The relationship between sphenoidal sinus and sella turcica morphometry in the Turkish population: a retrospective study.

Purpose: The anatomical position of the sphenoidal sinus (SS) is very important for neurosurgeons because of the transsphenoidal approach to the pituitary gland. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the volume and shape of the SS and its relationship with the morphometry of the sella turcica.

Methods: This study included CT images of 282 males and 258 females with a mean age of 50.

Low-Cost 3-D-Printer-Assisted Personalized Cranioplasty Treatment: A Case Series of 14 Consecutive Patients.

Objective: The current study used polylactic acid molds [developed locally using three-dimensional printers and our software] and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to perform cranioplasty of bone defects in technically demanding areas of the skull while ensuring ideal cosmetic results and functional recovery. The overall aim was to identify the ideal method for standard cranioplasty procedures METHODS: Polylactic acid duplicates of the skull defects were created for eligible patients, after which a two-part negative mold composed of plaster and silicone was used to form artificial bone with PMMA. Thereafter, cranioplasty was performed and the treatment success was assessed by evaluating the percentage of similarity objectively and the body image scale subjectively.

Shunt Fractures Associated with Intermittent Hydrocephalus: Case Reviews and New Solutions.

Objective: Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is the most common method for hydrocephalus treatment, it may lead to serious complications and require surgical interventions. Peritoneal catheter fracture is one of the common complications that may cause intermittent hydrocephalus. If patients with peritoneal catheter fracture have symptoms of hydrocephalus and ventricular dilatation, the treatment algorithm is clear.

The association of Chiari type III malformation and Klippel-Feil syndrome with mirror movement: a case report.

Basically Chiari type III malformation is a combination of encephalocele with of brain stem and cerebellar abnormality. Although Klippel-Feil syndrome may be associated with other congenital anomalies, this syndrome is mainly associated with varying degrees of cervical vertebral fusion anomalies. In this study, we reported the association of Chiari type III malformation and Klippel-Feil syndrome with the mirror movement by imaging studies.

Lateral lower thoracic lipomyelomeningocele: a case report.

Introduction: Lipomyelomeningocele is a form of the spina bifida occulta, which show differentiation from spina bifida aperta by pathogenesis. Laterally located thoracal lipomyelomeningocele is very rare congenital spinal pathology. The clinical presentation may be soft tissue mass, sensorial-motor loss and/or bladder dysfunction.

Investigating a correlation between the results of transcranial Doppler and the level of nerve growth factor in cerebrospinal fluid of hydrocephalic infants: clinical study.

Objective: In this study, the correlation between the level of nerve growth factor (NGF) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) results has been investigated during preoperative and postoperative periods of hydrocephalic infants.

Methods: In the study, 27 patients (11 males and 16 females, aged 0-6 months) with congenital hydrocephalus were studied. CSF levels were obtained from the patients preoperatively and on postoperative days 3 and 30, and TCD was applied.

Comparison of the effects of octreotide and melatonin in preventing nerve injury in rats with experimental spinal cord injury.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the biochemical and histopathological protective effects of octreotide and melatonin in an experimental model of spinal cord injury. Fifty- six male albino Wistar rats were divided into four groups. Rats in the G1 group (n=7; control group) did not undergo any treatment except for anesthesia prior to being killed.

Evaluation of Doppler USG and CSF flow wave patterns in the diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstructions.

Objective: In the present study, our aim was to designate standards for Doppler USG images correlating with dysfunctions in each segment of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt.

Materials And Methods: For this mechanical study, a platform was formed with pools filled with SF on both sides. Low-, intermediate- and high-pressure shunt mechanisms were placed on this platform.

Delayed trigeminocardiac reflex induced by an intraorbital foreign body. Case report.

Objective: To emphasize the importance of the mechanism and surgical approach to trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR) developing 48 h after orbital trauma due to a foreign body.

Case Report: After gunshot injury of a 17-year-old male patient, computerized tomography evaluation revealed a right globe perforation and an intraorbital metallic foreign body in the right orbita adjacent to the lateral wall. The ocular perforation was repaired, but the foreign body was not removed.