Effect of Tarantula Cubensis Extract (Theranekron) on Peripheral Nerve Healing in an Experimental Sciatic Nerve Injury Model in Rats.

Aim: To investigate the effects of systemic application of Theranekron on peripheral nerve healing after compression type peripheral nerve injury.

Material And Methods: Twenty-one female Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=7): Control (C), injury (I), and Theranekron (T). The right sciatic nerves of rats in the I and T groups were compressed via an aneurysm clip for 5 minutes and 0.

Effect of Curcumin on the Formation of Epidural Fibrosis in an Experimental Laminectomy Model in Rats.

Aim: To clarify the effects of topical application of curcumin on the prevention of epidural fibrosis.

Material And Methods: Twenty-one rats were randomly divided into three equal groups (control, spongostan, local curcumin) and a laminectomy procedure was performed between T11 and L1 in all rats. Subsequently, spongostan soaked with curcumin (100 mg/kg) was applied topically.

Inguinal segmental nerve conduction of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in healthy controls and in patients with meralgia paresthetica.

A common entrapment site of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is in the vicinity of the inguinal ligament. However the more distal segment of this nerve can also be affected. Electrophysiological evaluation of this nerve is difficult.

Effect of systemic application of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on healing of peripheral nerve injury in an experimental sciatic nerve injury model.

Aim: To investigate the effects of systemic application of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a compression model of peripheral nerve injury.

Material And Methods: 24 male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into 3 equal groups (n=8):Control (C),injury (I),and stem cell and injury (SI).The sciatic nerve of rats in the I and SI groups was subjected to clip compression for 5 minutes.

Ozone Partially Decreases Axonal and Myelin Damage in an Experimental Sciatic Nerve Injury Model.

Aim: To investigate the effects of ozone in experimental acute sciatic nerve injury.

Material And Methods: Twenty-eight male rats were divided into four groups (n = 7): control (C), ozone (O), injury (SNI), and treatment with ozone after injury (SNI + Ozone). Sciatic nerve injury was generated by compressing the right sciatic nerve for 90 s using a Yasargil aneurysm clip in groups SNI and SNI + Ozone.

Effect of Methyl Palmitate on the Formation of Epidural Fibrosis in an Experimental Epidural Fibrosis Model.

Aim: To investigate the effects of local and systemic administration of methyl palmitate on the formation of epidural fibrosis.

Material And Methods: Twenty-eight rats were randomly divided into four equal groups (control, Spongostan, local methyl palmitate and orally methyl palmitate) and laminectomy was performed between T11 and L1 in all rats. Local methyl palmitate (300 mg/kg) was applied with Spongostan; methyl palmitate (300 mg/kg) was given orally three times per week on different days for a total period of 4 weeks.

Boric acid reduces axonal and myelin damage in experimental sciatic nerve injury.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of boric acid in experimental acute sciatic nerve injury. Twenty-eight adult male rats were randomly divided into four equal groups ( = 7): control (C), boric acid (BA), sciatic nerve injury (I), and sciatic nerve injury + boric acid treatment (BAI). Sciatic nerve injury was generated using a Yasargil aneurysm clip in the groups I and BAI.

Effect of Etanercept on the Formation of Epidural Fibrosis in an Experimental Model.

Aim: To investigate the effects of local and systemic administration of etanercept on the formation of epidural fibrosis.

Material And Methods: Twenty-eight rats were randomly divided into four equal groups (Control, SpongostanTM, Local etanercept and Systemic etanercept) and laminectomy was performed between T11 and L1 in all rats. SpongostanTM was soaked with saline (0.

Pure Motor Stroke Secondary to Cerebral Infarction of Recurrent Artery of Heubner after Mild Head Trauma: A Case Report.

Background: The recurrent Heubner's artery is the distal part of the medial striate artery. Occlusion of the recurrent artery of Heubner, classically contralateral hemiparesis with fasciobrachiocrural predominance, is attributed to the occlusion of the recurrent artery of Heubner and is widely known as a stroke syndrome in adults. However, isolated occlusion of the deep perforating arteries following mild head trauma also occurs extremely rarely in childhood.

Spontaneous Regression of an Incidental Spinal Meningioma.

Aim: The regression of meningioma has been reported in literature before. In spite of the fact that the regression may be involved by hemorrhage, calcification or some drugs withdrawal, it is rarely observed spontaneously.

Case Report: We report a 17 year old man with a cervical meningioma which was incidentally detected.

The Effects of Rifampin, Povidone-Iodine and Hydrogen Peroxide on the Formation of Epidural Fibrosis in the Experimental Epidural Fibrosis Model.

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of direct application of rifampin, povidone-iodine, and hydrogen peroxide on the formation of epidural fibrosis in rats. Forty-eight adult male Wistar albino rats were equally and randomly divided into four groups (laminectomy, topical rifampin, topical povidone-iodine, and topical hydrogen peroxide). Laminectomy was performed at the T12 level in all rats.

Anterior spinal cord herniation after multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy: A case report.

Many complications related to the resection of an ossified posterior longitudinal ligament via the anterior approach have been reported. Postoperative neurological deterioration is one such complication that may appear due to massive anterior spinal cord herniation related to a dural defect following resection of the ossified posterior longitudinal ligament. Specifically, spinal cord herniations have been reported to be associated with posterior approaches, and a large number of theories regarding this association have been offered by various authors.

A ganglion cyst derived from a synovial cyst: A case report.

The synovial and ganglion cysts originating from the facet joint have been named under the name of the Juxtafacet cyst by the several researchers. They put forward that the synovial cyst originated from the synovial joint. But, they failed to clarify the pathophysiology of the formation of the ganglion cyst.

Symptomatic Pneumocephalus after Lumbar Disc Surgery: a Case Report.

Symptomatic pneumocephalus is frequently seen after traumatic fracture of the skull base bone. However, it has rarely been reported after spinal surgery and its mechanism has not been fully explained. In this paper, we present a 30 year old male patient who had lumbar discectomy due to a symptomatic midline lumbar disc herniation.

Cervicothoracic Arachnoid Cyst Causing Cervical Myelopathy: A Case Report.

Several types of intraspinal cyst develop within the spinal canal from the craniovertebral junction to the sacrum. These lesions occur in both children and adults. Arachnoid cysts are one of them and are more frequent in the paediatric population, being a relatively uncommon lesion in adults.

Effects of the hippocampal deep brain stimulation on cortical epileptic discharges in penicillin - induced epilepsy model in rats.

Aim: Experimental and clinical studies have revealed that hippocampal DBS can control epileptic activity, but the mechanism of action is obscure and optimal stimulation parameters are not clearly defined. The aim was to evaluate the effects of high frequency hippocampal stimulation on cortical epileptic activity in penicillin-induced epilepsy model.

Material And Methods: Twenty-five Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted DBS electrodes.

Vim stimulation in Holmes' tremor secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Objective And Importance: Vim stimulation is effective in Parkinsonian and essential tremor. Our aim is to prove that it is also effective in other complex tremor syndromes such as Holmes' tremor.

Clinical Presentation: A 31-year-old previously healthy man developed resting, action, and postural tremor in bilateral upper extremities and orolingual region, which was suggestive of Holmes' tremor, occurring 25 days after a subarachnoid hemorrhage.