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E Beşkonakli

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PubMed2001

[Acute subdural hematomas: surgical treatment. Retrospective analysis of 73 cases].

The mortality and morbidity of acute subdural hematomas are still high although advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques. We evaluated 73 patients who were operated between 1995 and 2000 for acute subdural hematoma. The relation between mortality and morbidity rates and age, timing of surgery and Glasgow coma scala scores were analyzed. There was not statistically significant relation between age and mortality and morbidity rates. We concluded that Glasgow coma scala score at admission is an important prognostic factor and early surgery decreases mortality rate.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

Pelvic osteosarcomas causing lumbosacral nerve root compression presenting as herniated intervertebral disc: report of two cases.

Osteosarcomas of the pelvic bone are rare. Neurological complication of osteosarcomas in this location is also rare. Diagnosis is not always easy, and misdiagnosis may occur due to pelvic bone destruction and nerve root compression. We present two cases of pelvic osteosarcoma with lumbosacral radicular symptoms who were previously thought to have lumbosacral herniated intervertebral disc.

Adult↗
PubMed2000

The effect of pinealectomy on immune parameters in different age groups in rats: results of the weekly alteration of the zinc level and the effect of melatonin administration on wound healing.

It is generally accepted that the pineal gland is a neuroendocrine organ. Several recent experiments have shown that the pineal gland has functional and anatomic connections with many organs and systems, particularly with the immune system, and, therefore, the gland is now recognised as an important immunoneuroendocrine organ both in man and animals. The present study investigates the effect of pinealectomy on some immune parameters including zinc pool alterations and wound healing process in different age group in rats and also investigates the effect of melatonin administration on wound healing in different age groups. Experiments were performed on two different age groups of rats (neonatal and young). We have experimentally shown the induction of immune depression by pinealectomy and the restorative competence of melatonin administration in the present study. The results also showed that the plasma zinc level was significantly reduced in the third week after the pinealectomy particularly in pinealectomised neonatal rats and the wound healing process affected only in pinealectomised neonatal rats but restored to normal by melatonin administration. In view of these data, as described previously, the pineal gland has a main regulatory function in immune physiology, but our study indicates that only neonatal immune functions are significantly affected by pinealectomy.

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PubMed1998

Asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic traumatic epidural haematomas: comparison of the results of surgical and conservative management related to SPECT and neuropsychological tests. Preliminary results.

One hundred and thirteen patients with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic epidural heamatomas treated surgically or conservatively in our department were collected prospectively. Between 3 and 6 months after the head injury a SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) study for evaluation of the three-dimensional cerebral blood flow distribution and extensive neuropsychological tests were performed in 22 patients. The preliminary results of this prospective study have demonstrated that minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic EDHs cause no pathologic SPECT findings and that neuropsychological impairment and duration of the haematoma do not affect the results of conservative management.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Lipoma of the interpeduncular fossa: demonstration by CT and MRI.

A case of intracranial lipoma located in the interpeduncular fossa of a young woman is presented. Since the patient suffers only nonspecific headache, no treatment was performed. To our knowledge this is the only which was demonstrated by magnetic resonance images (MRI) in the English language literature.

Adult↗
PubMed1998

Metastatic choriocarcinoma in the thoracic extradural space: case report.

A case is reported of a 44-year old woman with metastatic choriocarcinoma of the thoracic extradural space causing paraplegia. Spinal cord compression due to an extradural deposit is an emergency in neurosurgical practice. The majority of these lesions are metastatic. To our knowledge choriocarcinoma metastases and extradural cord compression in the spinal canal is the first case reported in the neurosurgical literature.

Adult↗
PubMed1998

Prognostic value of serum neuron-specific enolase levels after head injury.

Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a dimeric cytoplasmic enzyme detected in high levels in neurons and acts in the glycolytic pathway. It is known that there is a quantitative relationship between the concentration of serum NSE and the degree of cell damage in the central nervous system. We examined serum levels of NSE by enzyme immunoassay in 89 patients with head injury and aimed to evaluate its relationship with neurological status and prognosis of the patients.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Osteoid osteoma of the frontal bone. Case report.

A case of osteoid osteoma of the frontal bone is presented. It is a benign bone tumour which rarely involves the cranium. Local pain that is worse at night and improves following salicylate administration is characteristic for osteoid osteoma. This report describes cranial osteoid osteoma, a rare pathologic entity for the cranium, with pain only on palpation.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1997

Cervical laminar exostosis in multiple hereditary osteochondromatosis: anterior stabilization and fusion technique for preventing instability.

Multiple hereditary osteochondromatosis is a genetically transmitted disorder consisting of multiple projections of bone capped by cartilage, which are called exostoses. Spinal cord compression due to expansion of a laminar osteochondroma is rare but well recognized. Surgical decompression usually improves the patient's neurological status but, in cervical exostosis, post-laminectomy kyphosis and instability problems, especially in the high-risk adolescent group, form the most significant potential difficulties in the postoperative period. We report a case of cervical laminar exostosis that was treated by anterior stabilization and fusion and discuss the benefits of this technique.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1996

Primary intracranial extradural hydatid cyst extending above and below the tentorium.

We report a 15-year-old girl with an intracranial extradural hydatid cyst. The lesion extended from the right occipital extradural region to the right infratentorial extradural region, passing over the right transverse sinus. An intracranial extradural hydatid cyst is very rare and we found only 12 previously reported cases in the literature.

Adolescent↗
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Primary giant granulomatous basal meningitis: an unusual presentation of tuberculosis.

A case of granulomatous tuberculous meningitis in a 3-year-old child without any known primary disease in any other organ is presented. Tuberculous meningitis is an uncommon presentation of tuberculosis and is characterized by diffuse or circumscribed granulomatous involvement of the meninges, particularly at the base of the brain. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent the worst events it can bring and to improve the chances of survival. Diagnosis remains difficult because of the lack of reliable clinical diagnostic criteria.

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