it is frequently associated with aneurysms. However, few cases in which coil embolization was performed
have been reported. We report three cases o...
Technical Note
Pages: 529-534
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44648-23.1
AIM: To report our experience and the technique of two-step effective Onyx embolization from occipital artery (OA) for the obliteration
of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) with OA feeders.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The medical records of patients with intracranial DAVFs treated with trans-arterial...
Historical Article
Pages: 535-541
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.44803-23.2
The aim of this article is to introduce the 19th century neurosurgery books to reveal their contributions to modern neurosurgery.
Methods In this study, 29 books were accessed, and reviewed, and the resources from the late 18th century and early 20th century
were included. However, neurology or ge...