Outcomes of Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Single-Center Analysis of 1183 Patients.

Aim: To compare the treatment outcomes of surgical and endovascular methods in patients with intracranial aneurysms.

Material And Methods: A total of 1183 patients [722 (61%)] female and 461 [(39%) male] with intracranial aneurysms, including 615 with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and 568 without hemorrhage, were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: The mean age of patients was 51.

C-reactive protein/albumin ratio as a novel predictor for nutritional status of geriatric patients.

Background And Aims: The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is a novel parameter that has been reported as a significant prognostic marker in some diseases. The purpose of the present research was to investigate the predictive value of this ratio with regard to nutritional status in geriatric patients.

Methods And Results: A total of 154 geriatric patients (age ≥65 years) who consecutively presented to the internal medicine outpatient clinic were included in this cross-sectional study.

The Effect of Halofuginone Use on Epidural Fibrosis After Spinal Surgery: An Animal Experiment.

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 general anesthesia. After laminectomy, Group I received saline (NaCl 0.

Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach for Lumbar Discectomy.

With technical advancements, the full-endoscopic transforaminal approach for lumbar discectomy (ETALD) is gaining popularity. This technique utilizes various tools and instruments, including a dilator, a beveled working sleeve, and an endoscope with a 20-degree angle and 177 mm length, equipped with a 9.3-diameter oval shaft and a 5.

Corrigendum: Full-endoscopic removal of third ventricular colloid cysts: technique, results, and limitations.

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Intraoperative ultrasound-guided ventricular cannulation in patients with normal-sized ventricles.

Introduction: Many pathologies require normal-sized ventricle cannulation, which may be technically challenging even with neuronavigation guidance. This study presents a series of ventricular cannulation of normal-sized ventricles using intraoperative ultrasound (iUS) guidance and the outcomes of patients treated by this technique, for the first time.

Methods: The study included patients who underwent ultrasound-guided ventricular cannulation of normal-sized ventricles (either ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting or Ommaya reservoir) between January 2020 and June 2022.

Full-endoscopic removal of third ventricular colloid cysts: technique, results, and limitations.

Introduction: Colloid cysts (CCs) are rare benign lesions that usually arise from the roof of the third ventricle. They may present with obstructive hydrocephalus and cause sudden death. Treatment options include ventriculoperitoneal shunting, cyst aspiration, and cyst resection microscopically or endoscopically.

Full Endoscopic Interlaminar Approach for Paracentral L5-S1 Disc Herniation.

The full endoscopic interlaminar approach (FEILA) is a minimally invasive technique for lumbar discectomy. It has multiple advantages over other conventional discectomy methods, including less traumatization of the soft tissues, fewer complication rates (dural injury, bleeding), rapid rehabilitation, quick return to daily life activities, and preferable cosmetic results. FEILA is a surgery with a relatively steep learning adaptation.

Pediatric Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: A Single-Centered Experience of 23 Cases.

Aim: To describe, and to evaluate the clinical and radiological characteristics of pediatric cavernous malformations (CMs) and the surgical approaches and their outcomes in a single center.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed pediatric patients with CMs that were treated in our center between 2010 and 2020. Radiological, clinical, and demographic features, as well as treatment details were evaluated.

Full-endoscopic technique for posterior fossa decompression in Chiari malformation type I: An anatomical feasibility study in human cadavers.

Although endoscope-assisted techniques have been described, a full-endoscopic approach is yet to be performed for posterior fossa decompression (PFD) in Chiari malformation type I (CM-I). This study aims to describe the full-endoscopic PFD technique and evaluate its feasibility. Five fresh-frozen anonymized adult human cadavers were operated on using an endoscope with an oval shaft cross-section with a diameter of 9.

Endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms: Results from a single-team experience of 81 cases including 13 flow diversion treatment.

Introduction: Relatively constant surgical risks and rapid advances in endovascular treatment have caused a major shift toward endovascular management of posterior circulation aneurysms. This paper presents the results of a series of endovascularly treated posterior circulation aneurysms.

Methods: A total of 81 patients who underwent endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms performed by a single team between 2009 and 2019 were included.

Evaluation of sleep disorders before and after transplantation in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Objective: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an important curative treatment option for many hematologic diseases. Sleep disorders in patients with HSCT are a significant but often overlooked health problem. Therefore, this study aims to determine the frequency of sleep disorders in HSCT patients and to compare and evaluate the data before and after transplantation between autologous and allogeneic HSCT patient groups.

Human-derived hair follicle stem cells and hydrogen sulfide on focal cerebral ischemia model: A comparative evaluation of radiologic, neurobehavioral and immunohistochemical results.

The present study investigated the effects of intracerebral human-derived hair follicle stem cells (HFBSCs), whether alone or in combination with hydrogen sulfide (HS) in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia. The rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups (n = 10): Control (phosphate buffered saline (PBS)), Group A (at 24 h post-middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAo), stereotaxic intracerebral, 1,0 × 10, total 10 μL HFBSCs), Group B (3-14 d post-MCAo, intraperitoneal (i.p.

Comparison of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Male and Female Gender in Patients Diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease: A Case of Sakarya Province, Turkey.

