Evaluation of the Retrogasserian Opioid Application in the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of the retrogasserian opioid application in patients with type 1 trigeminal neuralgia.

Material And Methods: A total of 37 patients (12 male, 25 female; average age 56.2 ± 5.

Heterotrophic Ossification of the Flexor Retinaculum in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral neuropathy. This syndrome has various etiologies of which heterotopic ossification of the flexor retinaculum is a rare cause. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a systemic, progressive inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that mainly affects the axial skeleton and rarely causes peripheral neurological symptoms.

Clinical Outcomes of Patients over 75 Years of Age with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Following Bilateral Decompression via Unilateral Approach.

Aim: To investigate the clinical outcomes of bilateral decompression via unilateral approach (BDUA) on degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis in patients over 75 years of age.

Material And Methods: Elderly patients (n=41; average age=79.3±2.

Short Segment Stabilization by Protecting the Alar Ligaments in a Case of Eosinophilic Granuloma Involving the C2 Spine.

Background: The craniocervical junction is a complex anatomic location that contains the occipital bone, atlas, axis, and important complex ligamentous structures. The stability of this region is ensured only with the help of ligaments.

Case Description: A 6-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic for neck pain.

Surgical management of an osteoblastoma involving the entire C2 vertebra and a review of literature.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical management of an osteoblastoma involving the entire C2 vertebra.

Materials And Methods: A 14-year-old girl presented with unbearable neck pain. Her medical history was unremarkable.

Effects of Two Different Treatment Techniques on the Recovery Parameters of Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Six-Month Follow-up Study.

Purpose: The optimal therapy for moderately severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) remains unclear. In this study, the authors aimed at comparing the clinical and electrophysiologic recovery of CTS after local steroid injection and operation.

Methods: This is a clinical prospective study consisting of 100 patients with moderate CTS.

The Role of Fenestration of the Lamina Terminalis on Symptomatic Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Clinical Research.

Aim: To compare the beneficial effects of cisternal blood clot evacuation with or without microsurgical fenestration of the lamina terminalis (LT) on symptomatic vasospasm during the course of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Material And Methods: This was a clinical, retrospective study that included 72 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The patient group that underwent aneurysm clipping with only extensive cisternal drainage of the subarachnoid blood clot was defined as the non fenestrated lamina terminalis group (NonFLT group, n=39).

Beneficial effects of moxonidine on cerebral vasospasm after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Aim: This study was designed to examine the efficacy of moxonidine, a centrally acting antihypertensive agent that is a selective ligand for I1-imidazoline sites, in a rabbit cerebral vasospasm model.

Material And Methods: Twenty-four white, male New-Zealand rabbits weighing 2500-3200 gr. were randomly allocated into three groups as group 1= control group, group 2=subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) alone group, and group 3=SAH + moxonidine (treatment) group.

Levatiracetam for the management of Lance-Adams syndrome.

Chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus, also known as Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS) is a neurological complication characterized by uncontrolled myoclonic jerks following cardiac arrest. In this article, clinical manifestation and symptomatic treatment options are discussed especially concerning the rationale of use of levatiracetam in patients with Lance-Adams syndrome. Clinical presentation is action myoclonus associated with cerebellar ataxia, postural imbalance, and very mild intellectual deficit.