Berker Cemil

..Aged garlic extract (AGE) is a potent antioxidant agent with an established neuroprotective effect in cerebral ischemia. However, the potential protective effect of AGE in spinal cord injury (SCI) is still unknown...

..Surgical treatment may be considered for cases with even rapid-growing tumors such as gastric carcinoma with no evidence of multi-organ dissemination, especially when presenting with progressive neurological deterioration...

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..This study examined the preventive effects of the local application of pimecrolimus in minimizing spinal epidural fibrosis in a rat laminectomy model...

..Postoperatively, the histological diagnosis was glioblastoma. Glioblastoma may mimic an arteriovenous malformation. Close follow-up of such patients is essential...

..The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the effects of the use of the curcumin and the methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) functionally, biochemically, and pathologically after experimental spinal cord injury (SCI)...

..An excellent prognosis can be expected if a gross total resection is achieved. Postoperatively, radiotherapy and chemotherapy may be used as adjuvant therapies...

..Light and electron microscopic examinations showed that collagen-biomatrix-wrapped specimens have the best regeneration. The electrophysiological study confirmed the recovery of electrical activity in the regenerated axons...

..Cerebral hydatidosis accounts for approximately 1-3% of all cases of hydatid disease...

..A long-term radiological assessment should be performed to detect any future complications, such as a cerebral abscess...

..Performing the most effective surgical technique without damage around tissue in a small surgical wound and having meticulous hemostasis in surgery seem to be the key for preventing arachnoiditis effectively...

..The authors conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of mitomycin C (MMC) in preventing epidural fibrosis in rats which underwent craniectomy...

..We investigated and compared the effects of 3 agents--aprotinin, mitomycin C, and Adcon-L--to PF after lumbar laminectomy in rabbits...

..We undertook this study to investigate the possible beneficial effects of combined hypothermia and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in comparison with methylprednisolone in experimental spinal cord injury (SCI)...

..05) in rats treated with FGF-2 compared with rats in the control group. In this experimental model, locally applied FGF-2 effectively increased dura mater healing and induced no side effects...

..Experimental animal study...

..The aim of the study is to assess the effects of infliximab, a TNF-alpha receptor blocker, in a spinal cord clip compression injury model...

..In the present study, our main goal was to evaluate and compare the ultrastructure of peripheral nerve tissue that was heated by PRF, CRF with 42 degrees C, and CRF with 70 degrees C...

..These results indicate that infliximab may protect the spinal cord against injury in a rabbit I/R model...

..The patient's symptoms were resolved after decompression and fusion surgery. This is a unique case of the congenital existence of two separate facet joints on the same side of the first sacral vertebra...

..The aim of the present study was to compare the inner and outer pedicle diameters of lumbar pedicles, to determine the inner/outer pedicle diameter ratios, and to develop a simple measure for estimating optimal pedicular screw size...

..Since the odontoid process may be in close contact with the VA, the relationship between them should be evaluated preoperatively in all candidates for odontoid surgery using three-dimensional CT angiography...

..Screw length should be measured on CT only. To provide safe and strong anterior odontoid screw fixation, screw thickness, length, and angle should be known preoperatively, and these can be measured on X-ray and CT...

..This study was designed to explore the effects of infliximab on the optic pathway in kaolin induced hydrocephalus rabbit model...

..In this study, the authors investigate the effects of topically applied recombinant mouse granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on dural healing in a rat model of dural injury and cerebrospinal fluid leakage...

..Here we present a 14-year-old female who presented with intermittent low back pain for 1 year and a spinal arachnoid cyst that was followed for two years without any neurological deterioration...

..A quantitative understanding of the anterior anatomy of C-1 and C-2 is necessary when considering transoral odontoid resection. In this study the authors define safe zones for anterior atlas and axis...

..In this study, the authors investigated the effect of FloSeal (a gelatine-containing thrombin-based haemostatic agent) on spinal epidural fibrosis in a rat laminectomy model...

..The pathological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of an epidermoid cyst. The patient was discharged free of symptoms...

..There are only six previously documented long-term survivors. In our case, our patient with iniencephalic signs and findings is still living. She is 2 years old now. We think that this patient presents a mild form of iniencephaly...

..They are usually located in pineal and suprasellar regions. The authors aim to report an extremely unusual presentation, location, and appearance of a teratoma in a newborn...