7 results match your criteria: "School of Medicine GATA[Affiliation]"

Background: Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disorder of which oral aphthous ulceration is a major feature. AIMS/HYPOTHESIS. This study sought to determine the role of cytokeratins, differentiation and proliferation markers, gammadelta T-cell adhesion and activation molecules, and apoptotic markers in oral ulcers of this disease.

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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) consists of a preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance, which causes significant distress or impairment in functioning. There has been little previous research about the prevalence and clinical features of BDD in different cultures. This study aimed to find the rate and the clinical features of BDD among 420 female college students in Turkey.

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Hypoxic condition in the brain result in microvascular dysfunction. Pericytes are one of the blood-brain barrier constituents with the endothelial cells and astrocytes. Pericytes of blood-brain barrier are the first cells to react to hypoxia of brain.

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Multiple sclerosis with mass effect: case report.

Minim Invasive Neurosurg

June 2001

Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine GATA, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) may rarely present as a cerebral mass with the clinical features and computed tomography (CT) scan appearance of a cerebral tumor. We report a case of MS with large cranial involvement showing a mass effect. We carried out a complete examination, including contrast enhancement, with neuroimaging studies.

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The human tail associated with intraspinal lipoma: case report.

Minim Invasive Neurosurg

December 2000

Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine GATA, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.

A case of a tail in a 9-month-old baby is reported. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging clearly demonstrated the presence of spina bifida and lipoma continuous from the tail to the spinal canal. A few medical-historical aspects are discussed.

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Simple pneumocephalus most frequently arises as a complication of a head injury in which a compound basal skull fracture with tearing of the meninges allows entry of air into the cranial cavity. It can also follow a neurosurgical operation. Tension traumatic pneumocephalus with intraventricular extension is an extremely rare, potentially lethal condition that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment.

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Inferolateral microsurgical approach to the orbit: an anatomical study.

Minim Invasive Neurosurg

September 1999

Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine GATA, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.

Using detailed cadaveric dissection this study has demonstrated the increase in exposure by using the inferolateral microsurgical approach for neurosurgical and ophthalmological access. The approach to surgical exploration of this region is divided into three steps. The neural, muscular and vascular structures of each step are discussed.

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