Introduction: The study aims to evaluate the motor, non-motor, cognitive and psychiatric conditions of our patients diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (IPD) before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate the effect of the pandemic on male and female genders.

Methods: Ninety patients were included in the study. Demographic data such as age, gender, and duration of disease, type of disease of the patients were recorded.

Predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index for cerebral reperfusion and clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular treatment.

Objective: The systemic immune inflammation (SII) index has been an excellent prognostic indicator in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In this study, we assessed the utility of the SII in predicting the prognosis and reperfusion status of patients with AIS who underwent endovascular treatment (EVT).

Patients And Methods: 123 consecutive AIS patients were enrolled in our study.

A Comparison of Subgaleal Active Drainage and Subdural Passive Drainage and an Analysis of Factors Affecting Chronic Subdural Hematoma Outcomes.

Aim: To analyze and to compare the factors that influence the recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) among patients treated with subdural non-suction-assisted passive drainage, subgaleal suction-assisted active drainage, and without drainage.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 87 surgical patients with a diagnosis of CSDH treated between 2007 and 2018 using patient records from the neurosurgery archive of our faculty. The patients were divided into three groups: drainfree group (group A), subdural passive drainage group (group B), and subgaleal active drainage group (group C).

Analysis of the Prognosis of High-Grade gliomas in the View of New Immunohistochemistry Markers and 2016 WHO Classification.

Aim: To evaluate isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status and Ki67 percentages of tumors that were treated in our institution to determine whether these markers affected the initial diagnosis and survival rates.

Material And Methods: High-grade glioma patients, who were operated in our department between 2013 and 2018, were enrolled in the study and retrospectively reviewed. New immunohistochemistry staining studies were conducted and survival analyses were performed.

How childhood trauma and emotions influence essential tremor and its severity in Sakarya Province.

Objective: Essential tremor (ET) is among the most common central nervous system disorders. It is characterised by symmetrical and bilateral postural tremor, usually affecting the hands. Alongside such motor symptoms, psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, often occur.

Should coronary catheter laboratories be used in the treatment of ischemic stroke? Endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke performed by interventional cardiologists.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the technical success and in-hospital outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy (ET) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients performed by interventional cardiologists.

Patients And Methods: ET for AIS provides fast, effective and safe recanalization. Insufficient number of catheter laboratories for stroke interventions and experienced interventional neurologists are limiting the widespread application of such a promising treatment method.

An Early Warning System Using Machine Learning for the Detection of Intracranial Hematomas in the Emergency Trauma Setting.

Aim: To present an early warning system (EWS) that employs a supervised machine learning algorithm for the rapid detection of extra-axial hematomas (EAHs) in an emergency trauma setting.

Material And Methods: A total of 150 sets of cranial computed tomography (CT) scans were used in this study with a total of 11,025 images. Of the CTs, 75 were labeled as EAH, the remaining 75 were normal.

Surgical Treatment in Refractory Epilepsy: Seizure Outcome Results Based on Invasive EEG Monitorization.

Aim: To discuss seizure outcomes of patients with invasive electroencephalography (EEG) monitorization (IEM) following their epilepsy surgery at our centre.

Material And Methods: Forty-seven patients suffering from refractory epilepsy and who were evaluated by invasive EEG were included in this retrospective study at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine from 2003 to 2017. We examined the Video EEG and invasive EEG monitorization, cranial MRI, SPECT, PET and neuropsychological tests of all patients.

Versatile Use of Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance for Brain Puncture.

Background: Intraoperative ultrasound (iUS) is an effective guidance and imaging system commonly used in neuro-oncological surgery. Despite the versatility of iUS, its utility for single burr hole puncture guidance remains fairly underappreciated.

Objective: To highlight the simplicity, versatility, and effectiveness of iUS guidance in brain puncture by presenting the current case series and technical note collection.

Effects of different molecular subtypes and tumor biology on the prognosis of medulloblastoma.

Purpose: Medulloblastoma is one of the most common malignant brain tumors in the pediatric population. Recent studies identified four distinct medulloblastoma subgroups with different molecular alterations and pathways, and natural courses and outcomes. To evaluate the results of surgical and medical treatments of patients with medulloblastoma and compare them among the medulloblastoma subgroups.

A single-center experience of transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery for acromegaly in 73 patients: results and predictive factors for remission.

Background: Transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery is the first-line treatment for growth hormone-secreting adenomas.

Objective: To analyse the results of the transsphenoidal endoscopic approach for acromegaly and to determine the predictive factors of remission.

Methods: A single-centre retrospective review was performed in patients who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly between January 2009 and January 2019.

Effect of Intraoperative Computed Tomography on Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Survival.

Background: In patients with hydrocephalus who undergo ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, the ventricular catheter tip position is one of the most important prognostic factors influencing shunt survival. The aim of this study was to present our findings of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement performed with intraoperative computed tomography (CT) and to evaluate the effect of intraoperative CT-based image guidance on optimal catheter positioning and overall shunt survival.

Methods: Of the study enrolled 345 patients with hydrocephalus who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for the first time between 2008 and 2018.