Brainstem localizating for tuberculomas is rare. A case diagnosed and operated in our department was presented due to its localization property. He had 19 months of follow-up period and showed a certain amelioration.

Conjoined origin anomalies of lumbosacral nerve roots, if incorrectly interpreted, could be misdiagnosed as disc herniations on computed tomography (CT) and myelography. Anomalous L-5 and S-1 nerve roots appear infrequently. An underlying herniated disc may not be diagnosed because of unique anatomi...

Mutism without any disorder of consciousness level and or cranial deficit following posterior fossa surgery is not common and there is no definitive aetiological hypothesis. Here we report a case of mutism in a 6-year- old patient after total removal of a posterior fossa medulloblastoma. Mutism wa...

Reconstruction of small and intermediate defects of the skull have already been done with a variety of techniques. However, scalp defects due to trauma, congenitallesions, and resection of neoplasms are often large and can be a technical challenge. The free flap reconstruction provides a reliable, s...

We report the use of a novel plate and screw system for posterior occipitocervical fixation in a case with neurological deficit due to basilar invagination. Using this technique, a more rigid fixation than sublaminar wiring can be achieved. In addition, upper cervical vertebrae which are laminectomi...

A case of transverse sinus aplasia associated with torcular Herophili meningioma is presented. The agniography and magnetic resonance imaging findings are demonstrated.

This study was carried out to analyze, biochemically and histologically, the collagen and elastin components of human intervertebral disc material obtained at operations performed in cases of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, and to compare these data with those obtained on "ligamentum flavum" ...

Management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage is one of those fields where the discussion is still on. Questions of to operate or not to operate, timing and type of surgery does not have clear answers yet. Open craniotomy, burr-hole draining with or without thrombolytic agent administration ar...

In this experimental study the neuroprotective effect of XO inhibitor allopurinol on focal cerebral ischaemia created by permanent middle cerebral artery (MCAO) occlusion has been investigated. In the study made on 43 white rats, the size of the cerebral tissue injury caused by MCAO after allopurino...

The author describes two new microsurgical approaches to the insular cortex and putamen. With this new method we can revascularize the intraparenchymal territory of the lenticulostriate arteries.