Is C-reactive protein-albumin ratio or neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio a better indicator to predict in-hospital mortality in traumatic brain injury?

Background: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and C-reactive protein-albumin ratio (CAR) are simple and objective markers of inflammatory responses. However, there are no studies in the literature evaluating these two markers together in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Therefore, this study aimed to examine whether CAR or NLR is a better biomarker for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with TBI.

What is the restorative effect of VEGF inhibitor bevacuzimab against subarachnoid hemorrhage in an experimental model?

Background: This study investigated the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor bevacuzimab (BVZ) on the rabbit basilar artery using an experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) model.

Methods: Eighteen adult male New-Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: a control group (n = 6), SAH group (n = 6), and SAH+BVZ group (n = 6). Experimental SAH was created by injecting autologous arterial blood into the cisterna magna.

Effect of Age and Body Mass Index on Surgical Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Aim: To investigate the effect of age, diabetes mellitus, and body mass index (BMI) on the outcomes of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) surgery in patients with moderate CTS according to neurophysiological classification.

Material And Methods: Postsurgical outcomes were evaluated via a nerve conduction study (NCS) six to nine months after the surgery. Patients were divided into two groups according to neurophysiological classification based on the findings of postsurgical NCS: patients with mild CTS (partial recovery) or normal NCS (complete recovery) were classified as surgical success, and patients with moderate to more severe CTS were defined as surgical failure.

Punica granatum L. Juice Attenuates Experimental Cerebral Vasospasm in the Rabbit Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model: A Basilar Artery Morphometric Study and Apoptosis.

This study investigated the effect of L. (pomegranate) juice on the rabbit basilar artery in an experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) model.  Eighteen adult male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: a control group ( = 6), SAH group ( = 6), and SAH + treatment group ( = 6).

Metamizole Sodium Induces Neural Tube Defects in a Chick Embryo Model.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of metamizole sodium on neural tube development in the early stage chick embryo model that complies with the first month of embryonic development in mammals.

Material And Methods: A total of 40 fertilized chicken eggs were divided into 4 equal groups. The eggs were incubated in the incubator at a temperature of 37.

L'hermitte-Duclos disease in an elderly patient: A case report and review of the literature.

L'hermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is an extremely rare cerebellar lesion of uncertain etiology. Occasionally, the patients with LDD may even have sudden neurological deterioration due to acute heniation as seen in the present case report. It is also imperative to distinguish this disease from other malignant lesion of the cerebellum and cerebellar malformations with its varied natural course of history and hence better ability to prognosticate such patients.

The impact of antibiotic-impregnated catheters on ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.

Background/aim: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections remain an important problem and result mainlyfrom perioperative colonization of shunt components by skin flora. Antibiotic-impregnated shunts have been designed to prevent such colonization. T'his study evaluates the incidence of shunt infection after the insertion of antibiotic-impregnated shunts in a population of children with hydrocephalus.

The effect of flurbiprofen on the development of anencephaly in early stage chicken embryos.

Objective: The study investigated the effect of flurbiprofen on the development of anencephaly in early stage chicken embryos.

Material And Methods: We looked at four groups with a total of 36 embryos. There was a control group, a normal saline group, a normal-dose group and a high-dose group with ten, ten, eight and eight eggs with embryo respectively.